CDC: Vaccine Protection Tumbling For Older Americans, Still Work Vy Well For Younger People, Boosts

[appalachiablue]

- Business Insider, Sept. 10, 2021.

The CDC released new data Friday suggesting that elderly adults don't have the same protection against hospitalization as others.

- According to one study, vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization is only 75% among adults 75+, while it is 90% in under 75s.
- The reports, taken together, provide a compelling case for booster shots for older Americans.
- US health officials are releasing new data that suggests older adults should start lining up for booster shots in just a matter of weeks.

On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared two new data sets showing that the immunity people over age 65 got from their initial COVID-19 vaccines is possibly starting to wane. The drop offs are most stark in people aged 75 and up, who, according to one CDC report, are increasingly at risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19, even when fully vaccinated.

Taken together, the reports suggest that the vaccines are still doing very well at their primary job of keeping people under the age of 65 alive and out of the hospital - but for older people vaccine protection is not as strong.

The reports provide an argument for offering boosters to older Americans soon. They also suggest that, although more than 80% of adults over 65 are already fully vaccinated, that may not be enough to protect them from severe disease. The reports studied how well vaccines prevent severe disease and hospitalization...

Read More,
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-cdc-says-vaccine-protection-is-tumbling-for-older-americans-though-they-still-work-very-well-for-younger-people/ar-AAOiUK1

- NPR, Unvaccinated People 11 Times More Likely To Die Of COVID, New Research Finds, 9/10/21
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/10/1036023973/covid-19-unvaccinated-deaths-11-times-more-likely

[Wingus Dingus]

1. Older people (70's and up) just do not mount as effective

a response with vaccinations, as I understand it. They have different flu vaccine formulations for older people, for example.

[appalachiablue]

2. Same as I've read. I didn't know there's a senior flu shot

but it makes sense.

[slightlv]

3. This will be my first year

for the stronger flu formulation; hubby's second year. He's tolerated it well. I hope we can also get our Moderna boosters at the same time. Our anniversary is on the 21 of this month. I can't think of a better present we could give each other right now! (My needs are very simple. Life for both of us continuing together is our most basic need.)

[Wingus Dingus]

4. Aww..

[samnsara]

6. last year was my very first flu shot and im 71..i will get another one this year as well.....

..just got my Pfizer booster last night. Some muscle soreness, but no big deal.

[tanyev]

5. Plus, they were the first ones to get vaccinated.

If they got vaccinated in January, it's been 9 months now.

[Wingus Dingus]

8. Yes, true, I forgot about that.