Biden touts Pfizer booster access after CDC boss overrules panel

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, Rochelle Walensky, issued a statement advising that booster shots could be given to people with the Pfizer vaccine 6 months after second shot

President Joe Biden said that most Americans with the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE Covid-19 vaccine will be able to get a booster shot, after one of his top health officials overruled an advisory panel to expand eligibility.

“The majority of Americans who were fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine are now able to receive the booster shot six months after they’ve received their second shot,” Biden said Friday at the White House.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, Rochelle Walensky, issued a statement late Thursday advising that booster shots could be given to people with the Pfizer vaccine 6 months after