What will "fully" be? Thursday, October 28, 2021
As of now, the UCLA requirement to be "fully vaccinated" means two shots of Pfizer or Moderna or one shot of Johnson and Johnson. But with boosters now available and the advice on who should get them widening, will that definition stay in effect? Or will "fully vaccinated" eventually mean a requirement for the booster as well as the initial shots? Presumably, by winter quarter, someone is going to have to decide. From Business Insider:
Individuals who are fully vaccinated now might not be considered so in the future without a COVID-19 booster shot, CDC says -As booster shots rollout, the definition of fully vaccinated might change, the CDC says. -Currently, being fully vaccinated in the US means an individual has both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the J&J vaccine. -About 6% of the total US population has so far received a booster dose, according to CDC data. The definition of fully vaccinated might be subject to change in the future now that COVID-19 booster shots are out, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. "We have not yet changed the definition of 'fully vaccinated.' We will continue to look at this. We may need to update our definition of 'fully vaccinated' in the future," CDC director Rochelle Walensky told reporters at a news conference. Currently, being fully vaccinated in the United States means that an individual has either both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine... Full story at https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/individuals-who-are-fullyvaccinated-now-might-not-be-considered-so-in-the-future-without-a-covid-booster-shotcdc-says/ar-AAPS2Cf.
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UCLA Faculty Association Blog: 4th Quarter 2021
