People should get their new booster by Halloween so they have protection by the time families gather for Thanksgiving and the upcoming holiday season, Dr. Ashish Jha said
People should get their new booster by Halloween so they have protection by the time families gather for Thanksgiving, he said. But people who recently caught Covid can wait three months to get the new shots because infection also boosts immunity, he added.
U.S. health officials are most concerned about the elderly. Jha told reporters last week that 70% of those dying from Covid are 75 and older. He said most elderly people who are dying either are not up to date on their vaccines or are not receiving treatments after they have a breakthrough infection.
"If you are up to date with your vaccines and if you get treated if you have a breakthrough infection, your risk of dying from Covid is now close to zero," Jha said on Tuesday.
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