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.
Medical Experts Discuss Impact Of Flu Season Amid COVID-19 Concerns
Many people consider COVID-19 to be similar to the flu, and both are viruses, but when it comes to illness, there is a difference.
The hospitals are just beginning to get patients with the flu for this year, and they expect more in the coming weeks.
Oklahoma’s hospitals that are already near capacity for critical care anticipate more pressure to come as flu spreads in the state. At the moment, the CDC reports few cases of flu in the state, and only slightly more in other states, at rates “lower than usual for this time of year when it should begin to increase from infections picked up at Thanksgiving.
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