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To optimize protection ahead of another pandemic winter, White House COVID coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said Friday people should consider getting the newly-updated COVID-19 booster before Halloween.

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Opinion: There’s Terrific News About the New Covid Boosters, but Few Are Hearing It--NYTimes column

Thu, 2022-09-15 11:18 — mike kraft

For the first time, the United States is rolling out Covid vaccines updated to match variants that are currently dominant, as well as the original strain. This bivalent character will provide a better response not just to the most threatening variants today but probably to future variants too, because when the immune system faces different versions of the same virus it generates broader protections overall.

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Germans slow to get COVID booster take-up low, new version may help - doctors group

Thu, 2022-09-15 10:13 — mike kraft

German COVID booster take-up low, new version may help - doctors group Demand for booster vaccinations against COVID-19 is low in Germany, the association of general practitioners said on Thursday, with some patients waiting for a booster designed to combat the currently circulating Omicron BA.4/5 subvariants. Reuters Reuters

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The Most Common Side Effects Of The New Bivalent COVID Booster

Tue, 2022-09-13 12:24 — mike kraft

The Most Common Side Effects Of The New Bivalent COVID Booster Here's what you can expect when you get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and how you can ease any symptoms. YahooNews

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COVID omicron boosters have arrived in Florida.

Mon, 2022-09-12 18:08 — mike kraft

COVID omicron boosters have arrived in Florida. Who can get a shot and where? Newly updated Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 boosters, built to target the dominant omicron variants in the country, are now available at many retail pharmacies and hospitals across Florida. Miami Herald

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If you are 12 and older you are eligible to receive a single shot of Pfizer’s new booster doses at least two months after getting vaccinated or receiving a booster of a monovalent vaccine (the previous vaccines), according to the FDA.

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Taking Covid booster and flu shots at same time in early autumn may be too early for the flu.

Mon, 2022-09-12 13:20 — mike kraft

Push to double up on Covid booster and flu shot may have a downside, experts caution The protection from flu vaccines erodes pretty quickly over a flu season. A dose given in early September may offer limited protection by February or March. Helen Branswell STAT

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A number of studies have shown that the benefit of a flu shot wanes substantially over the course of a flu season — exacerbating effectiveness problems that are frequently seen when some of the strains in the vaccine aren’t well matched to the strains making people sick....

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