Rochelle Walensky said in a statement.īiden was joined by Dr. “Everyone ages 18 and older should get a booster shot either when they are six months after their initial Pfizer or Moderna series or two months after their initial J&J vaccine,” CDC Director Dr. There is no way to go any faster than that."Īsked whether the omicron variant can evade the existing COVID-19 vaccines or natural antibodies, Jha said the chances are "extremely unlikely." The question for scientists, he added, is whether the vaccines are a little less effective or a lot less effective in protecting against the variant and they hope to know in the next week or two. "You have to grow the virus, run the tests, see what's happening in people. Speaking on NBC's TODAY show, Jha said the data from South Africa suggests that the variant spreads quickly, but cautioned that at this point "we can only make presumptions about transmissibility" and more careful study is needed to confirm if it's because of omicron or other factors. Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, said while there were still no cases of variant identified in the U.S., he assumes it is already in the country "and we'll have an answer in the next few days."
The agency had previously approved boosters for all adults, but only recommended them for those 50 years and older or living in long-term care settings.Įarlier Monday, Dr. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention broadened its recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots to include all adults because of the new omicron variant.
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