There's no time to waste.
on May 11 for the National Institutes of Health's proposed budget, Fauci, who also serves as the director of the NIH's National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases , was again asked about the future of the COVID pandemic, particularly in regards to coronavirus vaccinations. According to the infectious disease expert, much is still unknown about how many vaccines will be needed as time passes, but the answer should become clearer soon.
"I think some time in the middle of the summer, we're gonna know what the cadence is gonna be about how often we're gonna have to vaccinate people," Fauci said during the meeting. In the meantime, Fauci reiterated that there's one thing we know with absolute certainty: At least one booster is already necessary for vaccinated people."In the era of Omicron, it's very clear that a booster is needed," he said." at preventing severe COVID during Omicron's reign, having an 82 percent effectiveness against emergency department and urgent care visits and a 90 percent effectiveness against COVID-related hospitalizations.
But the effectiveness of one booster shot does start waning rather quickly, the infectious disease expert noted. According to the CDC, vaccine effectiveness of the third dose against hospitalization was"You then get an increased risk—particularly among the elderly and among those with underlying conditions—of hospitalizations and death," Fauci explained, which is why the CDC and the U.S.
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