A CVS pharmacist prepares to administer an injection of Comirnaty, the new Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 booster, at the Park store on New Broad Street in Orlando, Fla. , Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.
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The peak of the pandemic may be us, but COVID-19 remains a major health issue.
The newest, most updated boosters offer coverage against the dominant subvariants of EG. 5 and other available strains, and medical officials have again encouraged Chicago-area citizens to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Yes, PSAs may seem redundant, but constant reinforcements are needed, as many Americans suffer from vaccine fatigue.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who advises his constituents under 65 to stay away from newer vaccines, and other skeptics who deny the science are the only ones rejecting the shot.
While 42% of adults said they would definitely or probably receive an updated booster dose, only 20% got the proposed dose last year, according to a recent survey cited by the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The concept of treating the imaginable side effects of some other injection is an excuse we’ve heard for not making booster doses a priority. And coronavirus deaths are declining. But those arguments and other excuses don’t hold water, especially amid growing fears that the vaccine will tire out. is a major impediment to maintaining immunity in the general population, according to a study published in Nature Medicine in March.
If that’s not enough, get the reinforcements to keep your vulnerable loved ones safe.
Hospitalizations due to the coronavirus (most commonly of older and younger people) have increased in recent weeks. As experts have noted, the vaccine’s effectiveness would likely decline. And very few people wear masks in public, which can also make it easier for COVID to spread. -19.
“Fortunately, we’re in a different scenario in terms of COVID-19 deaths, but we’re at zero,” Dr. Anna Stuart told the American Medical Association. Preeti Malani, infectious disease physician and associate editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Association. Medical Association prior to this year.
Chicagoans will need to enroll in the program, benefit from the recall, and make sure all members of the family circle six months or older do as well. It also doesn’t hurt to get a flu shot on the same day. those over 60 deserve to also ask their doctor if they want to get the RSV vaccine to avoid the “tripledemic” of 2022.
We are all affected by needle sticks and the aftermath of the vaccine, but it is worth saving more lives and preventing others from failing health, however embarrassing it may be.
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