Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DEnZqKeOfJ9/ The CDC is now advising a second COVID-19 vaccine dose this season for adults 65 and older and those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised due to severe or chronic illness. If you’re in any of these categories, get this second dose six months after the first shot.  The CDC also cautions that you may need not 2 but 3 CoVid shots a year depending on your situation. Currently,  only 11.5% of adults have gotten the latest CoVid vaccination.  It seems that lots of folks don’t think that CoVid remains a threat. Think again: over the past 3 months, nearly 5 million Americans contracted CoVid, up to 130,00 were hospitalized, and as many as 15,000 died.  Make certain that you snd your family are not in those statistics. https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20241023/acip-recommends-2nd-covid-shot-for-some-lowering-age-for-pneumococcal-vaccination #CoVid #vaccine #seniors #immunoauppessed