I asked my Kaiser doc when the next Covid boosters (5th shot) would be available. She said she has no word on that yet. What gives?
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#PaulOffit pens letter to #NEJM calling for immediate #end to #COVIDboosters

https://newstarget.com/2023-01-26-paul-offit-letter-nejm-end-covid-boosters.html

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https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-01-26-paul-offit-letter-nejm-end-covid-boosters.html

#TonyFauci and #AshishJha urge Americans to get new #bivalent #COVIDboosters

https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-11-29-fauci-jha-urge-americans-get-bivalent-boosters.html

#TonyFauci and #AshishJha urge Americans to get new #bivalent #COVIDboosters

https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-11-29-fauci-jha-urge-americans-get-bivalent-boosters.html

Mercado: We have to really collectively work together in our families and our homes to make sure that everyone gets the primary dose and those who are in A1-A3 get the boosters.

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Mercado: It's not enough for us to know the science but we also have to understand where the Philippines is in terms of vaccination.

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Mercado: There are changes in the definitions and the reasons behind these are that protection is waning and there are variants.

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Question: Alin ang magbibigay ng mas mataas na COVID-19 immunity?

Answer: COVID-19 booster.

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Reyes: 'Wag ka na maghintay kasi you don't know what will happen between now and when that new vaccine will come out.

Remember that your immunity is waning.

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Question: For those who are immunocompromised who have completed their primary doses, meron pa bang booster dose plans in this risk group?

Reyes: Yes, there's a first booster for the immunocompromised.

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Ligot: Messaging is important but we also have to look at context. What are the situations where people might be more receptive to receive our messages?

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Mercado: We have to articulate risk not from the point of view of an individual only. The household plays a very important role in the management or spread of disease.

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Mercado: Just saying that you need to do it is not the same as saying why you need to do it.

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Mercado: We need the stories of front liners and that they can be affected again.

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Ligot: The number one rule in communication is to listen first and understand before we speak. So let's find out why our colleagues are not leading by example and why only 1 out of 2 HCWs are getting boosted.

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Ligot: There needs to be a reframing. If we talk about 'fully-vaccinated' and we limit that to just getting your primary series done, "okay, mission accomplished na'ko," we have to reframe that.

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Guerrero: The immunity provided by the primary dose series is waning, therefore we really need the boosters.

It's more than just messaging, there has to be enabling policies.

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We will now move on to the question and answer portion of our webinar.

Feel free to type in your questions in the respective chat boxes.

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Guerrero: The goal is to achieve a wall of immunity--

- 90% primary series (general population)
- 50% booster (A1-A3)

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