The Biden administration confirmed Wednesday that federal officials won’t change the definition of “fully vaccinated” to include a booster shot. “Individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if they’ve received their primary series, that definition is not changing,” said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky. Walensky said that the CDC is instead using the term “up to date” to push people into getting boosters. “Someone is considered fully vaccinated if they have received their primary series of vaccines, so if you think about the different requirements that you mentioned, travel, [Occupational Safety and Health Administration], [and Centers for Medicaid & Medicare] rules and other examples, that has not changed and we do not have any plans to change that,” White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said in elaborating. A day earlier, COVID-19 advisor Anthony Fauci made similar comments. “We’re using the terminology now ‘keeping your vaccinations …
Biden Administration: No Plans Now to Change Definition of ‘Fully Vaccinated’
January 5, 2022
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