A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) panel on Sept. 23 unanimously recommended COVID-19 vaccine boosters for several large populations, including those 65 and older, though members voted down another recommendation. Panel members unanimously recommended a single Pfizer booster for people aged 65 and older and long-term care facility residents of any age above 18. They also overwhelmingly voted for a booster for people between the ages of 50 and 64 who have underlying medical conditions such as cancer. The panel was torn, though, on whether to recommend boosters for 18- to 49-year-olds “based on individual benefit and risk” who have underlying medical conditions. Some members questioned recommending boosters for people as young as 18, based on the lack of data on side effects, which may include heart inflammation, according to CDC officials. The panel also heard during presentations that the vaccines are holding up well against both hospitalization …
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