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- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday the agency is “not examining” a change in the definition of what it means to be fully vaccinated.
- Walensky previously told reporters that the definition could change in the future given an increased availability of COVID-19 booster shots.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday the agency is “not examining” a change in the definition of what it means to be fully vaccinated.
“The definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ is one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and two doses of the either Pfizer vaccine or the Moderna vaccine, and we’re not examining changing that definition anytime at this point,” Walensky said.
Likewise, White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said the “federal requirements will follow CDC guidance.”
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Walensky previously told reporters that the definition could change in the future given an increased availability of COVID-19 booster shots.
“We have not yet changed the definition of ‘fully vaccinated.’ We will continue to look at this. We may need to update our definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ in the future,” she said.
Nearly 69 percent of the total U.S. population is partially vaccinated against COVID-19 while slightly more than 51 percent have completed their vaccinations. Approximately 10.3 percent have received a booster dose.
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