Getting an updated Covid shot this fall may be harder than expected.
On Friday, a CDC advisory panel voted to limit the vaccine to people 65 and older or those with underlying health conditions, narrowing the agency’s prior recommendation that made the shot available to everyone 6 months and up.
The George Washington University has experts available who can discuss what the CDC panel’s decision means for families heading into respiratory virus season, where people under 65 can still access a Covid shot and why health groups are warning that restricted access could lead to more hospitalizations and deaths this winter.
If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum, katelyn [dot] deckelbaum
gwu [dot] edu (katelyn[dot]deckelbaum[at]gwu[dot]edu).
Adriana Glenn is an assistant professor in the GW School of Nursing. She has 30 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner.
Emily Smith, is an associate professor of global health and an expert in infectious diseases and epidemiology, at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. Smith has written about the importance of vaccines in preventing another surge of COVID and other infectious diseases.
Jose Lucar is an associate professor of infectious diseases at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Marc Siegel, the division director and a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He can speak about the importance of booster shots for children and how to approach these potential new guidelines.
Maria Elena Ruiz is an associate professor of medicine and an infectious disease expert at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Elizabeth Choma is a pediatric nurse practitioner and clinical assistant professor at the GW School of Nursing.
April Barbour is an internist with the GW Medical Faculty Associates and an associate professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Charles Baron is a primary care provider and assistant professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the GW Medical Faculty Associates and GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Elizabeth Bluhm is an internist at the GW Medical Faculty Associates and an assistant professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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