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In this week’s news that President Biden tested positive for COVID, many Americans naturally deal with the virus at the age of 79, and how much from vaccination, including two booster shots. I wonder if I am protected.
Do older Americans need to receive the first and second booster shots to protect them from COVID?
“COVID boosters are not only safe, they can also save lives,” Dr. David Culpeper, a general physician in Lexington, Kentucky, told Fox News Digital by email Thursday.
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“The benefits are unmistakable,” said Culpeper.
“If you look at how many people infected with COVID are currently experiencing mild symptoms, this is all. [the] A vaccine that teaches the immune system how to fight the virus. “
“It’s especially important for older people to get boosters because they’re relatively vulnerable to viruses compared to younger people,” he continued.
He said there was no risk to the elderly from boosters, except for “mild symptoms” after the injection.
“I got a second booster,” an 84-year-old man living in the Washington, DC area told Fox News Digital. “I’m more worried about viral complications at my age than the potential risk of vaccines.”
He also shared that after relaxing his mask routine over the past few months, he would “mask when he comes back to public.”
“It is especially important for older people to get boosters because they are relatively vulnerable to viruses compared to younger people.”
As reported by Fox News Digital at the time, President Biden received the first boost of the Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the White House on Monday, September 27, 2021.
As reported by Fox News Digital, Biden received a second booster vaccination against COVID on March 30, 2022.
“he [Biden] White House spokesman Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement Thursday that she had been fully vaccinated, had two boosts and experienced very mild symptoms. ”
“He started taking Paxrovid. According to the CDC guidelines, he is isolated in the White House, during which he continues to perform all his duties perfectly.”
The CDC recommended a second COVID booster shot to older Americans in March of this year.
“CDC is another mRNA that helps certain immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 who received the first booster at least four months ago to strengthen their defenses against severe disease, officials said in a statement. We are updating the recommendations to qualify for booster immunity. ” Illness due to COVID-19. “
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Despite the president being 79 years old, Biden’s chances of “serious consequences” from COVID are “less than a percent,” Dr. Nicole Saffia told Fox News Thursday. (Bidden will turn 80 in November of this year.)
Some Americans remain vigilant for vaccines that haven’t been proven for decades.
“I’m not vaccinated anymore,” a mother and grandmother in Scottsdale, Arizona told FoxNews Digital. “I was government compliant and got two vaccines, but these boosters are too far a bridge for me. These vaccines haven’t existed long enough.”
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She continued, “I’m healthy, and I don’t feel it [COVID] It’s already gambling. Anyone who has it these days says it resembles a terrible cold. “
Four New York fathers shared with FoxNews Digital and said they wouldn’t get a booster shot of COVID-19 anymore.
He said he was already double-baked and had one more booster shot.
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“I ended up with a booster and a shot,” he shared his personal opinion.
“My doctor taught me a booster [today] The effect is only 30%. “
He also said, “If I get a COVID, I’m told to tell my doctor and he gives me the right medicine. Then I catch a cold for about 3 days.”