COVID infections remain high. Public health experts say COVID boosters are recommended for certain people, but others may wait for newer one.
, a newsletter rundown of the most important news, delivered every Monday and Thursday.“Beginning July 31, University Health pharmacies will temporarily pause administering the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine,” said University Health spokeswoman Andrea Wazir in a statement. “This is due to nationwide preparations for an updated 2024-2025 vaccine formula expected this fall.”
Keep in mind that if you do get the current booster, you may have to wait up to three months before you can get the updated vaccine, said Dr. Jason Bowling, director of hospital epidemiology for University Health and professor at UT Health San Antonio. “People should get this new vaccine when it becomes available, obviously the problem is that we’re seeing the cases go up now, so people should try to protect themselves,” Bowling said in a recent interview with the San Antonio Report. The updated COVID vaccine targets the strains circulating now, better, Bowling said.
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