President Biden’s chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Thursday night urged those 18 and older to get a booster shot for added protection against COVID-19. Fauci said on MSNBC’s “All in with Chris Hayes” that he has believed “for some time now” that boosters are effective and should be recommended for all adults in the U.S. who received their vaccine six months ago or longer, The Hill reports.
“If you’re 18 or older, go get boosted,” Fauci said.
The top infectious diseases expert said that “vaccine efficacy wanes over several months,” but reiterated that Pfizer’s shot is “still a very, very effective vaccine.” Fauci also pointed to studies released in Israel and the U.K. that he said showed the booster “dramatically increases” protection against infection and hospitalization, noting that the Israeli studied also showed a boost in protection against death from the virus.
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