Do I Need a Second Dose of the New COVID-19 Vaccine?

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-10-29 20:13:07 | Updated at 2024-11-05 23:06:18 1 week ago

Do I Need a Second Dose of the New COVID-19 Vaccine?
East Bay Times ^ | October 28, 2024 | Lisa M. Krieger

Posted on 10/29/2024 12:40:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway

The CDC has just announced a second shot for elders and the immunocompromised people – but when's the best time? Yes, older Americans should get yet another COVID shot — but if you have already gotten the latest version, there’s no rush.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week said that people 65 and older or who are immunocompromised need a second dose of the new vaccine released in September.

But you should wait six months after the first dose. This means next March is the earliest you’d be eligible.

Why is the CDC promoting two doses when the first one is still being rolled out?

“It’s predictive,” based on previous years’ infection trends, said Castro Valley’s Dr. Jeffrey Silvers, Medical Director of Pharmacy and Infection Control for Sutter Health. This is the second year in a row that the CDC has made a biannual recommendation.

Scientists now know that a duo of doses every year is needed to maintain immunity and keep pace with the virus’s mutational hijinks, said Silvers, who serves as an advisor to the California Immunization Coalition, a nonprofit public-private partnership that seeks to reduce rates of infectious disease.

Annual autumn-and-spring rollouts will mark one of the ways that we’re permanently incorporating the COVID virus into our daily lives.

Meanwhile, if you’ve been delaying the first dose of the updated 2024-2025 COVID vaccine, now’s the time. Last year, only 40% of older adults got one dose of a revised vaccine. Willingness to get two doses was even lower: 8.9% of older adults and 5.4% of immunocompromised adults got both doses.

The complexity of the schedule and the frequent changes in vaccine recommendations have created confusion and reduced uptake, according to the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. To be sure, it’s hard to musternthusiasm

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: booster; covid19; vaccine

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1 posted on 10/29/2024 12:40:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway

To: nickcarraway

“Safe and Effective”… just keep getting them endlessly!…

2 posted on 10/29/2024 12:41:58 PM PDT by joethedrummer (We can't vote our way out of this, folks..)

To: nickcarraway

Anyone getting it at this point is a fool.

3 posted on 10/29/2024 12:42:25 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)

To: nickcarraway

Democrats should get these shots frequently.

4 posted on 10/29/2024 12:42:31 PM PDT by Revel

To: nickcarraway

Second? I think they’re in the teens now, so you’ve already missed the previous 10+ shots.

5 posted on 10/29/2024 12:42:51 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)

To: nickcarraway

Simple question:
If the vaccine was effective, why would you need 2, 3, 4 doses?

6 posted on 10/29/2024 12:43:28 PM PDT by taxcontrol (I voted for Trump!)