The Biden administration has hailed the need for vaccines against the COVID-19 vaccine, as the Delta variant paralyzes health care systems in some states, but top government scientists are urging it to take breaks. . Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Head of the Food and Drug Administration, and Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, held a meeting Thursday with the COVID-19 coordinator of the White House, Jeff Zients, The New York Times reports. In it, the two told Zients that they needed more time to collect and review the science behind the booster shots, including whether they should only be given to those with the Pfizer vaccine and how many of those individuals the they should take. As a result, they said, the White House should reduce its push to boosters, which it hoped to offer later this month.
The White House said it was waiting for full FDA approval before moving on. “We always said we would follow science, and all of that is part of a process that is now underway,” spokesman Chris Meagher said. “When this approval and recommendation is made, we will be prepared to implement the plan developed by the best doctors in our nation so that we are ahead of this virus.”
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