{"id":119625,"date":"2024-10-29T08:57:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T01:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119625"},"modified":"2024-10-29T08:57:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T01:57:45","slug":"why-you-should-wait-to-get-this-second-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119625","title":{"rendered":"Why you should wait to get this second shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Yes, older Americans should get yet another COVID shot \u2014 but if you have already gotten the latest version, there\u2019s no rush.<\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week said that people 65 and older or who are immunocompromised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2024\/s1023-covid-19-vaccine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">need a second dose of the new vaccine<\/a> released in September.<\/p>\n<p>But you should wait six months after the first dose. This means next March is the earliest you\u2019d be eligible.<\/p>\n<p>Why is the CDC promoting two doses when the first one is still being rolled out?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s predictive,\u201d based on previous years\u2019 infection trends, said Castro Valley\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cpd.sutterhealth.org\/node\/2903\/bio\/9477\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Jeffrey Silvers, Medical Director of Pharmacy and Infection Control for Sutter Health.<\/a> This is the second year in a row that the CDC has made a biannual recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists now know that a duo of doses every year is needed to maintain immunity and keep pace with the virus\u2019s mutational hijinks, said Silvers, who serves as an advisor to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.immunizeca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Immunization Coalition, <\/a>a nonprofit public-private partnership that seeks to reduce rates of infectious disease.<\/p>\n<p>Annual autumn-and-spring rollouts will mark one of the ways that we\u2019re permanently incorporating the COVID virus into our daily lives.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, if you\u2019ve been delaying the first dose of the updated 2024-2025 COVID vaccine, now\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>The complexity of the schedule and the frequent changes in vaccine recommendations have created confusion and reduced uptake, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/acip\/meetings\/presentation-slides-october-23-24-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.<\/a> To be sure, it\u2019s hard to muster enthusiasm for six-month inoculations. But formalizing a two-dose fall-and-spring schedule is aimed to help.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to build a vaccine regimen that protects the most vulnerable populations for the greatest length of time. It\u2019s an update to recommendations last summer when no additional doses for older adults were advised.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re like a lot of us, you\u2019ve probably lost track of how many times you\u2019ve been vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to stop counting, say experts. What matters, instead, is how recently you got a shot. Protection against severe COVID, requiring emergency room care or hospitalization, fades within four to six months.<\/p>\n<p>Before you make your appointment, here are some things to know.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> We don\u2019t need two doses of the flu vaccine. Why two COVID doses every year? Some diseases only need one vaccine in an entire life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> \u201cStable\u201d viruses that don\u2019t replicate quickly need fewer boosters, because there\u2019s lasting immunity. For instance, we need a tetanus shot only once every 10 years. Measles, smallpox and polio need one shot a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, both flu and COVID viruses replicate quickly. This means they have many chances to produce more mutations, which create new variants that evade immune protection.<\/p>\n<p>The flu virus is very seasonal. (If it stuck around, it would require two shots, also.)<\/p>\n<p>COVID circulates all year long, with peaks in the winter and late summer. So we need more frequent protection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> For immunocompromised people, are two doses enough?<\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> Not necessarily. CDC experts suggest additional doses \u2014 three, even more \u2014 of the new vaccine in people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised, in consultation with your doctor.<\/p>\n<p>However, they advised waiting two months between each shot, depending on the patient\u2019s circumstances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> Will the second dose be the same as the dose that was released in September?<\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> Yes. But it\u2019s different from the 2023-2024 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> How is the 2024-2025 vaccine different from last year\u2019s vaccine?<\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> The current vaccine more closely targets the JN.1 lineage of the Omicron variant of the virus. The vaccine introduced last fall targeted the XBB.1.5 strain. After\u00a0last fall\u2019s rollout of that updated vaccine, JN.1 surfaced with more than 30 new mutations, which worried experts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> Can I mix and match the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines?<\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> It is not recommended.<\/p>\n<p>From year to year, it\u2019s fine to get vaccines from different manufacturers. But when getting the second dose of a two-dose series, experts at the Oct. 24 meeting of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended sticking with the same manufacturer. A dose from a different manufacturer may be administered if the same vaccine isn\u2019t available or if the previous manufacturer is unknown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> I was sick with COVID during the summer wave. Am I eligible for the 2024-2025 vaccine?<\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> Yes, but wait three months after your illness. You still have some protection, so a vaccine isn\u2019t needed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> Why isn\u2019t a second dose recommended for younger people?<\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> A second dose won\u2019t hurt a young person and will be protective. But the CDC is most concerned about hospitalization and deaths among elders and the immunocompromised because their immunity is impaired.<\/p>\n<p>When we\u2019re young, our bodies have a well-tuned network of protection against foreign invaders such as the COVID virus. The thymus, which produces infection-fighting T cells, reaches its peak size at puberty and then steadily shrinks.<\/p>\n<p>In elders, there is a decline in the number, activity and diversity of T cells, a process scientists dub \u201cimmunosenescence.\u201d By the age of 50, our T cell production is less than 10% of its peak, so it\u2019s harder for an older person to clear the virus from their blood. Elders are also more likely to experience chronic inflammation in the lungs and other organs.<\/p>\n<p>And younger people tend to bounce back from illness. When sickened, \u201cyounger people who are otherwise healthy tend to be able to weather the storm a little better,\u201d said Silvers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> Are we destined for a lifetime of constantly updated COVID vaccines?<\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> Not if research is successful. Federally funded scientific teams are working to develop a \u201cuniversal\u201d\u00a0 vaccine that would confer immunity to many viral variants \u2014 even versions that don\u2019t exist yet. They hope to do this by targeting a region of the virus that stays the same, even as it mutates.<\/p>\n<p>Such targets are usually those that are least accessible to the immune system. This poses a significant challenge to vaccine researchers. But with recent progress in vaccine technology, researchers believe that universal vaccines are closer to reality than ever before.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>2024-2025 COVID-19 VACCINATION SCHEDULE:<\/strong><br \/><strong>Children ages 6 months-4 years<\/strong><br \/>\u2022 Unvaccinated: Should receive a multi-dose initial series with a 2024\u20132025 mRNA vaccine<br \/>\u2022 Previously completed an initial series: Should receive 1 dose of a 2024\u20132025 mRNA vaccine from the same manufacturer as the initial series<br \/><strong>People ages 5-64 years:<\/strong><br \/>\u2022 Should receive 1 dose of 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine<br \/><strong>People ages 65 years and older:<\/strong><br \/>\u2022 Should receive 2 doses of any 2024\u20132025 COVID-19 vaccine, spaced 6 months apart<br \/><strong>People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised<br \/><\/strong>\u2022 Unvaccinated: Complete initial series, then at least 1 2024\u20132025 vaccine dose, with option of others<br \/>\u2022 Vaccinated: 2 or more doses of 2024\u20132025 mRNA vaccine, spaced 6 months apart. May receive 3 or more 2024\u20132025 COVID-19 vaccine doses under shared clinical decision-making<strong><br \/><\/strong><br \/>Source: CDC<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Originally Published: <time datetime=\"2024-10-28 15:30:07\">October 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2024\/10\/28\/new-covid-vaccine-booster-why-you-should-wait\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, older Americans should get yet another COVID shot \u2014 but if you have already gotten the latest version, there\u2019s no rush. 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