booster vaccination for covid-19 mountains of evidence tell us these shots are safe, effective, and dramatically shrink the odds of severe disease or death from covid. all americans should speak with their doctors and get vaccinated >> dr. patel, there is a 79-year-old. he has just gotten his shot, and that means that presumably, he sat for about 15 minutes after the shot to make sure that there was no immediate reaction to it. this is not a test of what the side effects are for him or what they might be over the next 24 hours, but there he is, able to go about his business in the senate after that third shot >> yeah, and lawrence, that's generally what we would expect but i will say this. if you -- i don't think it's a bad idea to schedule -- i tell my patients this go ahead and schedule that booster shot when you know you might be able to take it easy or