With new boosters and an ever-evolving virus, the term “fully vaccinated” against Covid no longer means being as protected as possible. Here’s what to say instead.
But Covid has changed a lot since then, and so has the meaning of being fully protected.
Last year, the emergence of new variants like delta and omicron fueled new infections and reinfections among fully vaccinated Americans. It became clear that a primary series' protection against infection started to wane after a few months, and that booster doses were required to prevent severe outcomes from Covid, says Prins.
To put it simply, being fully vaccinated doesn't give you full protection against Covid anymore. Even if you recently finished your primary series, omicron's BA.5 subvariant and a flurry of other sublineages appear increasinglySay you're"up-to-date" on your Covid vaccines, Prins recommends. It's a quick way of acknowledging that if you're eligible for a shot, you've received it — meaning you're the most protected you can be in that moment.
The shift in your vocabulary could affect how you communicate with the people around you. For example, you should make sure loved ones are"up-to-date" on their vaccines before coming to a gathering you're organizing, Prins says., an associate professor of epidemiology at Tulane University."If you ask if a person is up-to-date, there's an assumption that they have a shared understanding about what it means — and they may not," she says.
You can always educate the people around you about what"up-to-date" means, Prins notes. That may also involve knowing the eligibility guidelines for different Covid shots, and finding"respectful" ways to ask friends or family members whether they meet a dose's requirements.
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