Further steps will be required at the F.D.A. and at the C.D.C., in a process that ends with the states.
Tag: Walensky, Rochelle
C.D.C. Chief Overrules Agency Panel and Endorses Pfizer Boosters for Frontline Workers
In a highly unusual decision, the C.D.C. director, Rochelle Walensky, reversed a move by agency advisers and endorsed additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for health care workers, teachers and other workers at risk.
How Often Do the Vaccinated Spread Covid-19?
The C.D.C.’s new masking advice was based in part on data showing that the virus can thrive in the airways of vaccinated people. The findings are expected on Friday.
C.D.C. Director Warns of a ‘Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’
Cases, hospitalizations and deaths remain far below last winter’s peak, but the director urged people to get fully vaccinated.
C.D.C. Director Reaffirms the Vaccinated Don’t Need Masks Most of Time
The director, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, said there are instances where local authorities might impose more stringent measures to protect the unvaccinated.
The C.D.C.’s New Leader Follows the Science. Is That Enough?
By all accounts, Dr. Rochelle Walensky is a fierce advocate and an empathetic scientist. But C.D.C. advice must be better attuned to the real world, critics say.
U.S. Covid Vaccine Donations Will Go to ‘Wide Range’ of Nations
Latin America, South and Southeast Asia and Africa will be among the recipients of an initial 25 million excess doses that the Biden administration is sharing this month.
First U.S. Vaccine Donations Will Go to ‘Wide Range’ of Nations in Need
Latin America, South and Southeast Asia and Africa will be among the recipients of an initial 25 million excess doses that the Biden administration is sharing this month.
Unvaccinated People Are Most at Risk by Unmasking, C.D.C. Director Says
In a round of Sunday morning news, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky sought to quell the public confusion over her agency’s new masking guidance.
Unvaccinated People Are Most at Risk by Unmasking, C.D.C. Director Says
In a round of Sunday morning news, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky sought to quell the public confusion over her agency’s new masking guidance.