While fully vaccinated and boosted people may get the Omicron variant of COVID-19, they likely will not have severe symptoms, according to experts. The infection in the unvaccinated could be quite serious, however. Health leaders also believe COVID vaccines and boosters will be necessary for at least some time in the future.
CDC officials say mRNA booster shots by either Pfizer or Moderna are recommended over the Johnson and Johnson booster because of a higher than reported incidence of severe side effects with the J & J shot. But the CDC is quick to say it's better to get a J & J shot than no booster [...]
The Omicron variant is extremely contagious and can infect people without them knowing it. The fully vaccinated may not get the severe disease but if it spreads to the millions of people who remain unvaccinated, it could overwhelm the health care system causing crisis and chaos at hospitals and healthcare facilities.
Studies show the vaccine rate in young children, ages 5-to 11, has dropped significantly since the shots were first approved. Researchers believe that may have to do with parental anxiety, but studies show that there are fewer vaccine side effects in young children than there are in teenagers and others who get the shots.
New anti-viral pills that can be taken at home can help fight COVID infections in the same way that anti-viral medications can fight influenza. The US government has already ordered several billion doses of the pills as part of a two-pronged approach to fight COVID: vaccines for the prevention and anti-viral pills for treatment.
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Omicron may be the most serious COVID-19 variant we’ve seen so far, medical authorities say. The variant is so contagious that it can quickly to spread, even to people who may be vaccinated, and eventually overwhelm the nation’s health system.
Health leaders urge pregnant women to get the flu vaccine and to be vaccinated against COVID-19 because of their risks for severe disease from either of those viral infections. A woman’s immune system is weakened when she is pregnant and that means she is more vulnerable to side effects.
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