Coronavirus FAQ: Is It A Big Deal If I Skip Or Delay 2nd Dose Of My COVID Vaccine?
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Coronavirus FAQ: Is It A Big Deal If I Skip Or Delay 2nd Dose Of My COVID Vaccine?
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I got my first dose, and now I feel invincible! Do I
really need to get the second shot?
Dr. Anthony Fauci devoted his segment of Friday s White House press briefing to the topic of second doses and summed it up like this: Get vaccinated, and if you re getting a two-dose regimen, make sure you get that second dose.
The good news is that the vast majority of Americans who got the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine are going back for their second dose. (Those who got Johnson & Johnson, of course, are home free after one shot.) New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 92% are getting both jabs.
Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel with everything you need to know about the country s COVID-19 status on America s Newsroom.
The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports more than 55% of American adults now have at least one dose of COVID-19vaccine, though recent findings estimated 8% of those are skipping their second appointments.
Dr. Gregory Poland, director of the Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group, told Fox News that the issue is likely less about vaccine hesitancy, and more that people are caught up in their busy lives. Whenever you require more than one dose, compliance drops, Poland said in an interview. People are busy, life is busy. I mean obviously, they got the first dose, they’re not anti-vaccine and then a variety of factors such as appointment bungles related to travel, but also media-driven misinformation that can take a toll on vaccination adherence, he said.