Fromcorporate vaccinationmandates to booster shots forthose at risk, the U.S. is trying everything to keep COVID-19 at bay.
“We need to get this right.
We have the tools, and we need to effectively use those tools.”
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Do You Need a Booster Shot?
Im not sure that a Delta-specific vaccine will be necessary," she said.
“We know that the current vaccine works very well against the Delta variant.
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Experts emphasize that this bang out of vaccine mandate isn’t a new idea.
We see them in colleges and universities.
The Biden Administrations mandate [for vaccination] will hopefully help more people get vaccinated, Durbin added.
Roughly one-quarter of the United States population does not want to get vaccinated, Salmon noted.
Is There Legal Precedent for Mandates?
We have hundreds of millions of people who have received these vaccines, she said.
We can say these vaccines are incredibly safe.
Breakthrough Infections and Long COVID
Some vaccinated people are experiencing breakthrough infections despite being vaccinated.
These infections are, for the most part, mild to moderate in severity, Durbin said.
If You Had COVID-19, Should You Still Get Vaccinated?
People who have had COVID-19, and who therefore may have some natural immunity, should still get vaccinated.
We know that it’s possible for you to be reinfected after natural COVID infection,” Durbin said.
Experiencing lingering side effects, orlong COVID, is unlikely to occur with breakthrough infections, Durbin said.
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