Top virologist Dr. Fauci warns vaccinated people! You must avoid this at all costs!
Top virologist and White House advisor Dr. Fauci urges vaccinated people not to do this! Here’s the latest warning from the infectious disease expert.
Situation of pandemic still completely open
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The light at the end of the tunnel has appeared once again. COVID cases in the U.S. have declined by more than 7 percent in the past week, while hospitalizations are down 10 percent and deaths are down 9 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Unfortunately, White House COVID adviser Anthony Fauci, MD, recently told McClatchy that the state of the pandemic in this country is still a “mixed bag” as we enter the holiday season. To help bring those numbers down, the infectious disease expert offered some advice to vaccinated individuals.
“Don’t wait too long!”
According to Fauci, there is not yet enough data to determine if booster vaccinations are contributing to this drop in cases, but it is likely, based on the initial data from Israel. “I would expect that as we get people vaccinated more and more, the likelihood of reversing the downward trend becomes less and less,” he told McClatchy.
Fauci said new data on booster vaccination from Israel has provided even more clarity on whether or not people need additional vaccination now. A new study by scientists at Israel’s Clalit Research Institute found that starting one week after the third dose of a COVID vaccine, patients have a 92 percent lower risk of developing severe COVID, a 93 percent lower risk of COVID-related hospitalization and an 81 percent lower risk of COVID-related death. According to Fauci, the study, published Oct. 29 in The Lancet, suggests that if you’re vaccinated and eligible, you shouldn’t wait to get a booster.
Full vaccination with surprisingly high protection!
“The data are really impressive in terms of the difference and the protection you get in people who have been vaccinated versus just vaccinated,” he said. “People will make their own decision, but I think if you look at the data, if you qualify, you should get vaccinated.
Other experts have also warned vaccinated people to wait to get a booster shot. Jeremy Levin, MD, former chairman of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization and founder of Ovid Therapeutics, told Best Life that waiting to get a booster shot “increases the likelihood that the immunity acquired through the original vaccination will wane.”
You should act now!
And those at higher risk for severe COVID, such as older adults and people with underlying diseases, should definitely consider getting a booster shot before the colder weather rolls in, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, chief of the division of infectious diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, recently told The Washington Post. “Winter is just around the corner. We really want everyone to think about replenishing their antibodies, replenishing their tank before winter comes,” she said.
Fauci also said members of the White House COVID response team are currently considering whether a third vaccination with an mRNA vaccine or a second vaccination with Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine should be considered as a new, full vaccination or just a booster.
Much more lasting protection?
“It’s conceivable – although we won’t know until we prove it – that the third vaccination with an mRNA and the second vaccination with a J&J vaccine provide much more durable protection than the first two vaccinations, and that there is not the attenuation that we saw only with the first vaccination. We need to continue to monitor these people and let the data give us the answer,” he said.
Currently, more than 64 million adults in the U.S. are unvaccinated, according to Fauci. Those people should exercise caution during the holidays, but those who are fully vaccinated and receive their booster shots can relax a little more this year.
“Vaccinated people should look forward to spending the holidays with family and close friends,” Fauci said. “You want to know people’s status when you’re with them indoors, but if you’re vaccinated, you should look forward to spending the usual holiday time with family and close friends.”