Last November, a COVID booster vaccine was administered. The updated vaccine that is now available was reformulated to target the recently circulating variants of omicron BA. 4 and BA. 5 of COVID-19, as well as the original strain.
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In particular, other people 65 and older and others with underlying medical conditions deserve to get the new recall, according to state epidemiologist Dean Sidelinger, to make sure they don’t become seriously ill or die.
Sidelinger says the immunity gained from your original COVID-19 vaccines, boosters, or infections decreases over time, and for other people in high-risk groups, reducing immunity could mean an increased risk of serious illness.
“Getting a higher dose of bivalent spice will now boost your immune system,” Sidelinger said. “It will prevent him from going to the hospital, it will prevent him from dying. “