The new COVID war: Redefining Vaccinated
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As health officials push COVID booster shots, a debate is quickly emerging around whether the definition of “fully vaccinated” should be changed to include an additional dose of the vaccine.
Why it matters: Booster shots provide remarkably strong protection against coronavirus infections, at least for a period of time. But getting the majority of Americans to stick out their arm again would be extremely challenging.
Driving the news: Two governors said this week that they don’t consider people who haven’t received a booster shot to be fully vaccinated.
- “We’re 11 months into the vaccination program. In my view, if you were vaccinated more than six months ago, you’re not fully vaccinated,” Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said yesterday.
- “We are analyzing what we can do to create those incentives — and potentially mandates — for making sure that people are fully vaccinated, which means three vaccines,” New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Wednesday.
- The New Mexico state health secretary told the AP that changing the definition of fully vaccinated is being discussed, and that he expects a new public health order to be released in the next few weeks.
- The U.K. will adjust the definition to include booster shots, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday.
Reality check: Only 17% of U.S. adults have received a booster shot, according to the CDC, although many of those people haven’t received their primary series within the last six months and are not yet eligible.
Between the lines: NIAID director Anthony Fauci told Axios earlier this week that changing the definition federally “hasn’t been on the table yet,” but didn’t rule it out in the future.
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