People who have received the coronavirus vaccine are wondering if it鈥檚 time for a booster.
鈥淢y name is Don Albanese. I live in Cuyahoga Falls, and I鈥檓 76. I was wondering if it would be a good idea鈥攁nd if I could鈥攇et a Johnson & Johnson shot as a backup for the Pfizer shots I had.鈥�
Stark County Medical Director Dr. Maureen Ahmann said while that鈥檚 certainly doable, there鈥檚 no evidence that it would be useful.
鈥淭here is a caveat with that. There are a lot of travelers who are returning, who have been abroad, and maybe have gotten a vaccine that's not currently approved in the United States. And then it is actually recommended to get one of the currently approved vaccines,鈥� Ahmann said.
She added they鈥檙e also watching the latest case numbers, which have been increasing in Ohio.
鈥淲e are not seeing our hospitalization numbers and our death rate going up in vaccinated people," she said.
And of the vaccinated people who do contract coronavirus, Ahmann said their symptoms are much less severe than in unvaccinated people.
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