Due to concerns about the Moderna vaccine and internal disagreements, US President Joe Biden’s government plans to promote a nationwide vaccine enhancement plan are shrinking.The source told CNN Internal deliberation is ongoing within the government.
With the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19, whether to continue to encourage vaccinated Americans to seek boosters has become urgent. The number of infections and hospitalizations throughout the United States is steadily increasing, including vaccinated Americans. The problem has been transferred to the possibility of boosting injections. Dr. Anthony Fauci, Top American infectious disease experts recently warned that a third injection may be given in the future.
However, the implementation of the booster program is complicated by issues and bureaucratic disagreements related to booster data.
At present, the government’s Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine enhancement plan is still going on as planned during the week of September 20, but it will take longer to advance the Moderna vaccine enhancement plan. Federal health officials warned that the booster submitted by Moderna was found to be “inadequate” and that the company needed to provide “enhanced data.”
But the White House and the federal health agency also differ on the implementation timetable. Officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) warned the White House that they disagree with any specific date when Americans will start receiving boosters. However, they felt that the officials ignored their suggestions. In a recent interview, FDA Acting Commissioner Margaret Woodcock expressed a certain degree of frustration with the timetable announcement.
“Why are you announcing this? Well, we need to have a plan that will involve vaccinating a very large number of people in the United States with a booster dose,” Woodcock told Dr. John White. Recent interview.
White House officials admitted that they are awaiting approval from the public health agency. A White House spokesperson reiterated that the government will continue to “follow science.”
Chris Meagher said in a statement on Friday: “When approvals and recommendations are obtained, we will be ready to implement the plan developed by our country’s top doctors so that we can stay ahead of this virus.”
