CDC director overrules advisory panel, recommends COVID-19 boosters for healthcare workers as well as older adults
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday endorsed boosters of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for long-term care residents and others 65 and older, frontline workers and those with underlying medical conditions that could put them at risk. The decision puts her at odds with an advisory panel but means that vaccination efforts could start immediately.
