Capitol Heights Pharmacy in Denver has gotten several calls from people, who’ve already been boosted, asking if they’re eligible for another shot.
“There are people who are going out of the country. There’s people who are nervous. There’s people whose doctors are telling them, ‘Hey, you should get a second booster,’ but we can’t always do it,” said Carly Callan, a pharmacist at Capitol Heights Pharmacy.
Dr. Carrie Horn, Chief Medical Officer at National Jewish Health, says every nation has different circumstances. “We don’t know for sure if it’s truly the overall effect of the vaccine that’s waning or just the antibodies. We know that the antibody levels that you can draw in people’s blood is lower, but we’re still seeing a really good effect in terms of limited hospitalization, severe illness and death. That’s really the end game,” said Horn. “The third dose for this omicron surge has really done a good job of keeping people out of the hospital.