CNN: Should those considering the Covid-19 booster get it now or wait until the new one is released in the fall?
Wen: This is a good question. At this point, most people can probably wait until the release of the updated booster, which federal health officials have said to expect around late September or early October. This new booster will target the XBB offshoots of Omicron, which are the now-dominant strains.
One group of people who might consider getting the booster sooner is those in the high-risk category who have not yet had their bivalent booster — the one that was released in the fall of 2022. If they have also not had Covid-19 in the last year or so, their immunity against severe illness has waned a lot. In consultation with their health care providers, they should consider getting the current bivalent booster now, and then, in five months or so, getting the new booster that targets XBB.
http://www.cnn.com/2023/08/02/health/coronavirus-summer-surge-booster-vaccine-wellness/index.html
Just what my doctor told me back in May about the current booster.
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