Experts in the U.S. say it is too soon to be thinking about a fourth dose.
cases in general are on the rise this holiday season, some nations have already rolled out fourth doses of a vaccine for its most vulnerable residents.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s office announced this month that adults ages 60 and older, the immunocompromised, and health care workers could receive a fourth dose if it had been at least four months since their third dose,Germany’s health minister Karl Lauterbach also announced recently that a fourth dose might be necessary to ward off the rapidly spreading Omicron variant.
But what about those in the U.S.? Should you get a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine even as the omicron variant that has been labeled a “variant of concern” has been spreading rapidly? Here is what the experts have to say.Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in a recent interview that it is too soon “to be talking about a fourth dose.
“When we see real-world data, will determine if the omicron is well covered by the third dose and for how long,”So, if you are thinking about getting a third or booster dose of the vaccine, it is a good idea. But it might be a good idea to wait before getting that fourth dose, unless you are 18 years of age or older and immunocompromised,
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