Former President Trump said he “probably” won’t get a shot at the coronavirus, but added that he wasn’t “against” them.
Trump was vaccinated last January after a Covid infection in October.
“I feel in good shape from that point of view, I probably won’t,” he told the Wall Street Journal, asking if he would get another round of inoculation. I’ll look at things later. I’m not against it, but it’s probably not for me.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized an additional coup for those with a weakened immune system last month. The White House recently announced that both Pfizer and Moderna plan to launch booster shots as the Delta variant sinks in the United States.
Meanwhile, Biden said in August that he and First Lady Jill Biden plan to receive booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine when they become available in September.
The two pharmaceutical giants have sent data to the FDA for approval in the next round of punches.
Trump was booed last month by his own followers at a rally in Alabama to announce the coronavirus vaccine.
I totally believe in your freedoms, yes, you have to do what you have to do. But I recommend you take the shots, ”Trump told the crowd, which responded with taunts.
“You have your freedoms,” he replied. “But I went on to get the vaccine.”
Of those eligible for a vaccine (over 12 years of age), 61.9% are fully vaccinated and 72.7% have received at least one punch.
Still, 19% of Americans say they have no intention of taking the blow, according to an NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist poll from August 26-31. Only 5% of Democrats say no, while 37% of Republicans say no.
Of those eligible for a vaccine (over 12 years of age), 61.9% are fully vaccinated and 72.7% have received at least one punch.
According to an NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist poll, 19% of Americans say they have no intention of taking the hit.
“I feel like I’m in good shape from that point of view, I probably won’t,” he told the Wall Street Journal, asking if he would get another round of inoculation. I’ll look at things later. I’m not against it, but it’s probably not for me. “
Last month, Trump expressed skepticism about the promoters, saying a third dose of vaccine “sounds like a money-making operation.”
“You know what, this seems like a money-making operation for Pfizer, okay, think about the money involved. That’s tens of billions of dollars,” Trump told Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business.
“If you’re a pure businessman, I’ll say, ‘You know what, let’s give them another chance, with $ 10 billion in money,’ it’s all crazy.”
The former president continued: “When they first came out they were good for life. Now they’re only good for a year or two. And I could see the writing on the wall.”
I could see the dollar signs in his eyes: that guy who runs Pfizer. You know, the guy who announced the day after the election that he had the vaccine. But we knew it, and I knew it, and people knew it.
In a joint statement last month, Biden’s top health advisers called for a reinforcement course for an additional shot of Pfizer or Moderna for anyone who has received any of the three vaccines currently in use, starting at eight months of the initial dose.
“We have developed a plan to begin offering these booster shots this fall, as long as the FDA conducts an independent evaluation and determines safety and effectiveness,” the statement said.
The joint statement released by the FDA was signed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the CDC, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, and the FDA’s interim commissioner, Dr. Janet Woodcock, among others, but it was just a press release and did not amount to any FDA Authorization Officer.
Modern reports that its third prey takes people to a higher level of antibodies than they had after receiving two prey. It was found that the immunity granted by the original two-shot vaccine had begun to decline six months after the second dose.
But the CDC admitted Monday that it may be difficult to determine at this time whether immunity to previous vaccination decreases over time or whether vaccines are less able to prevent infection by the highly transmissible Delta variant.
Meanwhile, two major FDA regulators plan to leave the agency in the coming months amid a power struggle that was reported with reinforcements.
Dr. Marion Gruber, director of the FDA’s Office of Vaccine Research and Review, plans to leave office on October 31, and her deputy chief, Dr. Philip Krause, also plans to leave the FDA in November. , according to a note from the department seen by EndPoints News.
Gruber played a key role in approving COVID-19 vaccines to the public, but his exit comes amid reports that FDA officials are frustrated with the White House for announcing booster shots before regulators formally approve them.