Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why some people may need a booster shot, especially if they got Johnson and Johnson’s single dose
The CDC is expected to meet on Friday to discuss whether or not a booster shot is necessary.
By Madeleine Brand • • 12m ListenThe CDC is expected to meet on Friday to discuss whether or not a booster shot is necessary. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Department of Public Health will allow people who’ve received the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine to receive the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. This move has not been approved federally or even locally.
Other countries are already giving boosters. Israel, Germany, and Russia have approved a third shot for the elderly. Should the U.S. be doing it too?
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Angie Perrin
Producer, Press Play
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
John P. Moore
professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medicine
Dr. Christopher Colwell
chief of emergency medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital