Elderly Need A Booster Shot: The Evidence

Western countries fear resurgence of Covid infections during winter months

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Waning of BNT162b2 Vaccine Protection against SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Qatar

A study published on Monday in The Lancet medical journal found that the efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine fell below 50 percent after about six months after the second dose.

The director of the Center for Disease Control, Dr. Rochelle Walinsky, on a series of recommendations from a panel of advisors late Thursday.

The spread of infection has picked up speed in nursing homes again and more and more deaths are being registered around the country. Now Yngve Gustafson, professor of geriatrics at Umeå University, is sharply critical of the Swedish Public Health Agency and flags for a worse scenario in the future. - We can get several thousand deaths in the coming months, he says.

Although vaccines greatly reduce the dangers of Covid-19 across all age groups, the risk of death remains much higher for older individuals, David Wallace-Wells writes for New York Magazine's

Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky overruled CDC Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices (ACIP) panel and recommends COVID-19 booster for people that are at a high risk due to their occupation.   The CDC recommends that vaccinated individuals 18 to 64 –years old who are at a high risk of contracting COVID-19 due to their occupational or institutional setting should receive their...

The Public Health Commission has decided to allow booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna medication starting October 25

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Some U.S. health officials are advocating the wider use of Covid-19 vaccine boosters in part because the shots could reduce the risk of developing long-term symptoms associated with infection.

With the back and forth on boosters from government agencies, many Americans are wondering if they really need an extra shot. Here is what the science says about who needs a booster now — and why.