Fauci: ‘There’s Always a Theoretical Risk’ in People Getting the Booster Shot

TAPPER Many healthy fully ░░░░░░░░ Americans are already going ░░░░░░░░ and getting booster shots ░░░░░░░░ waiting for government approval ░░░░░░░░ happens if that trend ░░░░░░░░ people just enjoy ignore ░░░░░░░░ FDA Advisory Committee recommendation ░░░░░░░░ there risks involved in ░░░░░░░░ FAUCI Well we are ░░░░░░░░ recommending that people do ░░░░░░░░ do that that they ░░░░░░░░ by the recommendation and ░░░░░░░░ this case as you ░░░░░░░░ greater than 65 and ░░░░░░░░ people 18 to 64 ░░░░░░░░ different conditions and different ░░░░░░░░ in life I mean ░░░░░░░░ people are going to ░░░░░░░░ that It is not ░░░░░░░░ We recommend that people ░░░░░░░░ until you get to ░░░░░░░░ point where you fall ░░░░░░░░ the category where it ░░░░░░░░ recommended But you re ░░░░░░░░ People will be doing ░░░░░░░░ But that s human ░░░░░░░░ Not much you can ░░░░░░░░ about that TAPPER But ░░░░░░░░ s not a risk ░░░░░░░░ There s not necessarily ░░░░░░░░ that bad that will ░░░░░░░░ to them or is ░░░░░░░░ FAUCI You know there ░░░░░░░░ always a theoretical risk ░░░░░░░░ the studies have not ░░░░░░░░ done to look at ░░░░░░░░ safety and the immunogenicity ░░░░░░░░ doing that right now ░░░░░░░░ everyone But I mean ░░░░░░░░ who get J J ░░░░░░░░ be coming in asking ░░░░░░░░ get Pfizer and Moderna ░░░░░░░░ cetera Theoretically if you ░░░░░░░░ at things it is ░░░░░░░░ unlikely that there s ░░░░░░░░ to be a risk ░░░░░░░░ But scientifically you don ░░░░░░░░ want to go by ░░░░░░░░ You want to have ░░░░░░░░ scientific proof And that ░░░░░░░░ the reason why right ░░░░░░░░ we recommend that people ░░░░░░░░ by the guidelines according ░░░░░░░░ the FDA approval and ░░░░░░░░ CDC recommendations TAPPER So ░░░░░░░░ who have been fully ░░░░░░░░ with the Moderna vaccine ░░░░░░░░ the Johnson Johnson vaccine ░░░░░░░░ are over the age ░░░░░░░░ 65 or are at ░░░░░░░░ risk you re saying ░░░░░░░░ not go out and ░░░░░░░░ the booster unless you ░░░░░░░░ gotten unless you re ░░░░░░░░ Pfizer person Moderna and ░░░░░░░░ J wait wait for ░░░░░░░░ information for your boosters ░░░░░░░░ Yes And that wait ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ very long We fully ░░░░░░░░ that within a period ░░░░░░░░ a couple to three ░░░░░░░░ that there will be ░░░░░░░░ information on the data ░░░░░░░░ will be presented to ░░░░░░░░ FDA by J J ░░░░░░░░ by Moderna that we ░░░░░░░░ be able to proceed ░░░░░░░░ get those data analyzed ░░░░░░░░ be able to move ░░░░░░░░ the booster in those ░░░░░░░░ We don t believe ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ considerable period of time.”