New coronavirus boosters are more available in San Diego County this week, with retail pharmacies in places ranging from CVS to Costco leading the way and county medical providers and vaccination clinics starting to stock up as the weekend approaches.
Denise Foster, a lead nurse for San Diego County, said outlets were a little eager to receive the first deliveries of the new recall. County clinics ordered only about 50,000 doses and about 1,800 are expected to arrive this week.
“It turns out that the hospital and other physical care systems are in the same scenario as us,” Foster said. “The achievements are coming gradually. “
The number of local COVID-1nine cases continued to decline, albeit gradually, with 538 positive control effects reported to the county’s fitness branch on Wednesday, up from 753 the previous week and 844 two weeks earlier. However, the coronavirus detected in local wastewater, took an upward turn in Friday’s weekly update, achieving around 7. 1 million viruses per liter after falling to 5. 6 million on Sunday. of the 47 million detected on January 9, the depths of the winter increase in COVID-19.
Although the county suggested to the late public last week that they use the state’s online My Turn formula to make appointments, it remained in the background on Friday, stating that it is “in the process of updating our COVID-19 booster vaccines for the fall. “”
While no immediate explanation of the state could be obtained, the government’s vacunas. gov site was updated the week, allowing anyone to enter their zip code and get a map of the places with reinforcements in stock.
Dozens of places are listed, but reserved for pharmacies.
With My Turn down, Foster said the county gave walk-in reminders at 4 clinics:
Here are the answers to the most frequently asked questions about the new booster:
Q: Why do you call it “bivalent”? A: This word means that there are proteins in this dosage that encode two other coronavirus variants, one that corresponds to the original “ancestral” types that triggered the pandemic in late 2019 and a more recent edition that points to BA. 4 and BA. 5 Omicron variants to blame for this summer’s surge. Including targets in a single vaccine is not an unusual practice, with seasonal flu vaccines being the ultimate apparent example. With influenza, it is not unusual to come up with 3 or even 4 Target viruses to make some broad policy of circulating strains.
Q: How are the Pfizer and Moderna boosters different?A: Pfizer is the only approved booster for 12- to 17-year-olds. Moderna is approved only for those over 18 years old. Otherwise, they are similar, either the same mRNA strategies as the original coronavirus vaccines from the same companies.
Q: What side effects do the new vaccines cause? A: According to the U. S. Food and Drug Administration. In the U. S. , the side effects are the same as those caused by the first series of vaccines from the same companies, and add pain, redness, and swelling at the injection site, fatigue, headache, muscle aches, chills. , fever and nausea. In rare cases, a condition called anaphylaxis occurs within 15 minutes of injection in five out of 1 million patients. The CDC is also reading rare cases of heart inflammation. After more than 610 million doses administered, the government says it has “identified nine deaths related to Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 ‘Janssen’ vaccine. “
Q: If I already had my normal reminder at the moment, will I receive a third this fall?The CDC’s new vaccination guidelines, released Sept. 2, “supersede all previous recall recommendations” for anyone 12 years of age and older.
Q: How long should I wait to get the new reminder?A: According to the CDC’s new vaccination program, other people 12 years of age and older will have to wait at least two months between a number one series and a booster dose. .
Q: Is it okay to get a flu shot at the same appointment where someone gets the new coronavirus booster?A: Yes. Experts say getting a flu shot is safe. Foster said many did last year and no disorders were detected: “There was no evidence that this is a significant problem, and we have a full year or more of experience. But, if you feel more comfortable spacing it, that’s fine too.
Q: What about other people with weakened immune systems?Can they get the booster and what happens if they take a drug like Evusheld antibody therapy?A: Yes, the precise timing and technique is something a patient deserves to talk to their doctor directly about.
Q: How many other people have you tested the new boosters on?A: According to the U. S. Food and Drug Administration approval officer. In the U. S. Air Force on Aug. 31, Moderna tested its edition with another six hundred people over the age of 18 who had already won two doses and a booster of the original Moderna vaccine. Pfizer administered its bivalent vaccine to another six hundred people over the age of 12. In any case, the total number of subjects was small, but the FDA did not require a larger number of subjects because it considered that previous larger trials would be applicable “because those vaccines are manufactured using the same process. “
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