According to the Guangdong CDC, booster shots are especially important for the elderly, as efficacy rates wane faster among seniors. In addition, it was noted that it is safe for seniors with well-managed chronic illnesses to receiv...
Should you wait to get upgraded COVID-19 booster? With a new booster that will target both the first strain of COVID-19 and Omicron in the works, should you get a booster now or wait for the new one? According to doctors, it depends. DETROIT (FOX 2) - Drug makers are working to...
According to the CDC, those who got a second booster were seven times less likely to be hospitalized -- and 21 times less likely to die from COVID-19 -- than the unvaccinated. But in real numbers, the risk -- even for the elderly -- is much smaller to begin with if ...
Q: Can we say how long the protection from a second booster would be? A: The duration of protection varies from one type of vaccine to the next and so this is still under study for the COVID vaccines. So far, the boosters augment two types of protection: one kind is the levels of ...
Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded eligibility for a second COVID-19 booster to adults 50 and older, as well as people 12 and older who are immunosuppressed. Booster vaccinations are safe and increase protection from COVID-19, especially for those who are immunosupp...
Dr. Mallika Marshall is answering your questions on when those over 65 should get their next COVID booster.Mar 1, 2024 Twitter Facebook Email Live Now CBS News 24/7 CBS News Baltimore CBS News Bay Area CBS News Boston CBS News Chicago ...
First thing I want to say is, you definitely should get the first booster. And that's for everyone 12 and older six months after completing their COVID-19 vaccine primary series. Now, more than half of the people who are eligible still haven't received the first booster. And don't ...
Questions and Answers" on April 5. Given that the vaccination rate for COVID-19 is still relatively low among the elderly in some areas, experts from the CDC suggest that the elderly, who have not yet received the vaccine or the booster shot, take the initiative to get vaccinated, if the...
"We should not be afraid of COVID-19," he wrote. "What should we be afraid of when we have found the right path?" Necessary steps Zhang listed several steps he thinks necessary for China to go back to normal, including booster shots among elderly people, better vaccine...
New Omicron variants are prompting vaccine-makers to tweak their formulas. Experts weigh in on who needs additional boosters and whether to hold off for the revised shots due in the fall.