CDC panel: Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot

[NJCher]

Looks like another shot will be available in September.

I for sure will be getting one and will continue to mask up in the interim. Here is what can happen:

Our union board had a Zoom meeting today. I was surprised to see our president, an older individual, did not look his usual self. He seemed to have a severe energy deficiency. I emailed a colleague after the meeting to ask what was going on. The response:

He had a long haul reaction to having covid in January.
About a week after recovering from Covid, he had trouble breathing and spent the next 2 weeks in the hospital.
He developed a blood clot on his lung.
Then he spent 3 weeks in rehab helping him regain strength breathing.
Today he looked great compared to how I've seen him before.
He had to give up all in-person classes.


This is what can happen. I don't need to convince anyone here about this, however. Here is more info on the shot that will be available in September.

Story by MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer • 7h •

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NEW YORK (AP) — Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, an influential government advisory panel said Wednesday.

The panel voted 11-1 to say Americans 65 and older should get another dose of the updated vaccine that became available in September — if at least four months has passed since their last shot. The committee advises the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who will decide whether to sign off on the recommendation.

The panel’s decision came after a lengthy discussion about whether to say older people “may” get the shots or if they “should” do so. That reflects a debate among experts about how necessary another booster is and whether yet another recommendation will add to the public’s growing vaccine fatigue.

COVID-19 remains a danger, especially to older people. There are still more than 20,000 hospitalizations and more than 2,000 deaths each week due to the coronavirus, according to the CDC. And people 65 and older have the highest hospitalization and death rates.

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Link to article.

[tanyev]

1. I'm personally acquainted with two people who had it in the last 2-3 weeks.

It ain’t over.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Not a big deal. When my PCP says, get the shot. I'm in line.

She is an awesome PCP.

[appleannie1]

3. Because so many people are anti vax, this will probably be a yearly thing from now on.

Just like flu shots, there are enough hosts to keep spreading it around. I realize I can still get it but I don't want it to be fatal if I do get it again. I test myself every time I feel sick too. I have been fully vaccinated from the get go but did have a bout of it. Because I was vaccinated and I called my doctor as soon as a test was positive, I was not real, real sick. My age group usually does not survive. And now there is an outbreak of measles in Florida, something that could have been eradicated if everyone had gotten their kids vaccinated. At this rate, small pox will be next.