Fauci Urges Americans Not to Get COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots Until They’re Eligible

Biden administration COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci defended President Joe Biden’s decision to announce that vaccine booster shots will be available for most Americans by Sept. 20 despite no indication that key regulators would approve them in time.

During several Sunday morning news shows, Fauci urged fully vaccinated Americans not to get a booster shot, or a third dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, until they are eligible. It came after the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) vaccine advisory panel voted to recommend againstproviding Pfizer boosters to the general public but recommended the shots for Americans aged 65 and older, dealing a blow to the White House’s booster plan.