Federal health officials are finally allowing second updated covid shots. It's a relief to many.
Jane from New York, a cancer patient in her 80s, wrote that she wants to go to a pharmacy this weekend to get her second booster shot. I think this is reasonable. Those who have been trying to get the additional booster and are now eligible should go get it.shows that protection against emergency department visits for those 65 and older waned from 61 percent in the first 60 days after the first bivalent booster to just 25 percent by four to six months.
Jane and others who want the second shot right away should call their local pharmacy and make sure they are administering it. It often takes a few days for facilities to change their procedures after federal guidance is issued.There are some people who aren’t convinced that they need this shot. Michael from Virginia received his first bivalent booster dose in February. He wrote that he is in the minority among his friends, all in their mid-to-late 60s, who received even that shot.
“I’m pretty healthy; I run three times a week. I’m not worried about covid,” he wrote. “I figure I can wait until the fall when a new vaccine comes out. If I get covid in the meantime, I’ll take Paxlovid.” Michael is probably right that he is unlikely to become severely ill from covid, especially if he takes Paxlovid. He also received this first bivalent booster shot a couple of months ago and wouldn’t be eligible to receive the second one now, anyway. On the other hand, I think Michael’s similarly aged friends need to get their first bivalent booster shot for their own protection. As I
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