Posted on 10/29/2024 12:40:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The CDC has just announced a second shot for elders and the immunocompromised people – but when's the best time? Yes, older Americans should get yet another COVID shot — but if you have already gotten the latest version, there’s no rush.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week said that people 65 and older or who are immunocompromised need a second dose of the new vaccine released in September.
But you should wait six months after the first dose. This means next March is the earliest you’d be eligible.
Why is the CDC promoting two doses when the first one is still being rolled out?
“It’s predictive,” based on previous years’ infection trends, said Castro Valley’s Dr. Jeffrey Silvers, Medical Director of Pharmacy and Infection Control for Sutter Health. This is the second year in a row that the CDC has made a biannual recommendation.
Scientists now know that a duo of doses every year is needed to maintain immunity and keep pace with the virus’s mutational hijinks, said Silvers, who serves as an advisor to the California Immunization Coalition, a nonprofit public-private partnership that seeks to reduce rates of infectious disease.
Annual autumn-and-spring rollouts will mark one of the ways that we’re permanently incorporating the COVID virus into our daily lives.
Meanwhile, if you’ve been delaying the first dose of the updated 2024-2025 COVID vaccine, now’s the time. Last year, only 40% of older adults got one dose of a revised vaccine. Willingness to get two doses was even lower: 8.9% of older adults and 5.4% of immunocompromised adults got both doses.
The complexity of the schedule and the frequent changes in vaccine recommendations have created confusion and reduced uptake, according to the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. To be sure, it’s hard to musternthusiasm
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You just go ahead....
You don’t need a first dose ...
A kid on my son’s baseball team almost died from blood clots in his arm. A big wake up call for the rest of the family. It’s just so normal for a 17yo to have blood clots.
There are thousands upon thousands of similar stories that are being suppressed.
See that's been my take since the beginning of all this. It's all been very interesting how this has all unfolded but I concluded long ago I am in a prolonged wait and see mode. I got covid just after New Years this year. It lasted 2 weeks. I felt weak but as cold or flus go it was fairly mild for me. Still unvaxxed and remaining in wait and see mode. :)
You don’t need *any* doses of the Covid vaccine, ever, in my humble opinion.
They need to keep the senior death trail moving along.
Better get a triple dose.
Recommended daily. Spread the word.
I had the first three shots when they came out and the first time I had COVID, it was very mild. Had it a 2nd time and a little worse. Third time, not terrible but the worst of the three. Since I work from home, I continued working but when I was done, I would take a two hour nap and no problem going to sleep at night.
During the third session, I got blood clots in my leg and while the doctor said it could have been COVID related, she thought it was more likely due to the fact I stopped walking 3-4 miles a day to 0. I’ve also become more sensitive to cold where it feels like I have circulatory issues.
However, all those I know who did get the COVID vaccines, seem to come down with it constantly.
It makes no sense to me but there you go.
Almost like a triple dose of multi-vitamins daily.
You didn’t need the first one.
Only two? At least daily shots. Twice a day would be better.
“ Anyone getting it at this point is a fool.”
I no longer trust the flu vaccine. Would rather get the flu.
Deep staters got the fake, followers got the real thing. Ratswill survive, but what are they gonna do without any base?
Depends, if you want to die now then yes, if later then no.
...and...everyone already knows who you voted for
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