You can make an appointment at your local county health department or find a pharmacy nearby that has doses available by visiting www. Many pharmacies also take walk-ins. These include: Adults 65 and older Adults 18 and older who live in long-term care settings , such as a skilled nursing or assisted living facility, or residential housing for people with disabilities.
Adults 18 and older with underlying medical conditions that put you at higher risk for COVID complications, such as cancer, diabetes, or a weakened immune system. Adults 18 and older who work in a high-risk setting , such as first responders, educators, or grocery store workers. The most extensive study on COVID booster shots came from Israel, where the government administered a booster shot to almost all adults. Researchers evaluated 1. After 12 days, those people were almost 20 times less likely to test positive for COVID and have severe symptoms than people who did not get a booster shot.
All three vaccines, the study noted, remain very effective at preventing death. Everyone's individual health and risk profile is different, so consider consulting with your doctor before proceeding — but generally speaking, most people should get a booster shot once eligible. It's a low-risk, high-reward choice, experts say. You should especially plan for a booster shot if you want to be indoors with other people during the winter months, or travel over the holidays, says Dr.
The bigger question may be which booster to get. Anyone who's eligible can get a booster dose of any of the country's three authorized vaccines, regardless of which one they initially received. William Schaffner, Vanderbilt University professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases. Similarly, both mRNA vaccines have become associated with increased rates of myocarditis , or inflammation of the heart, particularly among younger men — but Kelley says such cases are very rare, extremely mild and fairly easy to manage.
Sign up now: Get smarter about your money and career with our weekly newsletter. Walensky, M. Eligible individuals may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose. Some people may have a preference for the vaccine type that they originally received, and others may prefer to get a different booster. Millions of people are newly eligible to receive a booster shot and will benefit from additional protection.
More than 65 million Americans remain unvaccinated, leaving themselves — and their children, families, loved ones, and communities— vulnerable. Available data right now show that all three of the COVID vaccines approved or authorized in the United States continue to be highly effective in reducing risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death, even against the widely circulating Delta variant.
This includes: people aged 50 and over people who live and work in care homes frontline health and social care workers people aged 16 and over with a health condition that puts them at high risk of getting seriously ill from COVID people aged 16 and over who are a main carer for someone at high risk from COVID people aged 16 and over who live with someone who is more likely to get infections such as someone who has HIV, has had a transplant or is having certain treatments for cancer, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis People who are pregnant and in 1 of the eligible groups can also get a booster dose.
Health conditions that put you at high risk from COVID Conditions that put you at high risk of getting seriously ill from COVID include: long-term lung conditions such as severe asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis long-term conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels such as congenital heart disease, heart failure and peripheral arterial disease long-term kidney disease long-term liver conditions such as cirrhosis and hepatitis conditions affecting the brain or nerves such as dementia, Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, cerebral palsy or stroke severe or multiple learning disabilities Down's syndrome diabetes problems with the spleen or the spleen has been removed splenectomy severe obesity a BMI of 40 or above severe mental conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder a condition or treatment that makes you more likely to get infections a condition your doctor advises puts you at high risk.
Information: People who work for an NHS trust or a care home will usually get their booster dose through their employer.
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