Is it too late to get a call back?
Bernard Camins, medical director of infection prevention at Mount Sinai Health System, and Aaron Milstone, pediatric infectious disease specialist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, both said it was ‘never too late’ to get a booster Covid updated.
“Most data suggests that a full immune response to a vaccine dose can take 14 days, but some of our early data has shown that people can generate an antibody response within days,” Dr Milstone said. “You may be more protected in a few weeks, but there can be benefits already days after, so give yourself an early holiday gift by getting the boost.”
Dr. Camins said that because there isn’t good data on this aspect of boosters, it’s possible the booster will reach effectiveness before the 14-day mark. And, he said, with vaccines in abundance, it’s easy to get bitten quickly. “If you make an appointment today, it will work,” he said.
Is there anything else I can do to prepare my trip safely?
Experts suggest thinking about why you’re traveling and perhaps taking extra precautions. “We’re at the point where, for most people, these illnesses aren’t a personal threat if you’re healthy. At the same time, during the holidays, we often get together with the family and visit the most vulnerable people and the older family members in particular,” Dr Marr said.
Dr. Marr’s nuclear family will be spending the holidays with his elderly parents, so in an effort to minimize the chances of passing a disease to them, his family unit will take more precautions, such as not visiting crowded indoor spaces before their trip.
“We probably won’t be going to any restaurants for the week leading up, just to make sure we minimize our chances of getting a virus and bring it to them,” she said.
Influenza and seasonal respiratory viruses like RSV are also spread more easily through contaminated objects and hands, “so hand hygiene and cleaning/disinfecting high-touch surfaces is an important strategy,” Dr. Popescu. “Also a good reminder to avoid touching your face.”
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