Margaret Brennan: Are Parents Living with Unvaccinated Children Considered High Risk?

BRENNAN So can you ░░░░░░░░ what made you side ░░░░░░░░ the FDA in saying ░░░░░░░░ at high risk of ░░░░░░░░ should be eligible to ░░░░░░░░ this third dose when ░░░░░░░░ own advisory committee did ░░░░░░░░ come to the consensus ░░░░░░░░ exactly who is high ░░░░░░░░ WALENSKY Great So first ░░░░░░░░ me start by saying ░░░░░░░░ we still have 70 ░░░░░░░░ Americans who are unvaccinated ░░░░░░░░ this country And these ░░░░░░░░ people who are 10 ░░░░░░░░ the risk of being ░░░░░░░░ and 11 times more ░░░░░░░░ to die So we ░░░░░░░░ hard work in making ░░░░░░░░ we get those people ░░░░░░░░ But as I m ░░░░░░░░ to talk about boosters ░░░░░░░░ s get to protecting ░░░░░░░░ people to optimize people ░░░░░░░░ have already been vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ there is a scientific ░░░░░░░░ We have an FDA ░░░░░░░░ board meeting They then ░░░░░░░░ the regulatory authorization and ░░░░░░░░ it comes to a ░░░░░░░░ advisory meeting And then ░░░░░░░░ provide those recommendations BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ WALENSKY And there has ░░░░░░░░ remarkable consensus in a ░░░░░░░░ of those discussions people ░░░░░░░░ the age of 65 ░░░░░░░░ at high risk conditions ░░░░░░░░ where there was some ░░░░░░░░ scientific discussion and a ░░░░░░░░ close call was for ░░░░░░░░ people who are at ░░░░░░░░ risk of living by ░░░░░░░░ of where they live ░░░░░░░░ where they work And ░░░░░░░░ of that close call ░░░░░░░░ because of all the ░░░░░░░░ we reviewed both of ░░░░░░░░ FDA and at the ░░░░░░░░ I felt it was ░░░░░░░░ for those people to ░░░░░░░░ be eligible for boosters ░░░░░░░░ who are those people ░░░░░░░░ are people who live ░░░░░░░░ work in high risk ░░░░░░░░ that includes people in ░░░░░░░░ shelters people in group ░░░░░░░░ people in prisons but ░░░░░░░░ importantly are people who ░░░░░░░░ for work with vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ So our health care ░░░░░░░░ our teachers our grocery ░░░░░░░░ our public transportation employees ░░░░░░░░ So teachers Does that ░░░░░░░░ other people living with ░░░░░░░░ children should also be ░░░░░░░░ high risk Does that ░░░░░░░░ parents living with unvaccinated ░░░░░░░░ high risk WALENSKY The ░░░░░░░░ recommendations were not intended ░░░░░░░░ that population BRENNAN Okay ░░░░░░░░ It s really for ░░░░░░░░ who are working all ░░░░░░░░ time with many different ░░░░░░░░ who might be unvaccinated ░░░░░░░░ be at and high ░░░░░░░░ and really the vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ the vulnerable occupations like ░░░░░░░░ health care workers our ░░░░░░░░ our public transportation BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ the the category just ░░░░░░░░ very broad So that ░░░░░░░░ why I want to ░░░░░░░░ some real world examples ░░░░░░░░ Should a healthy 20 ░░░░░░░░ old male who waits ░░░░░░░░ at a restaurant for ░░░░░░░░ go out and get ░░░░░░░░ vaccine a third dose ░░░░░░░░ You know this is ░░░░░░░░ where we made we ░░░░░░░░ it possible for people ░░░░░░░░ be eligible but they ░░░░░░░░ have to identify their ░░░░░░░░ individual risk and their ░░░░░░░░ individual benefit And I ░░░░░░░░ that this is confusing ░░░░░░░░ we have a lot ░░░░░░░░ resources available with your ░░░░░░░░ with your physicians with ░░░░░░░░ public health departments and ░░░░░░░░ the CDC So really ░░░░░░░░ would try and get ░░░░░░░░ sense from that individual ░░░░░░░░ kind of community How ░░░░░░░░ how much are people ░░░░░░░░ masks Are there masks ░░░░░░░░ the restaurant Is are ░░░░░░░░ generally vaccinated in that ░░░░░░░░ To make a personal ░░░░░░░░ about whether that person ░░░░░░░░ to be vaccinated or ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN So a 40 ░░░░░░░░ old parent living with ░░░░░░░░ kids though you said ░░░░░░░░ necessarily necessary for them ░░░░░░░░ get a booster WALENSKY ░░░░░░░░ not yet And we ░░░░░░░░ have more data forthcoming ░░░░░░░░ of course we will ░░░░░░░░ looking at those data ░░░░░░░░ an ongoing basis in ░░░░░░░░ time and updating those ░░░░░░░░ But if that 40 ░░░░░░░░ old parent does not ░░░░░░░░ eligibility for some other ░░░░░░░░ then I would say ░░░░░░░░ s not time for ░░░░░░░░ person to get vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ But so you can ░░░░░░░░ that WALENSKY Boosted I ░░░░░░░░ sorry boosted Margaret Brennan ░░░░░░░░ Boosted Yes I understood ░░░░░░░░ you meant there.”