Henry J. Cordes
Omaha World-Herald
It takes time for vaccines to build up immunity and the two authorized coronavirus vaccines both require two doses given several weeks apart to train the body s immune system. Source by: Stringr
Everett âBudâ Hopkinson didnât treat the shot he was about to get in his left arm as anything special.
âIâve had so damn many shots in my life,â the 88-year-old retired teacher said with a laugh.
But this shot was indeed notable: the second vaccination intended to protect the Papillion nursing home resident from contracting COVID-19. And if recent figures for new infections in Nebraskaâs nursing homes are any indication, those shots are proving effective in stopping spread of the deadly virus.