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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

CDC, ACIP at Odds Over COVID-19 Boosters; CDC Aligns With FDA EUA

By Marie Rosenthal

Originally published by our sister publication, Infectious Disease Special Edition. The story was updated at 5:15 p.m. on Sept. 24.

CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP’s) recommendation for a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in certain populations, but also recommended a booster dose for those in high-risk occupational and institutional settings.

The CDC’s