Possible News About Approval of COVID Boosters

I never liked Marty Makary when he was on the news commenting about COVID; to me he seemed like he preferred quack medicine to the real thing.   Now that he's head of the FDA, I dislike him even more.

Just because we're in a COVID lull right now, it doesn't mean we'll still be in a lull in the Fall. I've been waiting for the other shoe to drop.  Why would you take chances and not approve boosters for next winter? Not all Americans are antivaxxers, and some of us actually get every COVID booster that's been made available. We'd rather not go without.

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From CBS News 4/29/25:

FDA chief says they're looking at whether to approve COVID shots for next winter 

"The head of the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that the agency is now looking at whether it will still approve COVID-19 vaccines for next winter, citing a lack of data on booster shots.

"We're taking a look. I can't comment on any particular application. As you know, we have a bunch of applications for those booster shots," FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary told CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett.

"Makary said many health care workers did not get the last round of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, calling it "a bit of a public trust problem."

"I think there's a void of data. And I think rather than allow that void to be filled with opinions, I'd like to see some good data," Makary said.

"His answer marks a change from during the Biden administration, when FDA officials backed plans to routinely update the COVID-19 vaccines each year."