Studies show Pfizer, Moderna vaccine effective for at least six months
Dr. Michael Koren, who heads up local vaccine studies, said he thinks the vaccine could be effective for more than six months, possibly years. Author: Kailey Tracy Updated: 7:30 PM EDT April 7, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. If you ve received the COVID-19 vaccine, odds are you probably have taken that selfie afterwards. How long are the shots good for, though?
“I would say the immunity lasts for at least six months, Dr. Michael Koren, who heads up local Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccine trials, said. And there s no sign that it s [the efficacy] dropping off, he said.
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Koren said after you have COVID-19, your immune system is on overdrive, and by giving a vaccine, that further pushes your immune system. He said you may have intensified side effects for this reason.
“You’ll get side effects such as muscle aches, fever and chills, that are not related to infection, but to the fact that your immune system is on overdrive,” Koren said.
That’s why Koren said you need to give your immune system a break after infection.
More specifically, you should wait 90 days after infection.
In that time before receiving the vaccine, Koren said your body has antibodies from the virus. The vaccine would serve like a booster shot after 90 days.
Why some may be against getting the COVID-19 vaccine and why a local doctor says you shouldn t be
Dr. Michael Koren said he has seen people of all backgrounds reject the vaccine. He said he has full faith in the shot. Author: Kailey Tracy Updated: 10:24 PM EDT March 16, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Orlando Casanova walked out of the Regency vaccine site Monday eager to share he and his wife had just gotten their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. We re going out to eat, Casanova said.
Casanova said some of his friends are more hesitant to get the shot, though. They weren’t really sure how the medicine would affect them later on down the road, but like I told them, I said, You know, if you don’t get the shot, you could possibly die, Casanova said. I just think that they should very much consider it.
When could we see a vaccine for children?
The CEO of the Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research expects older teenagers will be able to get vaccinated in the summer. Author: Renata Di Gregorio Updated: 6:53 AM EDT March 16, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. When could we see a vaccine for children?
The CEO of the Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research expects older teenagers will be able to get vaccinated before the fall. The fall is when Dr. Anthony Fauci says to expect to know either way.
When it comes to vaccinating children of younger ages, that s where CEO of the Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research Dr. Michael Koren says things aren t black and white.
First Coast News reached out to all of the local health departments, and the only one who is currently expecting Johnson & Johnson doses is Duval County.