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FDA expected to authorize Covid-19 booster shots for some immunocompromised people

Aug 12, 202142 min
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Episode description

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expect to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some immunocompromised people. This would be a third shot to the current two-shot Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Dr. Leana Wen is the former Baltimore health commissioner and an emergency room physician. She joins AC360 to discuss the FDA’s expected decision. Plus, a federal judge ruled that House Democrats can get some of former President Trump’s tax records through a subpoena to his accounting firm. Norman Eisen is a former special counsel to the House Democrats in Trump's first impeachment trial as well as a CNN legal analyst. He tells Anderson Cooper he thinks “it’s an important milestone on holding Trump accountable.”

 

Airdate: August 11, 2021

 

Guests:

Dr. Leana Wen

Norman Eisen

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