{"id":10646,"date":"2023-08-17T16:25:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T21:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&p=10646"},"modified":"2024-08-04T16:29:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T21:29:15","slug":"who-should-get-a-covid-booster-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/who-should-get-a-covid-booster-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Who should get a COVID booster this fall?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With updated COVID boosters anticipated very soon, news that\u00a0health officials in the UK<\/a>\u00a0are reserving boosters for the most vulnerable and people over 65, many are questioning why they aren\u2019t being offered the vaccine, and\u00a0anti-vaxxers<\/a> are using the moment to make sure people do not get vaccinated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Facts:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]The UK government operates its healthcare system, so there are times that they recommend or don\u2019t recommend vaccines based on cost to the system. The United States healthcare system usually operates through a person\u2019s employer, and costs are shared over a broader swath of people, entities, businesses, and so forth. Recommending universal COVID boosters is a medical rather than economic decision.<\/p>\n

So what is the science behind getting a booster even if you are healthy?<\/p>\n

COVID\u00a0cases are rising again in some places, and more people are getting sick enough to need hospital care. This might be happening because the protection from the vaccine isn\u2019t as strong as before. The vaccine works better against the old variants of the virus, and new variants of the virus are making people sick.<\/p>\n

The COVID pandemic is ongoing despite the perception that it\u2019s over. Up to\u00a0500 people still die<\/a>\u00a0from the virus each week. Vaccines have saved lives and prevented hospitalizations. As colder weather approaches and people spend more time indoors, doctors recommend getting another COVID booster in the fall for maximal protection.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Experts recommend a fall COVID booster for everyone, including the healthy, due to rising cases and ongoing risks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[189,188,218],"class_list":["post-10646","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-covid-19","jtf_topic_subjects-mrna-vaccines","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-safety","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10649,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10646\/revisions\/10649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=10646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}