Defending the constantly changing guidelines as the result of “ever-evolving science,” the CDC director said that it “is hard” to continually provide updated recommendations as the virus mutates and the pandemic rages on
that over 100,000 children were in “serious condition” with COVID-19, many of them on ventilators.
After grilling the CDC boss on vaccine mandates, the overall effectiveness of vaccines, and the severity of the Omicron variant, Baier then wondered aloud if the agency would “take natural immunity seriously” before criticizing the White House’s rhetoric towards unvaccinated people. Pushing back, Walensky noted that vaccinations still provide up to 70 percent protection against infection before pointing out that the vast majority of people ending up in the hospital with COVID-19 are unvaccinated, even now.over the latest guidelines on isolation and testing.
Thanking Baier for his question, Walensky proceeded to launch into a defense of the CDC’s handling of COVID-19 recommendations. At the same time, she conceded that it has been difficult lately.
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