According to the NY Post, CDC head Rachelle Wallensky ignored an advisory panel to approve a booster shot that was not recommended. This aligns with the demands of the Biden administration, who, in opposition to the science, is for widespread booster shots.
Joshua Rhett Miller writes in the NY Post:
In a highly unusual move, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overruled an advisory panel that rejected recommending booster shots of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for frontline or exposed workers, including healthcare workers and teachers.
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky approved a series of recommendations by the panel Thursday, including doling out the shots to older Americans aged 65 and over, as well as those aged 50 and older with underlying conditions.
But the panel voted against younger Americans who are frontline workers or have an occupation that may put them at increased risk of exposure getting a booster shot.
Walensky broke from the panel’s recommendation, noting that her decision aligned with the Food and Drug Administration’s authorization earlier this week.
Read more here:
https://nypost.com/2021/09/24/cdc-chief-says-at-risk-workers-need-booster-shots/