{"id":1087330,"date":"2021-12-05T17:44:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T22:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1087330"},"modified":"2021-12-05T17:44:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T22:44:29","slug":"cdc-head-fda-could-streamline-omicron-booster-authorization-as-much-of-the-vaccine-is-the-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-head-fda-could-streamline-omicron-booster-authorization-as-much-of-the-vaccine-is-the-same\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC Head: FDA Could \u2018Streamline\u2019 Omicron Booster Authorization As \u2018Much Of The Vaccine\u2019 Is \u2018The Same\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcdc-head-fda-could-streamline-omicron-booster-authorization-as-much-of-the-vaccine-is-the-same%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1087330&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Sunday, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky appeared on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d with host Martha Raddatz. During the segment, Raddatz asked Walensky about how quickly the FDA could approve a variant-specific vaccine from Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson and Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things about a booster, about a variant-specific booster \u2014 I know Moderna, Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson say they could all do this fairly quickly, within three months, but then you have FDA approval,\u201d Raddatz said. \u201cIs there any world where you can see that moving much faster given we\u2019ve already been through this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walensky said that while she would \u201chave to defer to the FDA\u201d on certain things, the organization is \u201calready in conversations about streamlining the authorization \u2026 of an Omicron-specific vaccine, partially because much of the vaccine is actually exactly the same and really it would just be that mRNA code that would have to change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, those conversations are ongoing and certainly, FDA will move swiftly, and CDC will move swiftly right thereafter,\u201d Walensky added.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CDCDirector?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CDCDirector<\/a> Rochelle Walensky tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarthaRaddatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarthaRaddatz<\/a> that the FDA is already in conversations about streamlining authorization for omicron-specific vaccines if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCertainly, FDA will move swiftly and CDC will move swiftly right thereafter.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fDaT7HpU8J\">https:\/\/t.co\/fDaT7HpU8J<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wSu3NaSV1D\">pic.twitter.com\/wSu3NaSV1D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1467507908640448518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Raddatz also asked the CDC director if she would like to see a \u201cnationwide\u201d mask \u201cmandate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would rather see people get vaccinated, boosted, and follow our recommendations,\u201d Walensky replied. \u201cI\u2019d rather not have requirements in order to do so. People should do this for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CDCDirector?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CDCDirector<\/a> Rochelle Walensky says recommendations for masking have been \u201ccrystal clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recommend masking in public indoor setting, in areas that have high or substantial transmission, and that\u2019s over 80% of our counties right now.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5kIl4BNBkH\">https:\/\/t.co\/5kIl4BNBkH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JJXHOwJXR4\">pic.twitter.com\/JJXHOwJXR4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1467506437664428035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT:<\/p>\n<p>RADDATZ: Do you have a line \u2014 I know Dr. Hoge told me that they\u2019d probably need a new vaccine, a variant-specific vaccine, if the level of efficacy got below&nbsp;50%. Do you have a notional line that \u2014 at what point we would need this variant specific booster?<\/p>\n<p>WLENSKY: You know, I think efficacy, it\u2019s a really interesting, important question, but efficacy is sort of in itself on a spectrum. So is it efficacy of preventing disease entirely, preventing infection entirely, even if it just leads to a runny nose? Or is it efficacy of making sure people stay out of the hospital and prevent death. Certainly, we want to do the latter absolutely first, and we\u2019d really like to do the former as well, and those are the studies that are ongoing right now.<\/p>\n<p>RADDATZ: And one more thing Dr. Hoge told me of those mutations, which you talked about. He said it had the potential for a worst case scenario. We heard President Biden lay out the plans to combat this, but if it is the worst case scenario, do you fear that?<\/p>\n<p>WALENSKY: You know, I think we have so many more tools now than we did a year ago, we know so many things that work against Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, regardless of the variant that we\u2019ve seen before. I do think that we are going to \u2014 that getting a lot of immunity right now will be critically important, masking up. Right now, we have 80% of our counties that are still in high or substantial risk of disease with Delta. Doing all of those things will help prevent a more more aggressive Omicron surge.<\/p>\n<p>RADDATZ: And the masking, but President Biden made clear, even before we know anything about it, that a mask mandate is not going to come back.<\/p>\n<p>WLENSKY: The CDC recommendations have been clear; we recommend masking in public indoor settings, in areas that have high or substantial transmission, and that\u2019s over 80% of our counties right now. So, of course those mandates and requirements are going to happen at the county level, at the policy-maker level, but our recommendations have been crystal clear.<\/p>\n<p>RADDATZ: Would you rather see a nationwide mandate?<\/p>\n<p>WALENSKY: I would rather see people get vaccinated, boosted, and follow our recommendations. I\u2019d rather not have requirements in order to do so. People should do this for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>RADDATZ: You know, one of the things about a booster, about a variant-specific booster \u2014 I know Moderna, Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson say they could all do this fairly quickly, within three months, but then you have FDA approval. Is there any world where you can see that moving much faster given we\u2019ve already been through this?<\/p>\n<p>WALENSKY: Yeah, you know, much of that I would have to defer to the FDA, but they\u2019re already in conversations about streamlining the authorization of this, of an Omicron- specific vaccine, partially because much of the vaccine is actually exactly the same and really it would just be that mRNA code that would have to change. So, those conversations are<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky appeared on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d with host Martha Raddatz. During the segment, Raddatz asked Walensky about how quickly the FDA could approve a variant-specific vaccine from Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson and Johnson.\u201cOne of the things about a booster, about a variant-specific booster \u2014 I know Moderna, Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson say they could all do this fairly quickly, within three months, but then you have FDA approval,\u201d Raddatz said. \u201cIs there any world where you can see that moving much faster given we\u2019ve already been through this?\u201dWalensky said that while she would \u201chave to defer to the FDA\u201d on certain things, the organization is \u201calready in conversations about streamlining the authorization \u2026 of an Omicron-specific vaccine, partially because much of the vaccine is actually exactly the same and really it would just be that mRNA code that would have to change.\u201d\u201cSo, those conversations are ongoing and certainly, FDA will move swiftly, and CDC will move swiftly right thereafter,\u201d Walensky added..@CDCDirector Rochelle Walensky tells @MarthaRaddatz that the FDA is already in conversations about streamlining authorization for omicron-specific vaccines if necessary.\u201cCertainly, FDA will move swiftly and CDC will move swiftly right thereafter.\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/fDaT7HpU8J pic.twitter.com\/wSu3NaSV1D\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) December 5, 2021Raddatz also asked the CDC director if she would like to see a \u201cnationwide\u201d mask \u201cmandate.\u201d\u201cI would rather see people get vaccinated, boosted, and follow our recommendations,\u201d Walensky replied. \u201cI\u2019d rather not have requirements in order to do so. People should do this for themselves.\u201d.@CDCDirector Rochelle Walensky says recommendations for masking have been \u201ccrystal clear.\u201d\u201cWe recommend masking in public indoor setting, in areas that have high or substantial transmission, and that\u2019s over 80% of our counties right now.\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/5kIl4BNBkH pic.twitter.com\/JJXHOwJXR4\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) December 5, 2021PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT:RADDATZ: Do you have a line \u2014 I know Dr. Hoge told me that they\u2019d probably need a new vaccine, a variant-specific vaccine, if the level of efficacy got below\u00a050%. Do you have a notional line that \u2014 at what point we would need this variant specific booster?WLENSKY: You know, I think efficacy, it\u2019s a really interesting, important question, but efficacy is sort of in itself on a spectrum. So is it efficacy of preventing disease entirely, preventing infection entirely, even if it just leads to a runny nose? Or is it efficacy of making sure people stay out of the hospital and prevent death. Certainly, we want to do the latter absolutely first, and we\u2019d really like to do the former as well, and those are the studies that are ongoing right now.RADDATZ: And one more thing Dr. Hoge told me of those mutations, which you talked about. He said it had the potential for a worst case scenario. We heard President Biden lay out the plans to combat this, but if it is the worst case scenario, do you fear that?WALENSKY: You know, I think we have so many more tools now than we did a year ago, we know so many things that work against Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, regardless of the variant that we\u2019ve seen before. I do think that we are going to \u2014 that getting a lot of immunity right now will be critically important, masking up. Right now, we have 80% of our counties that are still in high or substantial risk of disease with Delta. Doing all of those things will help prevent a more more aggressive Omicron surge.RADDATZ: And the masking, but President Biden made clear, even before we know anything about it, that a mask mandate is not going to come back.WLENSKY: The CDC recommendations have been clear; we recommend masking in public indoor settings, in areas that have high or substantial transmission, and that\u2019s over 80% of our counties right now. So, of course those mandates and requirements are going to happen at the county level, at the policy-maker level, but our recommendations have been crystal clear.RADDATZ: Would you rather see a nationwide mandate?WALENSKY: I would rather see people get vaccinated, boosted, and follow our recommendations. I\u2019d rather not have requirements in order to do so. People should do this for themselves.RADDATZ: You know, one of the things about a booster, about a variant-specific booster \u2014 I know Moderna, Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson say they could all do this fairly quickly, within three months, but then you have FDA approval. Is there any world where you can see that moving much faster given we\u2019ve already been through this?WALENSKY: Yeah, you know, much of that I would have to defer to the FDA, but they\u2019re already in conversations about streamlining the authorization of this, of an Omicron- specific vaccine, partially because much of the vaccine is actually exactly the same and really it would just be that mRNA code that would have to change. So, those conversations are ongoing and certainly, FDA will move swiftly, and CDC will move swiftly right thereafter.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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