Who can get the 3rd booster vaccination?

Virtually 'anyone' who wants

In July, the Biden government of the United States succeeded in controlling the corona to the extent that it even declared independence from the Corona 19 virus. However, with the delta mutation outbreak, the situation completely changed. About ten days ago, the average daily number of infections soared to 175,000 and then slightly dropped to the level of 120,000, but the death toll continued to increase with no sign of diminishing and now exceeds 2,000 a day. 



In the United States, the Pfizer Corona vaccine booster shot, that is, the third dose, started from yesterday (25th). (Moderna and Janssen announced at a briefing at the White House that a booster shot decision is expected within a few weeks.) The CDC's rules for getting booster shots released today show that the group that should be vaccinated largely (Should) and may get it (May). Divided into groups. The group that should be vaccinated consists of ① seniors 65 years of age or older (including residents of long-term care facilities) ② people between the ages of 50 and 64 with underlying medical conditions. The groups eligible for the vaccine are: ① People between the ages of 18 and 49 with underlying medical conditions ② People between the ages of 18 and 49 who are frequently exposed to coronavirus (essential personnel such as medical staff, teachers, and grocery store workers). Based on age as a major criterion, it was reclassified according to whether there was an underlying disease or whether the occupation was exposed to the virus. The US government has classified 60 million people for vaccination based on these criteria. 



It was not in the decision of the CDC expert panel that people who were frequently exposed to the virus in the group that could be beaten were subject to booster shots, but CDC Director Wallensky included it ex officio. It seemed like a very unusual measure to be aware of the breakthrough infection, but Dr. Fauci also emphasized at a briefing at the White House yesterday that stronger antibodies are formed when the third dose is given, and the probability of becoming severe even if infected with Corona is significantly lower.



It's a bit complicated, so it's a bit confusing as to who can hit the booster shot, but to put it simply, it means that anyone who tries to get hit can get it. There are 80,000 vaccination centers in the United States, including pharmacies, and it is impossible to strictly filter out who is eligible for booster shots. It is a method that is left to autonomy called the Honor System, and CDC Director Wollensky frankly explained that it is conducted by self-attestation. This also means that you do not vaccinate according to the standard that the doctor issues a diagnosis, but just give you the vaccine as you say. 



In particular, the list of underlying diseases classified by the CDC includes ex-smokers as well as current smokers.

Moreover, at a White House briefing today, Corona Coordinator Jeff Giants announced that vaccinations do not require insurance or even ID.

It's just that if you go to a pharmacy without an ID, write down your name and say, 'I have an underlying disease,' and they will let you go right away.

(Actually, it's very likely that you won't even ask this question.) The nature of the US with so many undocumented people has led to such an arduous task, but the US has not attempted to trace the inoculations in detail. The vaccination record itself remains.) It is also meant to lower the threshold and inoculate as many people as possible. 




At a White House briefing yesterday, NBC White House Correspondent Peter Alexander asked President Biden what to do if people don't follow CDC standards and people are just trying to get a booster shot. .

Moderna and Janssen will also start boosting shots soon, and follow-up measures are expected to support it.

In the future, the U.S. media is even raising the prospect that the third dose of the corona vaccine will be required to complete the vaccination. 


Everyone knows the cause of the spread of Corona...

Biden's government fails to come up with a radical solution

The spread of delta mutations in the United States is scary, but the mood is different from when American society panicked at the end of last year. There is a peculiarity that both those who received the vaccine and those who did not have their own peace of mind. There is little reason to panic, as it is a proven fact that once vaccinated, it rarely progresses to severe disease. People who are not vaccinated are equally unsettled, as they often ignore the coronavirus itself. These unvaccinated people suffer to death when they become infected with Corona, and even die in reality, but there is an atmosphere where such tragic events are viewed as a responsibility for their own choices.



In order to fundamentally stop the spread of Corona in the United States, it is more urgent to come up with measures how to vaccinate the 70 million people who have never been vaccinated. There are still 70 million dried up trees that can be burned, and there are still 70 million trees in the forest fire. . 



It is virtually impossible to voluntarily persuade the 70 million people in the vaccine resistance group to change their minds. There is now no alternative other than coercion, but the Biden administration seems to be struggling with the compulsory measures it has taken so far. Federal officials as well as employees of more than 100 companies were put in and made compulsory vaccinations, which is also calling for mass protests and lawsuits from Republican politicians. There are also reports that the next card that the Biden government can take out is to require that vaccination records be submitted when boarding a domestic flight in the United States, but there are reports that it was excluded from consideration because of the political aftermath. 



In this situation, it can be seen that the calculation was made to minimize even a breakthrough infection with a booster shot to control the worsening corona situation. However, the essential problem still remains, and booster shots alone cannot be a fundamental measure to stop the rapidly spreading Corona virus among unvaccinated people. Rather, putting national energy on booster shots may make it more difficult to get unvaccinated people to the inoculation area. 



In addition, the Biden government is in an even more embarrassing situation following the withdrawal of Afghan troops and Haiti refugees flocking to the Texas border. Criticism of the border guards, who tried to drive out Haitian refugees as if hunting, poured out like a flood of water, but the measure of forcibly repatriating Haitian refugees who had arrived on American soil by plane is also being criticized. The Republican Party is accusing it of a total failure of its border policy, and even within the Democratic Party, there are many people who are disappointed with the immigration policy that is no less than Trump's.




President Biden's approval ratings continued to fall, dropping to 43% in a Gallup poll.

Polls are also showing that Trump is ahead of Biden.

When the approval base weakens, it becomes more difficult to take drastic action.

We are in a vicious cycle where the approval rating is falling because we can't catch the corona virus, and when the approval rating goes down, we can't take any more fundamental measures to deal with the corona virus.


"The scariest thing is the inequality virus," Africa's UN General Assembly cries

At the UN General Assembly last week, African presidents, with few exceptions, clamored for vaccine aid.

The African continent itself has more than 100,000 confirmed cases a day and 3,000 deaths a day. Since it is less than %, the corona-related figures will inevitably get worse in the future. 



In Tanzania, even a former president has died from coronavirus while in office, but President Hassan, who attended the UN General Assembly, sternly warned that "they tend to forget that no one is safe until everyone is safe."

Chad's president, Devi Itno, even cursed the prospect, saying "Countries that are not vaccinated will be a source of developing mutations."

Namibia's President Geingov described the current situation in Africa as 'vaccine apartheid (South Africa's infamous segregation policy)'.

It seemed to show that African countries, which lack vaccines, have a poorer view of advanced countries with vaccines.



The US is trying to expand its influence by purchasing vaccines from Pfizer and donating them.

However, there are limits to this approach, and health experts in the United States, such as former CDC Director Tom Frieden, continue to raise the issue.

It would be helpful for South Africa and others to make their own vaccines in Africa, too, but there is still a long way to go and progress is not going well.

Most African countries have neither the money to buy the vaccine nor the technology and facilities to create it. 



The coronavirus is exposing the gap between the rich and the poor in vaccines more starkly.

This will inevitably lead to the deepening of economic inequality in the future.

The economic gap between developed countries that have achieved some degree of vaccination rate and normalized the economy through the With Corona virus and Africa, which has been exposed to defenseless and defenseless without a vaccine, and has virtually built its economy, is bound to grow wider.

At the UN General Assembly, President Ramcalawan of Seychelles, an African island country, said that "a virus more terrible than COVID-19 is a virus of inequality" felt heavier.