What to know about the latest COVID-19 vaccine

Published: Aug 27, 2024 Duration: 00:02:29 Category: News & Politics

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>> OKAY, BRADY, THANK YOU. WELL, ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID KEEPS RISING AND EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOR COVID HAVE BEEN INCREASING SINCE MID MAY. JUST LAST WEEK THE FDA APPROVED THE NEW COVID VACCINES FROM BOTH PFIZER AND MODERNA. HERE TO DISCUSS THE NEW VACCINE SAYS DOCTOR MAGNA GABRIEL WITH NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL GROUP. THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. >> HI, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. SO EXPLAIN TO US HOW THE NEW COVID VACCINES ARE DIFFERENT AND WHY WE NEED THEM. >> WELL, WE ALL KNOW THE THING FOR COVID CONTINUE HE CAN CHANGE OVER THE COURSE THE INFECTIONS. WE'VE HAD THE PAST 3 YEARS. SO THE NEW STRAIN CURRENTLY WITH THE NEW VACCINE, THE UPDATED ONE IS TARGETING THE TRAIN AP THAT TOO, WHICH IS A DESCENDANT OF THE OMICRON WHICH EVERYBODY PROBABLY KNOWS THE NAME. SO DEFINITELY GIVE THIS A LITTLE BETTER BOOTH AND FIGHT FOR THE UPCOMING WINTER SEASON. >> OKAY IN DR. GABRIEL, WE'RE CURIOUS WHO SHOULD GET THE COVID VACCINE AND HOW OFTEN DOES THE MAKER OF THE VACCINE MATTER? >> SO, MEGAN, THE NEXT REALLY DOES NOT FORMALLY. WE DO RECOMMEND IT. IF YOU STARTED WITH MODERNA TO TO TRY TO STICK WITH MODERNA. BUT THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE TEAM IS IF YOU START WITH PFIZER, YOU CAN CONTINUE TO TAKE THE FIGHT. THEIR BRAND. BUT THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS WHERE IF YOU FIND THE VACCINE, YOU CAN MIX AND MATCH. BUT WE DO RECOMMENDED FOR ALL AGES 6 MONTHS AND OLDER. >> SO, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE DO REMAIN SKEPTICAL OF ANY COVID VACCINE. THEY WORRY THAT ITS NEW ARE NOT PROPERLY TESTED. IT MAY NOT BE SAFE. AND THEN ALSO THEY WORRY ABOUT LONG-TERM EFFECTS THAT WE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT JUST YET. SO HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THOSE CONCERNS? >> THE BENEFIT OVERALL OUTWEIGHS THE ON THE WE'VE BEEN OVERALL, WE DO SEE THE NUMBERS AND THE APPLICATION RATE MOSTLY ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE UNVACCINATED. SO THEY DO CARRIER WE DO SEE A LOT OF BENEFIT WITH THAT VACCINATIONS AND IT HELPS A LOT WITH PROTECTION. DECREASE AUTHORIZATION AND MINIMIZING THAT GREAT. >> WE ARE APPROACHING FLU SEASON DOCTOR. SO PEOPLE PROBABLY WONDERING IS IT SAFE TO GET THE FLU SHOT AND THE COVID VACCINE AT THE SAME TIME? >> ABSOLUTELY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON NOT TO GIVE THEM. THEY ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT PATIENTS THAT TRY TO SEPARATE THEM ARE LESS LIKELY GET BOTH. WE DO RECOMMEND IF YOU'RE GOING IN FOR SHOT, MIGHT AS WELL GET BOTH TO GET YOUR PROTECTION FOR THE EVENT.

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