CDC Advisers Propose Recommending New COVID Vaccines to Nearly All Americans

Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 27 unanimously proposed the agency recommend forthcoming COVID-19 vaccines to virtually all Americans. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 11–0 to advise the CDC to issue a universal recommendation to Americans that every person aged 6 months and older should receive updated COVID-19 shots, which are expected to become available in September. Advisers considered a risk-based recommendation that would only say certain groups should receive one of the vaccines. Dr. Jamie Loehr, one of the members, said before the vote that the cost-effectiveness of vaccinating young people, who are generally at little risk from COVID-19, had him leaning towards a risk-based approach. He changed his mind, though, after listening to a presentation from a CDC researcher....