Biden’s COVID coordinator says White House plans to push for ANNUAL jabs
- White House officials on Tuesday said that a COVID shot should be considered as routine as an annual flu shot
- Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, said that he wanted people to get their flu shot and COVID jab in one appointment
- Rochelle Walensky, CDC director, said that an annual COVID jab could prevent 100,000 hospitalizations and 9,000 deaths
- When the idea of an annual COVID jab was floated in the spring, some health experts said there was insufficient data to back the plan
- On Tuesday, Joe Biden said that for most Americans, ‘that means one COVID-19 shot, once a year, each fall’
Joe Biden’s top COVID advisor has said the White House now wants people to have an annual jab to protect against the virus, saying it should be as routine as the flu shot.
Dr Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, on Tuesday confirmed a long-hinted policy of annual vaccinations.
‘As the annual flu vaccination campaign kicks into high gear later this month and into early October, we expect millions will choose to get their COVID-19 shot at the same time, or over the course of the fall when people go in for routine checkups,’ he said.
‘The good news is you can get both your flu shot and COVID shot at the same time. It’s actually a good idea.
‘I really believe this is why God gave us two arms — one for the flu shot and the other one for the COVID shot.’
NOW – Biden COVID advisor Ashish Jha believes "God gave us two arms — one for the flu shot and the other one for the COVID shot."pic.twitter.com/Wpcxyo1nfM
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