Health Expert: COVID-19 vaccine's reliability begins to wane after 6 months

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The FDA is giving the second COVID-19 booster shot the green light for Americans 50 and over. This comes in the wake of the global spread of BA.2.

booster the green light for Americans 50 and over. With the approval in mind, how soon should eligible Americans schedule their fourth jab?

FOX 11 spoke with a health expert to hear their thoughts on the thought of getting a second booster shot.Dr. Ilan Shapiro, the Chief Health Correspondent and Medical Affairs Officer for AltaMed Health Services, said the vaccine's reliability begins to wane after six months. "At that moment, we have a couple of issues. We start having less protection and more importantly, more hospitalizations and more complications," said Shapiro.

Dr. Shapiro said he understands people have COVID fatigue but urges the importance of remaining vigilant. "It's perfectly fine right now to have that feeling of we have enough and we want a perfect life and just forget about COVID but the reality is COVID-19 doesn't stop, doesn't sleep and doesn't go on vacation. That's why we need to continue stepping up our guard and using the tools that we have. I'm very happy that this is not 2020, or 2021.

 

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meanwhile, FDA also refuses to issue an EUA for Novavax, the only protein based covid vaccine candidate in the USA.

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