According to the NY Times, the official policy on Pfizer booster shots will expand to those over 65 and various occupational groups including "teachers." In the rollout last winter, educational workers were determined to include higher education. What is meant by "teachers" needs to be determined by UC/UCLA quickly since there are plans for the program to begin officially as early as next week. Last winter, it took more time than it should have to find out the status of workers in higher education. Let's speed it up this time.
Below is an excerpt from the NY Times:
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday overruled a recommendation by an agency advisory panel that had refused to endorse booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine for frontline workers. It was a highly unusual move for the director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, but aligned C.D.C. policy with the Food and Drug Administration’s endorsements over her own agency’s advisers. The C.D.C.’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Thursday recommended the boosters for a wide range of Americans, including tens of millions of older adults and younger people at high risk for the disease. But they excluded health care workers, teachers and others whose jobs put them at risk. That put their recommendations at odds with the F.D.A.’s authorization of booster shots for all adults with a high occupational risk.
Dr. Walensky’s decision was a boost for President Biden’s campaign to give a broad segment of Americans access to boosters. The White House had come under criticism for getting ahead of the regulatory process. The White House could begin promoting and rolling out a plan for booster shots as soon as Friday. That would be in keeping with the administration’s previously announced plan to offer the additional doses this week...
Full story at https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/world/covid-boosters-vaccine-cdc-director.html.
Note: The official CDC statement is vague:
- people aged 18-64 years who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational or institutional setting may receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series, based on their individual benefits and risks.
Full release at https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p0924-booster-recommendations-.html.
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Two days ago, we posted about an irresponsible block party reported to be hosted by UCLA and the Westwood Village Improvement Association (WVIA).* The latter is a business improvement district (BID) that provides additional services to Westwood such as sanitation, etc. It might be noted that while the Association is largely made up of local businesses and real estate interests, UCLA plays an important role in the organization as you can see below:
Westwood Village Improvement Association Board of Directors
A 13-member Board of Directors, consisting of property owners, merchants, and a UCLA representative administer the management of the Westwood Business Improvement District.
Board Chair, Kevin Crummy, Douglas Emmett Management, LLC
Board Vice-Chair, Renee Fortier, UCLA Transportation
Board Treasurer, Peter Clinco, Skylight Gardens
Secretary, Matt Lavin, TOPA Management
Dean Abell, Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers
Jessica Dabney, North American Realty
John Heidt, Heidt Torres Co.
Damien Hirsch, W. Los Angeles – West Beverly Hills
Patrick Nally, Tishman Speyer
Dana Slatkin, Violet Bistro, Shop & Cooking School
Josh Trifunovic, Gayley Family, LLC/Rocco’s Tavern
Bill Tucker, Tucker Investment Group
Jeremy Wolf, Wolf Commercial
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