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In Shift, Walensky Says CDC Not Examining Changing Definition of ‘Fully Vaccinated’

In Shift, Walensky Says CDC Not Examining Changing Definition of ‘Fully Vaccinated’
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is seen during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to examine the FY 2022 budget request for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
11/3/2021|Updated: 11/4/2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not examining changing the definition of “fully vaccinated,” its director said Wednesday.

“The definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ is one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and two doses of the either Pfizer vaccine or the Moderna vaccine,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the agency, or the CDC, told reporters during a virtual briefing.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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