Many parents hold the false belief that COVID can’t cause severe illness and death in children. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and vice president of the Infectious Disease Society of America’s board of directors-said at a Wednesday press conference on the matter. Tina Tan-a pediatrician with the Ann & Robert H. John Schumann-a Tulsa-based primary care doctor and internal medicine specialist with Oak Street Health, a chain of primary care clinics that serve older adults- told Fortune on Tuesday. those with preexisting health conditions like diabetes and obesityĪdditionally, those who have never been vaccinated or who didn’t receive last year’s Omicron booster should making getting the new jab a priority, Dr.But there is no question, they said, that people in the following groups should schedule their dose ASAP, due to their high risk of severe outcomes from the virus like hospitalization or death: The experts Fortune spoke to hope everyone avails themselves to the updated shot. The vaccine also reduces your chances of developing long COVID, it added. Refreshed boosters are “the best protection against COVID-19 related hospitalization and death,” the CDC said in a Tuesday news release on its decision. Does everyone really need to get the new vaccine? You shouldn’t have an issue getting the updated jab, if you want one. Because of this, high-risk groups, like the elderly and immunocompromised, won’t be prioritized. Supply is anticipated to be adequate, CDC officials said Tuesday. Who will get first access to the new boosters? Instead of using new mRNA technology, Novavax uses a more traditional protein-based vaccine approach used for the flu shot and other vaccines.
Approval for another booster from Novavax is likely forthcoming.
Food and Drug Administration approved new mRNA boosters from Moderna and Pfizer. Which companies have a new booster available? What’s more, recently released preliminary data shows that refreshed boosters should also offer decent protection against new, highly mutated Omicron spawn “Pirola” BA.2.86, even though it’s not a member of the XBB family. While the newest jabs are tailored to a dying strain of Omicron, they’re still expected to protect against severe disease and death from currently circulating strains, the vast majority of which are members of the XBB viral family.
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