Hey US folks, the FDA is expected to approve boosters very soon, but the CDC’s vax advisory committee doesn’t meet until Sept 12. That’s when we’ll know who will be able to get boosted. 

Paul Offit, the guy opining in the media about who gets shots, is just an advisor to the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. He is not in charge of anything is always like this: He voted against the bivalent booster and argues against using covid vax to protect against infection. 

 I’m delighted to see people learn about this process and submit comments ahead of that Sept 12 CDC advisory committee meeting! That is great. 

But also I think the irresponsible journalism that failed to contextualize Offit’s schtick is probably scaring at least a few people more than is necessary or useful.