Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said on Sunday that he is pushing for the federal government to allow Americans to receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine before the current schedule, and said citizens “cannot wait that long.”
Current recommendations require people to receive a third dose eight months after receiving the second dose of vaccine Pfizer Or modern vaccines.
Talk about CBSof Face the country, Hogan said, as the Delta variant rages across the country, he is urging the federal government to approve booster shooting more quickly.
“We are working hard to speed up this time frame because we want to start and are ready to start providing boosters for our nursing home residents and more vulnerable groups in our state. We hope to get the final confirmation from the federal government,” the Republican Party Said the governor.
Maryland @GovLarryHogan It is hoped that the booster will be used earlier than the originally recommended eight-month interval: “We are working to speed up this time frame,” he said. “We want to start.” pic.twitter.com/OLf8sCUN9w
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Hogan added that he is also pushing the Food and Drug Administration (Food and Drug Administration) To fully approve the COVID-19 vaccine. He said that many people who refused to get the vaccine cited the fact that the vaccine has not yet been fully approved by the federal government, but is administered under emergency use authorization.
Hogan, a former cancer survivor, said on Sunday that he had received a third dose of the vaccine.So far, the FDA has granted “Some people with weakened immune function” Receive additional doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine as an extra layer of protection when infections surge.
On Wednesday, federal officials Announced a plan to start boosting injections to the public From the week of September 20.
“Existing data shows very clearly that after the initial dose of vaccination, the protective effect against SARS-CoV-2 infection begins to decrease over time, and is related to the advantages of the Delta variant, we are beginning to see mild protection Evidence of reduced effect. and moderate disease,” the official said in a press release.
They said that the eight-month time frame reflects the current understanding of when the protection of critically ill vaccines may weaken. Some experts said that prior to this booster injection will not be so effective.
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According to current guidelines, people with compromised immune systems can get the third dose without waiting eight months. However, this recommendation only applies to about 3% of American adults, who are as susceptible to organ transplantation, certain cancers or other diseases as Hogan.
According to the Associated Press, Hogan was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2015 and received aggressive chemotherapy. He has been cancer-free for five years.
Even before FDA authorization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Database discovery More than 1 million Americans Has received the third dose of Moderna or Pfizer.
Weekly newspaper Hogan’s office was contacted for more comments, but did not respond in time for publication.
