recovered from acute illness and are out of isolation.
The ideal time to get boosted after a COVID-19 infection is at least three months after, according to the CDC.
How effective are the new boosters?
Scientists don’t have complete effectiveness data from the bivalent vaccines yet. However, they are believed to offer greater protection against COVID overall.
What are the side effects?
“Like other COVID vaccines, bivalent vaccines are reactogenic,” Dr. Fryhofer adds.
Fatigue, headache, muscle and joint aches, chills, nausea, vomiting and fever are the most common side effects, according to studies.
“There are some subtle differences in mutations between BA.1 and the BA.4, BA.5 spike protein sequences. However, experts do not anticipate any differences in safety or reactogenicity, based on these limited mutations,” she adds.
There are no reported cases of pericarditis or myocarditis, according to researchers.
Can I get a COVID booster and flu shot at the same time?
If you’re heading to get a booster, you’re probably are thinking about making it a one-stop shop and getting a flu shot as well. But is it safe? Yes, the CDC has said that it is completely safe to get a flu shot at the same time as any SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.
In fact, it is encouraged because the two viruses will be circulating at the same time.
In need of any other important vaccines? You can also get those at the same time as a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine or booster.
There’s just one exception according to Dr. Fryhofer: monkeypox. ACAM2000 and JYNNEOS are the two available vaccines for this disease. ACAM2000 has been linked to myocarditis, a heart condition associated with