The next generation of COVID-19 booster shots — tailored specifically to combat the super-infectious family of Omicron subvariants — could roll out early next month.
The latest dominant Omicron subvariant, BA.5, differsWhile the original vaccines still do relatively well in keeping people out of the intensive care unit and dying, he said, their effectiveness in preventing infection has declined over time because of the evolution of the Omicron strain.those who recently got over a bout with a prior strain of the coronavirus.
As of mid-July, unvaccinated Californians were seven times more likely to get COVID-19, nearly 12 times more likely to be hospitalized with the disease and 11 times more likely to die than their vaccinated-and-boosted counterparts, according toGenerally, many officials and experts recommend getting a booster as soon as you're eligible — particularly if you're at higher risk of severe health consequences from COVID-19.
In the pandemic's first fall-and-winter wave, coronavirus cases in California began increasing in November and accelerated sharply in December. In last year's fall-and-winter wave, cases began spiking in December. People older than 65 who are past due for a booster should get the conventional shot now, according to Chin-Hong.
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