…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced its recommendation that people at higher risk for the most severe complications of COVID—primarily those ages 65 and older—get a booster shot this spring. The CDC’s recommendation comes soon after the agency’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted in support of the additional dose.
The advisers stated that another round of the vaccine given within the next few months would offer the best protection possible ahead of another likely rise in cases this summer. COVID is spreading year-round now at substantial levels, explains Richard Watkins, M.D., an infectious disease physician and professor of medicine at the Northeast Ohio Medical University. “Antibody levels decrease over time, so it is important to keep up-to-date with boosters and vaccines.”
It’s important for those at high risk of hospitalization to remain up to date with vaccinations, says Amesh A. Adalja, M.D., senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, as the vaccine is highly effective at preventing severe disease. “Over two-thirds of [hospital] admissions are in those 65 years or older,” he notes.
The booster that will be offered to the at-risk groups this spring will have no change in the formulation since last fall, says Dr. Adalja. Rest assured, the same vaccine appears to protect against the current dominant variant JN.1, says Dr. Watkins…
Source: CDC: Older Adults Should Get Another COVID Shot This Spring

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