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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12:20 p.m. October 20: \u003c/strong>The San Francisco Department of Public Health has announced it will end the city’s state of emergency around monkeypox (MPX) on October 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF health officials said that MPX cases “have slowed to less than one case per day,” and that more than 27,000 city residents have now received the MPX vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco originally declared this public health emergency for MPX back in July, and was the first U.S. city to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post (\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11923658/donde-vacuna-contra-viruela-del-mono\">leer en español\u003c/a>):\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Several public health organizations, including the California Department of Public Health, have chosen to refer to monkeypox as “MPX” (pronounced “em-pox”) with the aim of \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2022-08-26/many-say-the-name-is-racist-so-what-do-you-call-monkeypox\">reducing homophobic and racial stigma surrounding the virus\u003c/a>. For the rest of this story, we use “MPX” for these reasons, except in direct quotes or other cases where it would confuse readers.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Looking for facts about MPX, information on MPX symptoms or MPX case numbers?\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11919070/monkeypox-in-the-bay-area-from-symptoms-to-how-to-find-a-vaccine-heres-what-we-know\"> Read our full guide to MPX in the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#wheremonkeypoxvaccinenearme\">Where can I find an MPX vaccine near me in the Bay Area?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#whatismonkeypoxvaccine\">What is the MPX vaccine?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#whomonkeypoxvaccine\">Who can get the MPX vaccine?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#whenmonkeypoxvaccine\">When should I get an MPX vaccine?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#smallpoxvaccinechild\">If I got a smallpox vaccine, am I protected against MPX?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#treatment\">What other treatment options are currently available?\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Anyone can get MPX. Right now, the MPX outbreak in the United States \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/monkeypox-public-health-advice-for-men-who-have-sex-with-men\">is particularly affecting communities of gay and bisexual men\u003c/a>, and men who have sex with men. The World Health Organization notes that \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news/item/25-05-2022-monkeypox--public-health-advice-for-gay--bisexual-and-other-men-who-have-sex-with-men\">trans people and gender-diverse people “may also be more vulnerable in the context of the current outbreak.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most recent update: San Francisco health officials announced last week that they were expanding \u003ca href=\"#whomonkeypoxvaccine\">eligibility for the MPX vaccine\u003c/a>. As of September 6, \u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">all\u003c/i> gay and bisexual men, and all trans people, in San Francisco can get an MPX vaccine. Additionally, all men who have sex with men or with trans people can get a vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Previously, these communities had only been eligible for the vaccine in SF if they’d had multiple sexual partners in the past 14 days. Read more about \u003ca href=\"#whomonkeypoxvaccine\">who’s currently eligible to get the MPX vaccine in the Bay Area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another update in San Francisco: The SF Department of Public Health’s vaccine sites are now moving forward with offering second doses of the MPX vaccine to people who are 28 days out from their first dose. Other Bay Area counties will also start offering second doses this week. Previously, second doses were strategically delayed to extend supplies of first doses, amid low vaccine supply from the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless, we know this process can be a daunting or worrying one, especially if you’re trying to find a vaccine because you’ve been potentially exposed to the virus. We’ll update this guide to finding an MPX vaccine near you whenever we get new information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Please be aware that because supply and availability change fast, \u003ca href=\"#wheremonkeypoxvaccinenearme\">the locations or organizations we’ve listed below as offering MPX vaccines\u003c/a> may not have vaccines at a given time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several public health bodies, including the California Department of Public Health and the San Francisco Department of Public Health, have chosen to refer to the virus as “MPX” to address concerns that \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2022-08-26/many-say-the-name-is-racist-so-what-do-you-call-monkeypox\">the original name furthers both racist and homophobic stigma\u003c/a> around the disease and those who contract it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In speech, MPX is usually pronounced “em-pox,” or the initials “em-pee-ecks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may often see “monkeypox” on first usage, and “MPX” thereafter throughout an article or a resource from a public agency. Some official resources may also use “MPOX”. Rest assured these names are referring to the same disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t see your question answered below, or in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11919070/monkeypox-in-the-bay-area-from-symptoms-to-how-to-find-a-vaccine-heres-what-we-know\">our guide to MPX symptoms and how the virus spreads\u003c/a>? \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxquestions\">Send us your question and tell us what to cover.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"whatismonkeypoxvaccine\">\u003c/a>What is the MPX vaccine, and how is it given?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The MPX vaccine being offered in the U.S. right now is called Jynneos, and it’s produced in Denmark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This vaccine is also used to prevent smallpox, because the MPX virus is related to the smallpox virus (although it’s generally less severe and far less contagious than smallpox). You might also assume MPX is related to chickenpox — it isn’t.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jynneos was originally only available for people age 18 and older, but on August 9, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) that allows providers to also \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/monkeypox-update-fda-authorizes-emergency-use-jynneos-vaccine-increase-vaccine-supply\">give the MPX vaccine to young people aged under 18\u003c/a> who are “determined to be at high risk” of MPX infection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re \u003ca href=\"#whomonkeypoxvaccine\">eligible for the MPX vaccine\u003c/a>, there are two scenarios in which you can get the vaccine:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you have a confirmed or suspected exposure to MPX \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this case, the vaccine is given in the hope of preventing onset of the disease, or at least reducing the symptoms. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html\">This approach is called post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP.\u003c/a> Read more about \u003ca href=\"#whenmonkeypoxvaccine\">when the MPX vaccine is most effective as PEP\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you haven’t necessarily had a confirmed or suspected exposure to MPX, but you’re still considered high-risk for contracting it\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this case, the vaccine is given in the hope of preventing onset of MPX. Initially, Jynneos was \u003cem>only\u003c/em> offered to people with a confirmed or suspected exposure, so this approach is a recent update to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s strategy for MPX vaccination. This approach is being called \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html\">outbreak response MPX vaccine post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP++\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lab workers who frequently handle virus samples are also being offered the MPX vaccine. In this case, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html\">the approach is called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jump to \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#whomonkeypoxvaccine\">who is currently eligible to get the MPX vaccine. \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How many shots of MPX vaccine will I get?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The MPX vaccine is usually administered in two doses, 28 days apart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Starting September 6, San Francisco will begin offering appointments for second doses to people who are at least 28 days out from their first dose. Other Bay Area counties may already be offering second doses. \u003ca href=\"#whomonkeypoxvaccine\">Check your county’s information in our list. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Previously, second doses of the MPX vaccine were held back and delayed by some health jurisdictions, due to the low supply of vaccine doses from the federal government. At \u003ca href=\"#wheremonkeypoxvaccinenearme\">San Francisco’s walk-in MPX vaccine clinic at Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG)\u003c/a>, some patients were originally told by hospital staff that their second shot could safely be delayed as long as two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF Health Officer Dr. Susan Philip has said that there’s “no harm” in getting your second dose of Jynneos beyond that 28-day mark, and that delaying second doses for some people while supply is low “will allow us to use our vaccine most efficiently.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease specialist at UCSF Medical Center confirms that “it is indeed safe not to get a second dose of the vaccine at 28 days on time, and that “some data suggests that waiting as long as two years may be OK.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of course we will likely not have to wait that long,” said Chin-Hong, but he encourages you to think of that second MPX vaccine more as a booster. “The first dose is really good (85%-90% protection after four days) and equivalent to two doses of an mRNA vaccine for COVID.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re immunocompromised, you still might be eligible to receive a second dose even if your county is still prioritizing first doses. The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), for example, continued to offer this second dose to people “who have moderate to severe immune compromise as they may not develop immunity after just one dose.” SFDPH says this group includes “people on active cancer treatment, people who are taking medicine to suppress the immune system, and people with advanced or untreated HIV infection, among other conditions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"whomonkeypoxvaccine\">\u003c/a>Who can get an MPX vaccine?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of September 6, the San Francisco Department of Public Health has expanded access to the Jynneos vaccine to \u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">all\u003c/i> gay and bisexual men, and all trans people. Additionally, all men who have sex with men or with trans people can get a vaccine. Previously, folks in these communities had to attest to having had multiple sexual partners in the previous 14 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Jynneos vaccine is also being offered in SF to San Franciscans who:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Are sex workers of any sexual orientation/gender.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Have been identified as a close contact of someone who has MPX (suspected or confirmed).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Have received a notification from a venue or event of a potential exposure to someone who has MPX (suspected or confirmed).\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The vaccine is also being offered to SF lab workers who routinely handle MPX virus samples or any clinician who has a high risk of occupational exposure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eligibility for the MPX vaccine may differ from county to county. Check your county’s current MPX vaccine guidelines, but bear in mind that some counties have more robust information and resources available around MPX than others:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox-vaccine\">San Francisco city and county MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://monkeypox.wpengine.com/\">Alameda County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://publichealth.sccgov.org/disease-information/monkeypox\">Santa Clara County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smchealth.org/post/monkeypox-information-guidance\">San Mateo County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/monkeypox/\">Contra Costa County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/monkeypox\">Marin County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/bureaus/communicable_disease/monkeypox.asp\">Solano County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/3340/Monkeypox\">Napa County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/health-and-human-services/health-services/divisions/public-health/disease-control/diseases-and-conditions/monkeypox\">Sonoma County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>Do I need a positive MPX test to get an MPX vaccine?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>No, you do not need to test positive for MPX to get an MPX vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Testing for MPX is limited right now, and you may need to meet certain criteria to get an MPX test — San Francisco, for example, still says that \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox-faq\">SF residents must have a rash or spots present to get an MPX test\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"whenmonkeypoxvaccine\">\u003c/a>When should I get an MPX vaccine?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html\">The CDC recommends that the MPX vaccine be given to a person within four days\u003c/a> of the date they were exposed to MPX , for the best chance of preventing onset of the disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If a person gets the vaccine between four and 14 days of being exposed, the vaccine may reduce the symptoms of MPX , but may not prevent the disease altogether. Timeliness is thus another reason it’s important to stay vigilant for possible exposure to MPX and watch for symptoms — and to act quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve been to an event or a party recently where you had close contact with other attendees, it’s important to look out for any messages from organizers or other people present about potential MPX exposure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Getting a first shot of the MPX vaccine after you’ve been exposed to the virus can both help prevent the disease from developing and reduce symptoms if it does develop — but how effective the vaccine is can depend on how quickly you get it after exposure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11919070 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57170_GettyImages-1401390462-qut-1038x576.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"wheremonkeypoxvaccinenearme\">\u003c/a>If I’m eligible, where can I find an MPX vaccine?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Supplies of the MPX vaccine in the Bay Area are distributed directly from the California Dept. of Public Health, who get their supply from the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re experiencing the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11919070/monkeypox-in-the-bay-area-from-symptoms-to-how-to-find-a-vaccine-heres-what-we-know#monkeypoxsymptoms\">symptoms of MPX\u003c/a>, or you’ve been informed you could have been exposed to MPX, you should contact a health care provider right away. A health care provider can (hopefully) help you navigate this process, talk about any additional risk factors you might have and also tell you whether you’re eligible for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11919070/monkeypox-in-the-bay-area-from-symptoms-to-how-to-find-a-vaccine-heres-what-we-know#monkeypoxtreatment\">some of the MPX treatments currently available\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have health insurance, reach out to your provider as soon as you can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can now \u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/\">make an appointment for an MPX vaccine\u003c/a>, whether it’s your first or your second dose, through \u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/\">the state of California’s My Turn site\u003c/a>. (You may be more familiar with My Turn as the place to make appointments for COVID-19 vaccines — and now the California Department of Public Heath has added the MPX vaccine to the list of vaccines you can use the site to obtain, which also includes the flu vaccine.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, Kaiser Permanente has received MPX vaccines and is currently offering them to both Kaiser members and nonmembers. You can make an appointment by calling the health provider’s direct monkeypox vaccination line at (415) 833-9999. A staff member will take your call and ask whether you are experiencing symptoms or were recently in contact with someone with a confirmed case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UCSF is also offering vaccines to those who are currently eligible — and you do not need to be a UCSF patient or have insurance to schedule an appointment. You can visit the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucsfhealth.org/clinics/monkeypox-vaccines-at-ucsf\">UCSF MPX vaccines webpage\u003c/a> for instructions on how to make an appointment using UCSF’s MyChart portal. Vaccines are administered at the 3333 California Street site in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don’t have health insurance, contact your county’s public health department to ask for their guidance:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>San Francisco:\u003c/strong> The city’s public health department says residents can make an appointment for an MPX vaccine, as supplies allow, at \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/mpx\">sf.gov/mpx\u003c/a>. Uninsured residents can also go to the walk-in vaccination clinic at ZSFG, \u003ca href=\"#ZSFG\">more information on that below.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Alameda County:\u003c/strong> Eligible residents who don’t have health insurance can contact the county health department directly at monkeypox@acgov.org. You can also see \u003ca href=\"https://monkeypox.wpengine.com/vaccine/\">upcoming vaccination clinics using the county’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara County:\u003c/strong> Santa Clara has set up an electronic vaccination form for residents to request an appointment at county vaccine clinics. \u003ca href=\"https://vax.sccgov.org/\">Access the form here.\u003c/a> You can also contact the county’s MPX call center at (408) 970-2200, from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Uninsured residents can request treatment with the \u003ca href=\"https://chpscc.org/member-clinics/\">county’s community clinics\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa County:\u003c/strong> Contra Costa Public Health has set up an electronic form for residents to request an appointment. \u003ca href=\"http://mpxvaccine.cchealth.org/\">Make an appointment here.\u003c/a> You can also call health officials at (925) 313-6740 or \u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/centers-clinics/\">reach out to the county’s community clinics\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sonoma County:\u003c/strong> Residents can call (707) 565-4568 or reach out to one of the \u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/health-and-human-services/health-services/divisions/public-health/disease-control/immunizations/community-clinics\">county’s community clinics\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>San Mateo County:\u003c/strong> Uninsured residents can make an appointment using \u003ca href=\"https://www.smchealth.org/monkeypoxvax\">the county’s electronic registration form\u003c/a>. You can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.smchealth.org/smmc-find-location\">reach out to one of the county’s community clinics\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Solano County:\u003c/strong> Residents can call (707) 784-8001 or reach out to one of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/fhs/primary_care_clinics/default.asp\">county’s community clinics\u003c/a>. You can also see a \u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/bureaus/communicable_disease/monkeypox.asp\">list of upcoming community vaccination sites on the county’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Marin County:\u003c/strong> Uninsured residents can reach out to one of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/community-resource-guide/marin-community-clinics-5-locations-larkspur-novato-san-rafael\">county’s community clinics\u003c/a>. You can also see a \u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/monkeypox\">list of upcoming community vaccination sites on the county’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Napa County:\u003c/strong> Residents can call (707) 253-4270 or reach out to one of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.rchc.net/napa-county-health-centers/\">county’s community clinics\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Department of Public Health recommends that if you live in the city and you don’t have a provider, or have difficulty scheduling an appointment, you can be seen at SF City Clinic at 7th Street (628-217-6600) or at Strut at 470 Castro Street (415-581-1600).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"ZSFG\">\u003c/a>Currently, there is only one walk-in vaccination site that doesn’t require an appointment in San Francisco, located at ZSFG Learning Center at 1001 Potrero Avenue. Its usual hours of operation during the week are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you’re visiting the ZSFG site on a day it’s open, look for Building 30; the clinic will be on the second floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Please note that this walk-in clinic has frequently been closed at short notice due to lack of supply, so it’s important to check that the site is still open before you visit. You can usually find the latest updates about the ZSFG clinic’s status on the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SF_DPH\">San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Twitter feed\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco AIDS Foundation has a waitlist to receive the vaccine with Magnet, the organization’s sexual health clinic. You can call (415) 581-1600 or \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBxNb__0J6JSfa02xK_fz7_56OLt9PgXuavpOVRdiP9AK0Rg/viewform\">access the waitlist here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxquestions\">Send us your questions about MPX and tell us what to cover.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"smallpoxvaccinechild\">\u003c/a>If I got a smallpox vaccine years ago, am I protected from MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Routine vaccination against smallpox in the U.S. ended in 1972. But if you received a smallpox vaccine before that time, you may be wondering whether it now affords you any protection against MPX, given that the MPX virus is related to the smallpox virus (although it’s generally less severe and far less contagious than smallpox).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Susan Philip, San Francisco’s health officer, says that being vaccinated against smallpox “would have some cross-protection” against MPX, and that “it does seem that people who have been vaccinated against smallpox in the past have partial protection, so they may not have as severe a case” of MPX.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you got your smallpox vaccine pre-1972, would you still have some immunity against MPX? Right now, that still seems uncertain. Andrea McCollum, the poxvirus epidemiology team lead in the CDC’s division of high-consequence pathogens and pathology, said “\u003ca href=\"https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/19/a-cdc-expert-answers-questions-on-monkeypox/\">this is something we really haven’t teased out in individuals who had [smallpox] vaccination 50 years prior, 60 years prior\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Philip stresses that since a historic smallpox vaccine “may not be full protection” against MPX, the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the CDC recommend that even if you got a smallpox vaccine as a kid, you should definitely seek out an MPX vaccine if you’re exposed to MPX, to get “the fullest protection possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11920570\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11920570\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A person's hand holds up a prescription pill cartridge labeled "Tecovirimat."\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">TPOXX (also known as Tecovirimat or ST-246) is being used to treat those experiencing severe MPX. The FDA approved Tecovirimat to treat smallpox in 2018. \u003ccite>(Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"treatment\">\u003c/a>What other forms of treatment are available?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The MPX vaccine can act as a sort of treatment, but only when someone receives it shortly after exposure, says Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist at UCSF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you got a vaccine shortly after exposure — some people think within four days — it can impact and stop you from getting disease, even though you might have been exposed to an infection,” he said. “If you get the vaccine within 14 days of exposure, even though you might get the rash or disease, it will reduce your symptoms.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the MPX vaccine is not the only treatment currently available. Some physicians are administering the drug TPOXX (also known as Tecovirimat or ST-246) to patients experiencing severe monkeypox symptoms. Tecovirimat is usually a two-week treatment and can be administered either through a capsule or an intravenous injection. The drug works by making it harder for the virus to infect new cells, therefore limiting the infection growth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most people will get better on their own, but some people will require treatment,” said Dr. Chin-Hong of UCSF. Those considered for treatment include immunocompromised people, pregnant people and children younger than 8 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who don’t have those particular risk factors but still develop severe MPX also can receive treatment, Chin-Hong says. This includes those who develop extensive oral disease, as that makes it very difficult to eat and drink. “It’s like having a bunch of ulcers in your mouth,” he said. Those who develop the disease extensively in the rectal area or near the eyes also can receive treatment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11920569\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11920569\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A person empties out the pills from a prescription pill cartridge on to their other hand.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">TPOXX works by making it harder for the virus to infect new cells, therefore limiting the infection growth. Physicians point out that immunocompromised people, pregnant people and children under 8 who test positive for MPX would be considered for treatment. \u003ccite>(Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>TPOXX has only been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat smallpox infections. The CDC, however, does allow for physicians to prescribe TPOXX for MPX treatment through a process called “expanded access investigational new drug protocol.” A physician will need to submit an application to the FDA and the patient must be willing to sign an informed consent form.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s Dr. Philip says city health officials are partnering with health providers to “expand access for people throughout the city, whether they’re affiliated with the health system or not” but adds that it is up to the CDC to streamline the process for physicians to request TPOXX.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Something else patients should consider is talking to their physician about any pain they may be feeling, and where. Some MPX patients \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/health/lesions-debilitating-pain-monkeypox-experience\">have described the pain from the rashes as “inescapable.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are many options available that can alleviate, or at least reduce, the pain you may be feeling if you have MPX. Physicians can prescribe treatment that can respond to the pain associated with lesions, which may show up on a patient’s face, arms, mouth, or genital or rectal area, says UCSF’s Dr. Chin-Hong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Treatment is not only about vaccines and drugs. Treatment is also about what specific symptoms the patient’s having,” he said. “So make sure that you ask your health care professional to help you because there may be things that can help make you feel less pain.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"monkeypoxquestions\">\u003c/a>What other questions do you have about MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Do you have more questions about monkeypox and can’t find an answer in this post, or in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11919070/monkeypox-in-the-bay-area-from-symptoms-to-how-to-find-a-vaccine-heres-what-we-know\">our guide to MPX symptoms and how the virus spreads\u003c/a>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can use the box below to submit your question. What you send us will make our reporting on MPX stronger, and help us decide what to cover here on our site and on KQED Public Radio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Please know that we can’t reach back out directly to everyone who asks a question, and we can’t give out individual medical advice. If you’re concerned about MPX or another health matter, we urge you to reach out to your health care provider, or a local community clinic if you don’t have insurance. (\u003ca href=\"#wheremonkeypoxvaccinenearme\">See our list of community clinics in your county.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"9840\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/9840.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12:20 p.m. October 20: \u003c/strong>The San Francisco Department of Public Health has announced it will end the city’s state of emergency around monkeypox (MPX) on October 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF health officials said that MPX cases “have slowed to less than one case per day,” and that more than 27,000 city residents have now received the MPX vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco originally declared this public health emergency for MPX back in July, and was the first U.S. city to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post (\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11923658/donde-vacuna-contra-viruela-del-mono\">leer en español\u003c/a>):\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Several public health organizations, including the California Department of Public Health, have chosen to refer to monkeypox as “MPX” (pronounced “em-pox”) with the aim of \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2022-08-26/many-say-the-name-is-racist-so-what-do-you-call-monkeypox\">reducing homophobic and racial stigma surrounding the virus\u003c/a>. For the rest of this story, we use “MPX” for these reasons, except in direct quotes or other cases where it would confuse readers.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Looking for facts about MPX, information on MPX symptoms or MPX case numbers?\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11919070/monkeypox-in-the-bay-area-from-symptoms-to-how-to-find-a-vaccine-heres-what-we-know\"> Read our full guide to MPX in the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#wheremonkeypoxvaccinenearme\">Where can I find an MPX vaccine near me in the Bay Area?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#whatismonkeypoxvaccine\">What is the MPX vaccine?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#whomonkeypoxvaccine\">Who can get the MPX vaccine?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#whenmonkeypoxvaccine\">When should I get an MPX vaccine?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#smallpoxvaccinechild\">If I got a smallpox vaccine, am I protected against MPX?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#treatment\">What other treatment options are currently available?\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Anyone can get MPX. Right now, the MPX outbreak in the United States \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/monkeypox-public-health-advice-for-men-who-have-sex-with-men\">is particularly affecting communities of gay and bisexual men\u003c/a>, and men who have sex with men. The World Health Organization notes that \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news/item/25-05-2022-monkeypox--public-health-advice-for-gay--bisexual-and-other-men-who-have-sex-with-men\">trans people and gender-diverse people “may also be more vulnerable in the context of the current outbreak.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most recent update: San Francisco health officials announced last week that they were expanding \u003ca href=\"#whomonkeypoxvaccine\">eligibility for the MPX vaccine\u003c/a>. As of September 6, \u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">all\u003c/i> gay and bisexual men, and all trans people, in San Francisco can get an MPX vaccine. Additionally, all men who have sex with men or with trans people can get a vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Previously, these communities had only been eligible for the vaccine in SF if they’d had multiple sexual partners in the past 14 days. Read more about \u003ca href=\"#whomonkeypoxvaccine\">who’s currently eligible to get the MPX vaccine in the Bay Area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another update in San Francisco: The SF Department of Public Health’s vaccine sites are now moving forward with offering second doses of the MPX vaccine to people who are 28 days out from their first dose. Other Bay Area counties will also start offering second doses this week. Previously, second doses were strategically delayed to extend supplies of first doses, amid low vaccine supply from the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless, we know this process can be a daunting or worrying one, especially if you’re trying to find a vaccine because you’ve been potentially exposed to the virus. We’ll update this guide to finding an MPX vaccine near you whenever we get new information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Please be aware that because supply and availability change fast, \u003ca href=\"#wheremonkeypoxvaccinenearme\">the locations or organizations we’ve listed below as offering MPX vaccines\u003c/a> may not have vaccines at a given time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several public health bodies, including the California Department of Public Health and the San Francisco Department of Public Health, have chosen to refer to the virus as “MPX” to address concerns that \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2022-08-26/many-say-the-name-is-racist-so-what-do-you-call-monkeypox\">the original name furthers both racist and homophobic stigma\u003c/a> around the disease and those who contract it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In speech, MPX is usually pronounced “em-pox,” or the initials “em-pee-ecks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may often see “monkeypox” on first usage, and “MPX” thereafter throughout an article or a resource from a public agency. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"whatismonkeypoxvaccine\">\u003c/a>What is the MPX vaccine, and how is it given?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The MPX vaccine being offered in the U.S. right now is called Jynneos, and it’s produced in Denmark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This vaccine is also used to prevent smallpox, because the MPX virus is related to the smallpox virus (although it’s generally less severe and far less contagious than smallpox). You might also assume MPX is related to chickenpox — it isn’t.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jynneos was originally only available for people age 18 and older, but on August 9, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) that allows providers to also \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/monkeypox-update-fda-authorizes-emergency-use-jynneos-vaccine-increase-vaccine-supply\">give the MPX vaccine to young people aged under 18\u003c/a> who are “determined to be at high risk” of MPX infection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re \u003ca href=\"#whomonkeypoxvaccine\">eligible for the MPX vaccine\u003c/a>, there are two scenarios in which you can get the vaccine:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you have a confirmed or suspected exposure to MPX \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this case, the vaccine is given in the hope of preventing onset of the disease, or at least reducing the symptoms. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html\">This approach is called post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP.\u003c/a> Read more about \u003ca href=\"#whenmonkeypoxvaccine\">when the MPX vaccine is most effective as PEP\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you haven’t necessarily had a confirmed or suspected exposure to MPX, but you’re still considered high-risk for contracting it\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this case, the vaccine is given in the hope of preventing onset of MPX. Initially, Jynneos was \u003cem>only\u003c/em> offered to people with a confirmed or suspected exposure, so this approach is a recent update to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s strategy for MPX vaccination. This approach is being called \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html\">outbreak response MPX vaccine post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP++\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lab workers who frequently handle virus samples are also being offered the MPX vaccine. In this case, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html\">the approach is called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jump to \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#whomonkeypoxvaccine\">who is currently eligible to get the MPX vaccine. \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How many shots of MPX vaccine will I get?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The MPX vaccine is usually administered in two doses, 28 days apart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Starting September 6, San Francisco will begin offering appointments for second doses to people who are at least 28 days out from their first dose. Other Bay Area counties may already be offering second doses. \u003ca href=\"#whomonkeypoxvaccine\">Check your county’s information in our list. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Previously, second doses of the MPX vaccine were held back and delayed by some health jurisdictions, due to the low supply of vaccine doses from the federal government. At \u003ca href=\"#wheremonkeypoxvaccinenearme\">San Francisco’s walk-in MPX vaccine clinic at Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG)\u003c/a>, some patients were originally told by hospital staff that their second shot could safely be delayed as long as two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF Health Officer Dr. Susan Philip has said that there’s “no harm” in getting your second dose of Jynneos beyond that 28-day mark, and that delaying second doses for some people while supply is low “will allow us to use our vaccine most efficiently.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease specialist at UCSF Medical Center confirms that “it is indeed safe not to get a second dose of the vaccine at 28 days on time, and that “some data suggests that waiting as long as two years may be OK.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of course we will likely not have to wait that long,” said Chin-Hong, but he encourages you to think of that second MPX vaccine more as a booster. “The first dose is really good (85%-90% protection after four days) and equivalent to two doses of an mRNA vaccine for COVID.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re immunocompromised, you still might be eligible to receive a second dose even if your county is still prioritizing first doses. The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), for example, continued to offer this second dose to people “who have moderate to severe immune compromise as they may not develop immunity after just one dose.” SFDPH says this group includes “people on active cancer treatment, people who are taking medicine to suppress the immune system, and people with advanced or untreated HIV infection, among other conditions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"whomonkeypoxvaccine\">\u003c/a>Who can get an MPX vaccine?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of September 6, the San Francisco Department of Public Health has expanded access to the Jynneos vaccine to \u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">all\u003c/i> gay and bisexual men, and all trans people. Additionally, all men who have sex with men or with trans people can get a vaccine. Previously, folks in these communities had to attest to having had multiple sexual partners in the previous 14 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Jynneos vaccine is also being offered in SF to San Franciscans who:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Are sex workers of any sexual orientation/gender.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Have been identified as a close contact of someone who has MPX (suspected or confirmed).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Have received a notification from a venue or event of a potential exposure to someone who has MPX (suspected or confirmed).\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The vaccine is also being offered to SF lab workers who routinely handle MPX virus samples or any clinician who has a high risk of occupational exposure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eligibility for the MPX vaccine may differ from county to county. Check your county’s current MPX vaccine guidelines, but bear in mind that some counties have more robust information and resources available around MPX than others:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox-vaccine\">San Francisco city and county MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://monkeypox.wpengine.com/\">Alameda County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://publichealth.sccgov.org/disease-information/monkeypox\">Santa Clara County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smchealth.org/post/monkeypox-information-guidance\">San Mateo County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/monkeypox/\">Contra Costa County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/monkeypox\">Marin County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/bureaus/communicable_disease/monkeypox.asp\">Solano County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/3340/Monkeypox\">Napa County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/health-and-human-services/health-services/divisions/public-health/disease-control/diseases-and-conditions/monkeypox\">Sonoma County MPX vaccines\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>Do I need a positive MPX test to get an MPX vaccine?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>No, you do not need to test positive for MPX to get an MPX vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Testing for MPX is limited right now, and you may need to meet certain criteria to get an MPX test — San Francisco, for example, still says that \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/monkeypox-faq\">SF residents must have a rash or spots present to get an MPX test\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"whenmonkeypoxvaccine\">\u003c/a>When should I get an MPX vaccine?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html\">The CDC recommends that the MPX vaccine be given to a person within four days\u003c/a> of the date they were exposed to MPX , for the best chance of preventing onset of the disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If a person gets the vaccine between four and 14 days of being exposed, the vaccine may reduce the symptoms of MPX , but may not prevent the disease altogether. Timeliness is thus another reason it’s important to stay vigilant for possible exposure to MPX and watch for symptoms — and to act quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve been to an event or a party recently where you had close contact with other attendees, it’s important to look out for any messages from organizers or other people present about potential MPX exposure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Getting a first shot of the MPX vaccine after you’ve been exposed to the virus can both help prevent the disease from developing and reduce symptoms if it does develop — but how effective the vaccine is can depend on how quickly you get it after exposure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"wheremonkeypoxvaccinenearme\">\u003c/a>If I’m eligible, where can I find an MPX vaccine?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Supplies of the MPX vaccine in the Bay Area are distributed directly from the California Dept. of Public Health, who get their supply from the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re experiencing the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11919070/monkeypox-in-the-bay-area-from-symptoms-to-how-to-find-a-vaccine-heres-what-we-know#monkeypoxsymptoms\">symptoms of MPX\u003c/a>, or you’ve been informed you could have been exposed to MPX, you should contact a health care provider right away. A health care provider can (hopefully) help you navigate this process, talk about any additional risk factors you might have and also tell you whether you’re eligible for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11919070/monkeypox-in-the-bay-area-from-symptoms-to-how-to-find-a-vaccine-heres-what-we-know#monkeypoxtreatment\">some of the MPX treatments currently available\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have health insurance, reach out to your provider as soon as you can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can now \u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/\">make an appointment for an MPX vaccine\u003c/a>, whether it’s your first or your second dose, through \u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/\">the state of California’s My Turn site\u003c/a>. (You may be more familiar with My Turn as the place to make appointments for COVID-19 vaccines — and now the California Department of Public Heath has added the MPX vaccine to the list of vaccines you can use the site to obtain, which also includes the flu vaccine.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, Kaiser Permanente has received MPX vaccines and is currently offering them to both Kaiser members and nonmembers. You can make an appointment by calling the health provider’s direct monkeypox vaccination line at (415) 833-9999. A staff member will take your call and ask whether you are experiencing symptoms or were recently in contact with someone with a confirmed case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UCSF is also offering vaccines to those who are currently eligible — and you do not need to be a UCSF patient or have insurance to schedule an appointment. You can visit the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucsfhealth.org/clinics/monkeypox-vaccines-at-ucsf\">UCSF MPX vaccines webpage\u003c/a> for instructions on how to make an appointment using UCSF’s MyChart portal. Vaccines are administered at the 3333 California Street site in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don’t have health insurance, contact your county’s public health department to ask for their guidance:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>San Francisco:\u003c/strong> The city’s public health department says residents can make an appointment for an MPX vaccine, as supplies allow, at \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/mpx\">sf.gov/mpx\u003c/a>. Uninsured residents can also go to the walk-in vaccination clinic at ZSFG, \u003ca href=\"#ZSFG\">more information on that below.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Alameda County:\u003c/strong> Eligible residents who don’t have health insurance can contact the county health department directly at monkeypox@acgov.org. You can also see \u003ca href=\"https://monkeypox.wpengine.com/vaccine/\">upcoming vaccination clinics using the county’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara County:\u003c/strong> Santa Clara has set up an electronic vaccination form for residents to request an appointment at county vaccine clinics. \u003ca href=\"https://vax.sccgov.org/\">Access the form here.\u003c/a> You can also contact the county’s MPX call center at (408) 970-2200, from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Uninsured residents can request treatment with the \u003ca href=\"https://chpscc.org/member-clinics/\">county’s community clinics\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa County:\u003c/strong> Contra Costa Public Health has set up an electronic form for residents to request an appointment. \u003ca href=\"http://mpxvaccine.cchealth.org/\">Make an appointment here.\u003c/a> You can also call health officials at (925) 313-6740 or \u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/centers-clinics/\">reach out to the county’s community clinics\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sonoma County:\u003c/strong> Residents can call (707) 565-4568 or reach out to one of the \u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/health-and-human-services/health-services/divisions/public-health/disease-control/immunizations/community-clinics\">county’s community clinics\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>San Mateo County:\u003c/strong> Uninsured residents can make an appointment using \u003ca href=\"https://www.smchealth.org/monkeypoxvax\">the county’s electronic registration form\u003c/a>. You can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.smchealth.org/smmc-find-location\">reach out to one of the county’s community clinics\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Solano County:\u003c/strong> Residents can call (707) 784-8001 or reach out to one of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/fhs/primary_care_clinics/default.asp\">county’s community clinics\u003c/a>. You can also see a \u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/bureaus/communicable_disease/monkeypox.asp\">list of upcoming community vaccination sites on the county’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Marin County:\u003c/strong> Uninsured residents can reach out to one of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/community-resource-guide/marin-community-clinics-5-locations-larkspur-novato-san-rafael\">county’s community clinics\u003c/a>. You can also see a \u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/monkeypox\">list of upcoming community vaccination sites on the county’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Napa County:\u003c/strong> Residents can call (707) 253-4270 or reach out to one of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.rchc.net/napa-county-health-centers/\">county’s community clinics\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Department of Public Health recommends that if you live in the city and you don’t have a provider, or have difficulty scheduling an appointment, you can be seen at SF City Clinic at 7th Street (628-217-6600) or at Strut at 470 Castro Street (415-581-1600).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"ZSFG\">\u003c/a>Currently, there is only one walk-in vaccination site that doesn’t require an appointment in San Francisco, located at ZSFG Learning Center at 1001 Potrero Avenue. Its usual hours of operation during the week are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you’re visiting the ZSFG site on a day it’s open, look for Building 30; the clinic will be on the second floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Please note that this walk-in clinic has frequently been closed at short notice due to lack of supply, so it’s important to check that the site is still open before you visit. You can usually find the latest updates about the ZSFG clinic’s status on the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SF_DPH\">San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Twitter feed\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco AIDS Foundation has a waitlist to receive the vaccine with Magnet, the organization’s sexual health clinic. You can call (415) 581-1600 or \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBxNb__0J6JSfa02xK_fz7_56OLt9PgXuavpOVRdiP9AK0Rg/viewform\">access the waitlist here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#monkeypoxquestions\">Send us your questions about MPX and tell us what to cover.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"smallpoxvaccinechild\">\u003c/a>If I got a smallpox vaccine years ago, am I protected from MPX?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Routine vaccination against smallpox in the U.S. ended in 1972. But if you received a smallpox vaccine before that time, you may be wondering whether it now affords you any protection against MPX, given that the MPX virus is related to the smallpox virus (although it’s generally less severe and far less contagious than smallpox).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Susan Philip, San Francisco’s health officer, says that being vaccinated against smallpox “would have some cross-protection” against MPX, and that “it does seem that people who have been vaccinated against smallpox in the past have partial protection, so they may not have as severe a case” of MPX.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you got your smallpox vaccine pre-1972, would you still have some immunity against MPX? Right now, that still seems uncertain. Andrea McCollum, the poxvirus epidemiology team lead in the CDC’s division of high-consequence pathogens and pathology, said “\u003ca href=\"https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/19/a-cdc-expert-answers-questions-on-monkeypox/\">this is something we really haven’t teased out in individuals who had [smallpox] vaccination 50 years prior, 60 years prior\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Philip stresses that since a historic smallpox vaccine “may not be full protection” against MPX, the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the CDC recommend that even if you got a smallpox vaccine as a kid, you should definitely seek out an MPX vaccine if you’re exposed to MPX, to get “the fullest protection possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11920570\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11920570\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A person's hand holds up a prescription pill cartridge labeled "Tecovirimat."\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023301-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">TPOXX (also known as Tecovirimat or ST-246) is being used to treat those experiencing severe MPX. The FDA approved Tecovirimat to treat smallpox in 2018. \u003ccite>(Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"treatment\">\u003c/a>What other forms of treatment are available?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The MPX vaccine can act as a sort of treatment, but only when someone receives it shortly after exposure, says Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist at UCSF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you got a vaccine shortly after exposure — some people think within four days — it can impact and stop you from getting disease, even though you might have been exposed to an infection,” he said. “If you get the vaccine within 14 days of exposure, even though you might get the rash or disease, it will reduce your symptoms.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the MPX vaccine is not the only treatment currently available. Some physicians are administering the drug TPOXX (also known as Tecovirimat or ST-246) to patients experiencing severe monkeypox symptoms. Tecovirimat is usually a two-week treatment and can be administered either through a capsule or an intravenous injection. The drug works by making it harder for the virus to infect new cells, therefore limiting the infection growth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most people will get better on their own, but some people will require treatment,” said Dr. Chin-Hong of UCSF. Those considered for treatment include immunocompromised people, pregnant people and children younger than 8 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who don’t have those particular risk factors but still develop severe MPX also can receive treatment, Chin-Hong says. This includes those who develop extensive oral disease, as that makes it very difficult to eat and drink. “It’s like having a bunch of ulcers in your mouth,” he said. Those who develop the disease extensively in the rectal area or near the eyes also can receive treatment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11920569\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11920569\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A person empties out the pills from a prescription pill cartridge on to their other hand.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/GettyImages-1242023602-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">TPOXX works by making it harder for the virus to infect new cells, therefore limiting the infection growth. Physicians point out that immunocompromised people, pregnant people and children under 8 who test positive for MPX would be considered for treatment. \u003ccite>(Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>TPOXX has only been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat smallpox infections. The CDC, however, does allow for physicians to prescribe TPOXX for MPX treatment through a process called “expanded access investigational new drug protocol.” A physician will need to submit an application to the FDA and the patient must be willing to sign an informed consent form.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s Dr. Philip says city health officials are partnering with health providers to “expand access for people throughout the city, whether they’re affiliated with the health system or not” but adds that it is up to the CDC to streamline the process for physicians to request TPOXX.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Something else patients should consider is talking to their physician about any pain they may be feeling, and where. Some MPX patients \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/health/lesions-debilitating-pain-monkeypox-experience\">have described the pain from the rashes as “inescapable.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are many options available that can alleviate, or at least reduce, the pain you may be feeling if you have MPX. Physicians can prescribe treatment that can respond to the pain associated with lesions, which may show up on a patient’s face, arms, mouth, or genital or rectal area, says UCSF’s Dr. Chin-Hong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Treatment is not only about vaccines and drugs. 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And on Friday, the agency announced the outbreak’s first documented cases in children – a toddler in California and an infant whose family was traveling in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lessons from COVID-19\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The monkeypox outbreak arrived at a time when public awareness of infectious disease is high, experts pointed out. The COVID pandemic has made Americans familiar with public health concepts like isolation, rapid testing and contact tracing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But other lessons from COVID have seemingly not stuck – like how early and how forcefully to take action when an outbreak is still constrained to a handful of people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hate to say this, but I feel like ‘here we go again,'” Rebecca Fischer, an infectious disease specialist at Texas A&M University, told NPR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researchers are quick to point out that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1101003523/monkeypox-covid-19-differences\">the two diseases are very different\u003c/a>. They belong to different families of virus and require different levels of contact to spread. 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"content": "\u003cp>In the shadow of LA’s art deco City Hall, musicians jammed onstage, kids got their faces painted, and families picnicked on lawn chairs. Amid the festivity, people waved flags, sported T-shirts, and sold buttons — all emblazoned with a familiar slogan: “My Body, My Choice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This wasn’t an abortion-rights rally. It wasn’t a protest against the recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf\">U.S. Supreme Court ruling\u003c/a> that gutted Roe v. Wade. It was the “Defeat the Mandates Rally,” a jubilant gathering of anti-vaccine activists in April to protest the few remaining COVID-19 guidelines, such as mask mandates on mass transit and vaccination requirements for health care workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Similar scenes have played out across the country during the pandemic. Armed with the language of the abortion-rights movement, anti-vaccine forces have converged with right-leaning causes to protest COVID precautions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And they’re succeeding. Vaccine opponents have appropriated “My Body, My Choice,” a slogan that has been inextricably linked to reproductive rights for nearly half a century, to fight mask and vaccine mandates across the country — including \u003ca href=\"https://khn.org/news/article/california-politics-covid-vaccine-mandates-pandemic-fatigue/\">in California, where lawmakers had vowed to adopt the toughest vaccine requirements in the U.S.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the anti-vaccine contingent has notched successes, the abortion-rights movement has taken hit after hit, culminating in the June 24 Supreme Court decision that ended the federal constitutional right to abortion. The ruling leaves it up to states to decide, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.guttmacher.org/article/2021/10/26-states-are-certain-or-likely-ban-abortion-without-roe-heres-which-ones-and-why\">up to 26 states are expected to ban or severely limit abortion\u003c/a> in the coming months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now that anti-vaccination groups have laid claim to “My Body, My Choice,” abortion-rights groups are distancing themselves from it — marking a stunning annexation of political messaging.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a really savvy co-option of reproductive rights and the movement’s framing of the issue,” said Lisa Ikemoto, a law professor at the University of California, Davis, Feminist Research Institute. “It strengthens the meaning of choice in the anti-vaccine space and detracts from the meaning of that word in the reproductive rights space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Framing the decision to vaccinate as a singularly personal one also obscures its public health consequences, Ikemoto said, because vaccines are used to protect not just one person but a community of people by stopping the spread of a disease to those who can’t protect themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation=\"Lisa Ikemoto, law professor, University of California, Davis, Feminist Research Institute\"]‘It’s a really savvy co-option of reproductive rights and the movement’s framing of the issue. It strengthens the meaning of choice in the anti-vaccine space and detracts from the meaning of that word in the reproductive rights space.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Celinda Lake, a Democratic strategist and pollster based in Washington, D.C., said “My Body, My Choice” is no longer polling well with Democrats because they associate it with anti-vaccination sentiment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What’s really unique about this is that you don’t usually see one side’s base adopting the message of the other side’s base — and succeeding,” she said. “That’s what makes this so fascinating.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jodi Hicks, president of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, acknowledged that the appropriation of abortion-rights terminology has worked against the reproductive rights movement. “In this moment, to co-opt that messaging and distract from the work that we’re doing, and using it to spread misinformation, is frustrating and it’s disappointing,” Hicks said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the movement was already gravitating away from the phrase. Even where abortion is legal, she said, some patients can’t “choose” to get one because of financial or other barriers. The movement is now focusing more heavily on access to health care, using catchphrases such as “Bans Off Our Bodies” and “Say Abortion,” Hicks said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vaccination hasn’t always been this political, said Jennifer Reich, a sociology professor at the University of Colorado, Denver, who has written \u003ca href=\"https://nyupress.org/9781479812790/calling-the-shots/\">a book about why parents refuse vaccines for their kids\u003c/a>. Opposition to vaccines grew in the 1980s among parents concerned about school vaccine requirements. Those parents said they didn’t have enough information about vaccines’ potential harmful effects, but it wasn’t partisan at the time, Reich said.[pullquote size='medium' align='left' citation=\"Jodi Hicks, president, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California\"]‘In this moment, to co-opt that messaging and distract from the work that we’re doing, and using it to spread misinformation, is frustrating and it’s disappointing.’[/pullquote]The issue exploded onto the political scene after \u003ca href=\"https://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2015/12/year-in-review-measles-linked-to-disneyland/\">a measles outbreak tied to Disneyland sickened at least 140 people in 2014 and 2015\u003c/a>. When California lawmakers moved to prohibit parents from claiming \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB277\">personal belief exemptions\u003c/a> for required childhood vaccines, opponents organized around the idea of “medical choice” and “medical freedom.” Those opponents spanned the political spectrum, Reich said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then came COVID. The Trump administration politicized the pandemic from the outset, starting with masks and stay-at-home orders. Republican leaders and white evangelicals implemented that strategy on the ground, Reich said, arguing against vaccine mandates when COVID vaccines were still only theoretical — scaring people with rhetoric about the loss of personal choice and images of vaccine passports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They gained traction despite an obvious inconsistency, she said: Often, the same people who oppose vaccine requirements — arguing that it’s a matter of choice — are against abortion rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What’s really changed is that in the last two or so years, it’s become highly partisan,” Reich said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joshua Coleman leads V Is for Vaccine, a group that opposes vaccine mandates. He said he deploys the phrase strategically depending on which state he’s working in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In a state or a city that is more pro-life, they’re not going to connect with that messaging. They don’t believe in full bodily autonomy,” Coleman said.[aside label=\"More Stories\" tag=\"anti-vaccine\"]But in places like California, he takes his “My Body, My Choice” rhetoric where he thinks it will be effective, like the annual Women’s March, where he says he can sometimes get feminists to consider his perspective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perception of the word “choice” has changed over time, said Alyssa Wulf, a cognitive linguist based in Oakland. The word now evokes an image of an isolated decision that doesn’t affect the broader community, she said. It can frame an abortion seeker as self-centered, and a vaccine rejector as an individual making a personal health choice, Wulf said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond linguistics, anti-vaccination activists are playing politics, intentionally trolling the abortion-rights groups by using their words against them, Wulf said. “I really believe there’s a little bit of an ‘eff you’ in that,” Wulf said. “We’re going to take your phrase.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tom Blodget, a retired Spanish-language instructor from Chico, sported a “My Body, My Choice” shirt — complete with an image of a cartoon syringe — at the Defeat the Mandates Rally in Los Angeles. It was “an ironic thing,” he said, meant to expose what he sees as the hypocrisy of Democrats who support both abortion and vaccine mandates. Blodget said he is “pro-life” and believes that COVID vaccines are not immunizations but a form of gene therapy, which is not true.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Blodget, and many other anti-vaccination activists, there is no inconsistency in this position. Abortion is not a personal health decision akin to getting a shot, they say: It is simply murder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Women say they can have an abortion because it’s their body,” Blodget said. “If that’s a valid thing for a lot of people, why should I have to take an injection of some concoction?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About a week later and nearly 400 miles to the north in Sacramento, state lawmakers heard testimony on bills about abortion and COVID vaccines. Two protests, one against abortion rights and one against vaccine mandates, converged. Truckers from the “People’s Convoy,” a group that opposes COVID mandates that had been touring the country with its message of “medical freedom,” testified against a bill that would stop police from investigating miscarriages as murders. Anti-abortion-rights activists lined up to oppose a bill that would update reporting requirements to the state’s vaccine registry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My Body, My Choice” was ubiquitous: Kids petting police horses in front of the Capitol wore T-shirts with the slogan, and truckers watching a sword dance toted signs above their heads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time, two tough legislative proposals to mandate COVID vaccines for schoolchildren and most workers had already been shelved without a vote. One controversial vaccination proposal remained: \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB866\">a bill to allow children 12 and older to get COVID vaccines without parental consent\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawmakers have since watered down the measure, raising the minimum age to 15, and it awaits crucial votes. They have shifted their attention to the latest political earthquake: abortion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was produced by \u003ca href=\"https://khn.org/\">Kaiser Health News\u003c/a>, which publishes \u003ca href=\"https://californiahealthline.org/\">California Healthline\u003c/a>, an editorially independent service of the California Health Care Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Although more than three-quarters of California adults are vaccinated against COVID-19, opinions are more divided when it comes to vaccinating children. That sentiment played out Thursday when first, the author of a bill that would have mandated vaccines for all children pulled the legislation, and then again when state health officials pushed back the date of their student vaccine mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a striking shift for a state that had been \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-01/newsom-sets-covid-vaccine-mandate-across-california-schools\">the nation’s first to announce a planned K-12 COVID-19 mandate\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB871\">Senate Bill 871\u003c/a> by Sen. Richard Pan, a Sacramento Democrat who chairs the Senate Health Committee, would have added COVID-19 vaccines to the list of inoculations California students are required to get in order to attend K-12 schools. The bill would have precluded personal belief exemptions, allowing only students with a rare medical exemption from a doctor to avoid getting the shot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In sidelining his own bill, Pan said the focus needs to be on making sure families can access the vaccine for their children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within hours, the California Department of Public Health announced it would not begin the process of adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of mandated childhood vaccines for K-12 public and private school students because it has not yet been fully approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. 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Children as young as 5 also can receive it, but only under the FDA’s emergency use authorization. \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/vaccination-progress-data/#age-ethnicity\">About two-thirds\u003c/a> of 12- to 17-year-olds in California have been vaccinated, but the numbers are much lower for kids 5 to 11, with only about one-third vaccinated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citing the low COVID vaccination rate among younger children, Pan said a mandate is not a priority until the state can make the vaccine more accessible. He said that in his experience, as a pediatrician, when parents ask about vaccinations they want to see their child’s doctor. But many doctor’s offices don’t offer the COVID vaccine and have instead been referring families to drug stores or vaccination sites that are often not child-centric.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The challenge is that we are not getting vaccines into essentially the places where people normally get vaccines for their children,” he said, referring to pediatricians’ offices. “We still have a long way to go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0669t7s7\">Berkeley IGS poll released in late February\u003c/a> found that two-thirds of California voters supported requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for K-12 students. But there is a big split along party lines: Democrats and liberals overwhelmingly support a mandate while only about a quarter of conservatives and Republicans do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among parents, two-thirds said they felt having their kids vaccinated was essential or important, while 26% percent said it was “either not too or not at all important.” This question did not address the mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pan’s legislation was the second of the working group’s bills to be sidelined by its original author. A proposal to require all people who work, including contractors, to be vaccinated also was pulled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics have been pushing back, arguing that the bills are burdensome and infringe on health and privacy rights — and no bill was more controversial than Pan’s. Many parents who opposed it said that parents should get to choose whether to vaccinate their children, especially when the vaccine does not fully prevent transmission and it’s still unclear how long it remains effective against the virus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We did not feel it was the appropriate policy for children with respect to COVID-19 at this time,” said Christina Hildebrand, head of A Voice for Choice. The group advocates for parental choice and has worked since 2015 to keep personal belief exemptions for various vaccines in place. She points to the low rate of COVID vaccination among 5- to 11-year-olds as a reason to hold off on a mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those parents have had ample opportunity to get their children vaccinated, but the parents are hesitant,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pan said it’s difficult to require something that two-thirds of young children have yet to receive. “Mandates are good at getting you to that final bit when we are at 80% and have to get to 90, not when you are below half,” he said. “If you are that far behind, there’s a reason. Some of it is people have questions and want to get them answered, and they want to hear from the person they have been going to for a long time to get vaccinated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pan, though, said his bill is certainly not dead. 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In Marin County, as many as 80% of those 65 and older have been boosted, and only four counties have boosted fewer than half of their older populations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/8321358/embed#?secret=xq5ApaV3LC\" data-secret=\"xq5ApaV3LC\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"575\" width=\"800\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for younger Californians, getting an additional dose is far less common. Only 47% of those age 50-64 have been boosted. 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And those who have been vaccinated but haven’t been boosted, please consider getting boosted,” Ghaly said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11900736 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-07-at-12.57.01-PM-1020x777.png']In Fresno, where COVID-19 has prompted deployment of the National Guard, many health care workers are unable to work due to COVID-19 exposure or infection, further straining their hospital system, officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Only a third of eligible residents in Fresno County are currently boosted, according to state data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The boosted vaccination population is fending off the omicron infections really quickly,” Vohra said. “For the unvaccinated folks, they basically are the ones who are super vulnerable, and those are the ones we’re worried about because they’re the ones that land in the hospitals and ICU.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>North of Fresno, officials in sparsely populated Mariposa County are relying heavily on the state’s MyTurn portal to distribute booster shots. Fewer than a quarter of eligible residents have been boosted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>County Health Officer Dr. Eric Sergienko said mass vaccination clinics have subsided due to decreased demand, fewer resources and privacy concerns in their small community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Rather than doing clinics with hundreds, we have clinics through MyTurn that are booked out with 30 to 100 people at our scheduled clinics on Tuesdays and Thursday,” Sergienko said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cases and hospitalizations in Mariposa County have trended younger with a majority of cases occurring among those age 20-40 and a majority of hospitalizations among unvaccinated people age 40-55, department spokesperson Lizz Darcy said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statewide surge in infections and hospitalizations is expected to peak during the third week of January, experts say. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>State and federal recommendations for booster shots have changed several times, making them difficult for the public to follow. Current guidance advises a booster for all adults, while children as young as 12 can only get an additional Pfizer shot. Immunocompromised children as young as 5 also are eligible for another Pfizer dose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Studies show an additional dose can double protection against infection and is highly effective in preventing severe disease and hospitalization even against the omicron variant, said UCSF epidemiologist George Rutherford.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Run, don’t walk, to go get your boosters,” Fresno County Health Officer Dr. Rais Vohra said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most older adults throughout the state have listened to the advice: Nearly 64% have been boosted. In Marin County, as many as 80% of those 65 and older have been boosted, and only four counties have boosted fewer than half of their older populations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/8321358/embed#?secret=xq5ApaV3LC\" data-secret=\"xq5ApaV3LC\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"575\" width=\"800\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for younger Californians, getting an additional dose is far less common. Only 47% of those age 50-64 have been boosted. Forty-four counties have boosted fewer than half their populations in this age group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The case spikes are being driven by the unvaccinated, which are 25 to 45 years old, largely,” Rutherford said. “That’s where we’re seeing the majority of cases, and that’s where the majority of unvaccinated or under-vaccinated people are.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike early in the pandemic when vaccines were limited, the slow booster uptake has little to do with availability. “There’s a very robust supply,” said Imperial County Health Officer Munday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the state health department, California’s stockpile currently has \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/vaccination-progress-data/\">5.6 million available doses\u003c/a> — a 39-day supply. \u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/\">MyTurn\u003c/a>, the state’s vaccination portal, recently added booster appointments for children age 12-15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Omicron is here. We can’t abandon the tools that have allowed California to be one of the safest states throughout the pandemic. Those are vaccines and boosters,” Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said during an update Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Total hospitalizations are approaching 51,000 people, a number just shy of the peak capacity reached during last winter’s surge. Approximately \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2020/04/california-coronavirus-covid-patient-hospitalization-data-icu/\">8,000 of those patients represent COVID-19 cases\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To those who haven’t been vaccinated at all: Get your vaccine as quickly as you can. And those who have been vaccinated but haven’t been boosted, please consider getting boosted,” Ghaly said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Boosters were originally recommended only for certain groups. But now, \u003cem>everyone\u003c/em> in California age 18 and over is being urged to get a COVID booster shot this winter — and \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-boosters-adults-cdc-fda-pfizer-moderna-34aabde2c1c5a88c7763fa1dac77df5f\">the CDC approved the same expansion nationwide.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most recent developments on COVID boosters are around the Pfizer booster shot specifically. The CDC has now authorized Pfizer COVID booster shots for kids age 12-15 at least five months after their last shot. The CDC also has \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/s0104-Pfizer-Booster.html\">officially reduced the amount of time it recommends\u003c/a> for \u003cem>everyone\u003c/em> to get a Pfizer booster shot after their last Pfizer vaccine dose, to five months down from six. \u003ca href=\"#pfizer\">Read more about Pfizer booster shots.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#mix\">Can I “mix and match” COVID booster shots?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#where\">Where can I find a COVID booster shot near me?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what you need to know about every COVID booster shot. And remember, whichever shot you get, your initial COVID vaccine or your vaccine booster shot will always be free. You do not need health insurance to be vaccinated. You also will not be asked for proof of citizenship or about your immigration status. Getting a COVID vaccine \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/public-charge/public-charge-resources\">does not make you a public charge\u003c/a> and won’t affect any current or future green card applications.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"mix\">\u003c/a>Can I “mix and match” COVID vaccines for my booster shot?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Booster shots for all three COVID vaccines being used in the United States are available — and you \u003cem>can\u003c/em> “mix and match” brands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC says that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p1021-covid-booster.html\">you can go ahead and choose which vaccine to get for your booster dose\u003c/a>. “Some people may have a preference for the vaccine type that they originally received, and others may prefer to get a different booster,” says the CDC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, \u003cem>should\u003c/em> you mix and match your booster? \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/10/cdc-booster-choice-mix-and-match/620461/\">The CDC and the FDA are basically leaving the choice to you \u003c/a>— and isn’t (yet) telling Americans which possible vaccine-and-booster combinations might be best.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-can-mix-match-covid-19-boosters-original-vaccine-recommended-fauci-2021-10-22/\">generally recommended that you get the booster that is the original regimen\u003c/a> that you got in the first place,” White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN. But he also confirmed that mixing and matching was entirely possible “for one reason or other — and there may be different circumstances with people, availability or just different personal choices.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whatever you decide to do, make sure that you not only check whether you’re eligible to receive a booster, but that enough time has passed between your first shot(s) to get your booster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for the exact time period you need to wait after getting a Pfizer, Moderna or J&J vaccine to get a booster. And remember: COVID booster shots are only available to people age 18 and older, even though young people age 12 and older can get Pfizer for their first two doses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11890214\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11890214\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man sitting on a large porch lifts up his sleeve as he awaits his vaccine, beside a woman in an orange safety vest preparing the vaccine.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-1920x1277.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nurse prepares a first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for Jose Luis Sánchez at a clinic in Pasadena, California, on Aug. 19, 2021. The clinic is one of the first in the city to offer “supplemental” third coronavirus shots to people with immunological conditions, according to organizers. \u003ccite>(Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"JJ\">\u003c/a>I got the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine. Am I eligible for the Johnson & Johnson booster?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The full name of the J&J vaccine is the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike the Pfizer and Moderna boosters, which were originally only offered to certain groups, \u003cem>everyone\u003c/em> age 18 and over who got the Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccine is eligible to get a Johnson & Johnson booster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that’s you, you can get a Johnson & Johnson booster shot at least two months after your first dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because \u003ca href=\"#mix\">the CDC allows mixing-and-matching of COVID boosters\u003c/a>, if you originally got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine you can get a Johnson & Johnson booster shot, or choose to \u003ca href=\"#pfizer\">get a Pfizer booster shot \u003c/a>or \u003ca href=\"#moderna\">a Moderna booster shot \u003c/a>instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#where\">Find a Johnson & Johnson COVID booster shot near you.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"moderna\">\u003c/a>I got the Moderna COVID vaccine. Am I eligible for the Moderna booster?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Moderna COVID vaccine booster shots are available for people age 18 and over at least six months after their second dose of the Moderna vaccine. \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-takes-additional-actions-use-booster-dose-covid-19-vaccines\">The Moderna booster shot is half the dose\u003c/a> of the shots given in the original vaccination series.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because \u003ca href=\"#mix\">the CDC allows mixing-and-matching of COVID boosters\u003c/a>, if you originally got the Moderna vaccine, you can get a Moderna booster shot, or choose to \u003ca href=\"#pfizer\">get a Pfizer booster shot \u003c/a>instead. You could also get a Moderna booster shot if you got Pfizer initially.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal endorsement of Moderna booster shots was originally split into two types: people whom the FDA and CDC say \u003cem>should\u003c/em> get a booster shot, and people whom those agencies say \u003ci>may \u003c/i>get one if they want one. (The Pfizer booster shots had the same eligibility groups as the Moderna booster shots.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, the CDC recommends booster shots for everyone age 18 and over, especially those age 50 and over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#where\">Find a Moderna COVID booster shot near you.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11890217\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11890217 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A close-up of a hand gripping a vaccination card and writing on it with a pen.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nurse marks a coronavirus vaccination card with a third, booster dose of Pfizer, at a vaccine clinic in Pasadena, California, on Aug. 19, 2021. \u003ccite>(Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"pfizer\">\u003c/a>I got the Pfizer COVID vaccine. Am I eligible for the Pfizer booster?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Pfizer COVID vaccine booster shots are now available to everyone age 12 and over at least five months after their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/s0104-Pfizer-Booster.html\">The previously recommended time to wait for a Pfizer booster was at least six months.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may see the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine also referred to as Comirnaty. This is the brand name of this particular vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because \u003ca href=\"#mix\">the CDC allows mixing-and-matching of COVID boosters\u003c/a>, if you originally got the Pfizer vaccine, you can get a Pfizer booster shot, or choose to \u003ca href=\"#moderna\">get a Moderna booster shot \u003c/a>instead. You could also get a Pfizer booster shot if you got Moderna initially.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal endorsement of Pfizer booster shots was originally split into two types: people whom the FDA and CDC say \u003cem>should\u003c/em> get a booster shot, and people whom those agencies say \u003ci>may \u003c/i>get one if they want one. (The Moderna booster shots had the same eligibility groups as the Pfizer booster shots.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, the CDC recommends booster shots for everyone age 18 and over, especially those age 50 and over. The CDC has now authorized Pfizer COVID booster shots for kids age 12-15 at least five months after their last shot.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"where\">\u003c/a>Where can I find a Moderna, Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer booster shot near me if I’m eligible?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Don’t assume you’ll be proactively contacted about getting your COVID-19 vaccine booster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember that a certain location may only be offering a certain type of booster, whether that’s Moderna, Pfizer or J&J. Make sure that the location you’re walking into or making an appointment for offers the type of vaccine you need or want. \u003ca href=\"#mix\">Read more about “mixing and matching” COVID vaccines boosters.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Make sure that enough time has passed between your first shot(s) and your booster. When you’re making an appointment for a booster shot, you’ll likely be asked for the date of your last COVID vaccine dose, to ensure you’re not getting your booster shot too soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Demand for booster shots may be higher as Thanksgiving and the December holidays approach. So if you’re having difficulty finding an appointment for a booster shot near you, keep trying a mix of the following routes:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Find a Moderna, Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer booster shot through My Turn.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/\">My Turn is the state’s tool\u003c/a> that allows Californians to schedule vaccination appointments, as supplies allow. You can also try to \u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/clinic.html\">find a walk-in appointment through My Turn.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/\">Visit the My Turn page\u003c/a> and select “Make an Appointment.” My Turn will ask you for your information, and then for a ZIP code or location you’d like to use to search for vaccine appointments. You can give your home location, or you can input other locations to see which sites are available farther from your home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you find and schedule an appointment for a vaccination site through My Turn, the California Department of Public Health says you don’t necessarily need to be a resident or a worker in that particular county where the vaccination site is based. So don’t worry if My Turn is suggesting appointments in a county other than the one where you live or work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you can’t travel to a clinic for your booster shot because of health or transportation issues, you can note this when registering on My Turn, and representatives from the California Department of Public Health will call you to arrange an in-home visit or transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re trying to find an appointment at a certain location and can’t see it in the search results, try searching on My Turn for that site’s \u003cem>exact\u003c/em> ZIP code, rather than your own. Remember that if you’re not seeing a specific site in the search results, it might just be because of low supply or lack of available appointments. You’ll also be shown a lot of pharmacy results: Keep scrolling through them to make sure you’re not missing clinic results hidden among them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My Turn will ask you to provide a cellphone number and an email address. The state says this is so you can use two-factor authentication to doubly confirm your identity and make your appointment, and to prevent bots from automatically scooping up available appointments online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don’t have an email address or a cellphone number, or you have questions, you can call the California COVID-19 hotline at (833) 422-4255 (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-5 p.m PT) and sign up over the phone. Both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking operators are available. Callers needing information in other languages will be connected to a translation service that offers assistance in over 250 languages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889661\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889661\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/michigan_shot_gettyimages-1234850852-8f2a1402d5a0ab808313f55bdac52f950c8ad974-scaled-e1632414475184.jpg\" alt=\"Blue-gloved hands administer a vaccine into a shoulder.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rufus Peoples receives his booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine during an Oakland County Health Department vaccination clinic at the Southfield Pavilion on Aug. 24, 2021, in Southfield, Michigan. \u003ccite>(Emily Elconin/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Find a Moderna, Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer booster shot through your county.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11855623/where-can-i-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-bay-area-your-questions-answered#county\">Visit your county’s public health website \u003c/a>to learn how your county is vaccinating its residents. If the county you work in is different from your county of residence, it’s also likely you can get vaccinated there. The availability of vaccination appointments will be based on the doses that the state has supplied to your county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also sign up to receive notifications via email from your county to know when there is greater appointment availability. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11855623/where-can-i-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-bay-area-your-questions-answered#county\">Find your Bay Area county in our list.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Find a Moderna, Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer booster shot through your health care provider.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have health insurance, check with your provider to see whether they can offer you your booster shot. If you don’t have health insurance but get medical care through a city- or county-run provider, you can check with that location.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As well as trying to talk with your health care provider directly, check the website of your provider to see whether they’re offering the ability to make appointments, and sign up for their vaccine notifications if they’re offering them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Find a Moderna, Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer booster shot through a local pharmacy.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several pharmacy chains are offering online appointments for the coronavirus vaccine booster, and some also offer walk-in boosters with no appointment:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine?icid=cvs-home-hero1-banner-1-link2-coronavirus-vaccine\">CVS COVID-19 vaccine appointments \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.riteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier?utm_source=state&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=Covid19&utm_content=Covid19scheduler_CA_2_12_21\">Rite Aid COVID-19 vaccine appointments\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mhealthappointments.com/covidappt\">Safeway (Albertsons) COVID-19 vaccine appointments\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/vaccination/covid-19?ban=covid_vaccine_landing_schedule\">Walgreens COVID-19 vaccine appointments\u003c/a>, or call (800) WALGREENS/(800) 925-4733\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://costcorx.appointment-plus.com/appointments/book?section=typeOfVaccine&workflow=default\">Costco’s COVID-19 vaccine appointments\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"immunocompromised\">\u003c/a>How is this different from the third shots that were already available?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Immunocompromised people who already got two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine can get a third shot to boost their protection from COVID-19. You might hear these also called booster shots, or additional shots, or third shots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now, only a very small group of people with compromised immune systems qualify for the third dose, and people with other conditions like diabetes or heart disease are not currently included. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/immuno.html\">Read the CDC’s list clarifying exactly who is eligible.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you qualify, you can receive a third shot of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccine at least 28 days after your second Pfizer or Moderna shot. (This is different from the recently approved Pfizer booster shots for more people detailed above, which are administered at least six months after a person’s second Pfizer shot.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re immunocompromised, you can \u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/\">make an appointment for a third shot through the state’s My Turn site\u003c/a>, by hitting the “3rd Dose Scheduling” button.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine\">CVS\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.walgreens.com/topic/promotion/covid-vaccine.jsp#guidlines\">Walgreens\u003c/a> are offering a third dose to eligible immunocompromised people. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine\">Make an appointment through CVS\u003c/a>, or \u003ca href=\"https://www.walgreens.com/topic/promotion/covid-vaccine.jsp#guidlines\">make an appointment through Walgreens\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area counties are also offering these third shots to eligible immunocompromised people.\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11855623/where-can-i-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-bay-area-your-questions-answered#county\"> Check your county’s vaccine webpage.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Why are booster shots controversial for some?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The booster shot process has been an often controversial one. President Biden’s August announcement originally stated that all Americans would be offered a booster shot starting the week of Sept. 20, which led to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11888748/covid-vaccine-boosters-were-meant-to-roll-out-this-week-what-happened\">disagreement within the FDA and the CDC around who — if anyone — should be offered these extra shots\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amid all this is also the ethical issue of Americans getting third shots of the COVID-19 vaccine while so many other people around the world have been unable to access even their first dose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Top scientists at the World Health Organization met the White House’s August announcement on booster shots with bitter objections. “We’re planning to hand out extra life jackets to people who already have life jackets, while we’re leaving other people to drown without a single life jacket,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885531/covid-booster-shots-to-roll-out-in-september-in-the-u-s-health-officials-say\">said Dr. Michael Ryan\u003c/a>, executive director of the WHO’s emergencies program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was first published on Sept. 28. KQED’s Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated Thursday, Jan. 6\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What to know about COVID vaccine boosters if your first vaccine was:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#JJ\">Johnson & Johnson \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#moderna\">Moderna \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#pfizer\">Pfizer\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Moderna booster shots, Pfizer booster shots and Johnson & Johnson booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine are now available, following a \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p1021-covid-booster.html\">thorough in-depth review process \u003c/a>from the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All eligible people in the United States are now being urged to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11900053/omicron-cases-are-on-the-rise-but-booster-shots-are-the-best-defense-we-have\">get their booster shots in light of the omicron variant\u003c/a>. Boosters were originally recommended only for certain groups. But now, \u003cem>everyone\u003c/em> in California age 18 and over is being urged to get a COVID booster shot this winter — and \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-boosters-adults-cdc-fda-pfizer-moderna-34aabde2c1c5a88c7763fa1dac77df5f\">the CDC approved the same expansion nationwide.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most recent developments on COVID boosters are around the Pfizer booster shot specifically. The CDC has now authorized Pfizer COVID booster shots for kids age 12-15 at least five months after their last shot. The CDC also has \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/s0104-Pfizer-Booster.html\">officially reduced the amount of time it recommends\u003c/a> for \u003cem>everyone\u003c/em> to get a Pfizer booster shot after their last Pfizer vaccine dose, to five months down from six. \u003ca href=\"#pfizer\">Read more about Pfizer booster shots.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#mix\">Can I “mix and match” COVID booster shots?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#where\">Where can I find a COVID booster shot near me?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what you need to know about every COVID booster shot. And remember, whichever shot you get, your initial COVID vaccine or your vaccine booster shot will always be free. You do not need health insurance to be vaccinated. You also will not be asked for proof of citizenship or about your immigration status. Getting a COVID vaccine \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/public-charge/public-charge-resources\">does not make you a public charge\u003c/a> and won’t affect any current or future green card applications.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"mix\">\u003c/a>Can I “mix and match” COVID vaccines for my booster shot?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Booster shots for all three COVID vaccines being used in the United States are available — and you \u003cem>can\u003c/em> “mix and match” brands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC says that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p1021-covid-booster.html\">you can go ahead and choose which vaccine to get for your booster dose\u003c/a>. “Some people may have a preference for the vaccine type that they originally received, and others may prefer to get a different booster,” says the CDC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, \u003cem>should\u003c/em> you mix and match your booster? \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/10/cdc-booster-choice-mix-and-match/620461/\">The CDC and the FDA are basically leaving the choice to you \u003c/a>— and isn’t (yet) telling Americans which possible vaccine-and-booster combinations might be best.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-can-mix-match-covid-19-boosters-original-vaccine-recommended-fauci-2021-10-22/\">generally recommended that you get the booster that is the original regimen\u003c/a> that you got in the first place,” White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN. But he also confirmed that mixing and matching was entirely possible “for one reason or other — and there may be different circumstances with people, availability or just different personal choices.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whatever you decide to do, make sure that you not only check whether you’re eligible to receive a booster, but that enough time has passed between your first shot(s) to get your booster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for the exact time period you need to wait after getting a Pfizer, Moderna or J&J vaccine to get a booster. And remember: COVID booster shots are only available to people age 18 and older, even though young people age 12 and older can get Pfizer for their first two doses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11890214\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11890214\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man sitting on a large porch lifts up his sleeve as he awaits his vaccine, beside a woman in an orange safety vest preparing the vaccine.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-1920x1277.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nurse prepares a first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for Jose Luis Sánchez at a clinic in Pasadena, California, on Aug. 19, 2021. The clinic is one of the first in the city to offer “supplemental” third coronavirus shots to people with immunological conditions, according to organizers. \u003ccite>(Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"JJ\">\u003c/a>I got the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine. Am I eligible for the Johnson & Johnson booster?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The full name of the J&J vaccine is the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike the Pfizer and Moderna boosters, which were originally only offered to certain groups, \u003cem>everyone\u003c/em> age 18 and over who got the Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccine is eligible to get a Johnson & Johnson booster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that’s you, you can get a Johnson & Johnson booster shot at least two months after your first dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because \u003ca href=\"#mix\">the CDC allows mixing-and-matching of COVID boosters\u003c/a>, if you originally got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine you can get a Johnson & Johnson booster shot, or choose to \u003ca href=\"#pfizer\">get a Pfizer booster shot \u003c/a>or \u003ca href=\"#moderna\">a Moderna booster shot \u003c/a>instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#where\">Find a Johnson & Johnson COVID booster shot near you.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"moderna\">\u003c/a>I got the Moderna COVID vaccine. Am I eligible for the Moderna booster?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Moderna COVID vaccine booster shots are available for people age 18 and over at least six months after their second dose of the Moderna vaccine. \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-takes-additional-actions-use-booster-dose-covid-19-vaccines\">The Moderna booster shot is half the dose\u003c/a> of the shots given in the original vaccination series.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because \u003ca href=\"#mix\">the CDC allows mixing-and-matching of COVID boosters\u003c/a>, if you originally got the Moderna vaccine, you can get a Moderna booster shot, or choose to \u003ca href=\"#pfizer\">get a Pfizer booster shot \u003c/a>instead. You could also get a Moderna booster shot if you got Pfizer initially.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal endorsement of Moderna booster shots was originally split into two types: people whom the FDA and CDC say \u003cem>should\u003c/em> get a booster shot, and people whom those agencies say \u003ci>may \u003c/i>get one if they want one. (The Pfizer booster shots had the same eligibility groups as the Moderna booster shots.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, the CDC recommends booster shots for everyone age 18 and over, especially those age 50 and over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#where\">Find a Moderna COVID booster shot near you.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11890217\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11890217 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A close-up of a hand gripping a vaccination card and writing on it with a pen.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768450-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nurse marks a coronavirus vaccination card with a third, booster dose of Pfizer, at a vaccine clinic in Pasadena, California, on Aug. 19, 2021. \u003ccite>(Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"pfizer\">\u003c/a>I got the Pfizer COVID vaccine. Am I eligible for the Pfizer booster?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Pfizer COVID vaccine booster shots are now available to everyone age 12 and over at least five months after their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/s0104-Pfizer-Booster.html\">The previously recommended time to wait for a Pfizer booster was at least six months.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may see the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine also referred to as Comirnaty. This is the brand name of this particular vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because \u003ca href=\"#mix\">the CDC allows mixing-and-matching of COVID boosters\u003c/a>, if you originally got the Pfizer vaccine, you can get a Pfizer booster shot, or choose to \u003ca href=\"#moderna\">get a Moderna booster shot \u003c/a>instead. You could also get a Pfizer booster shot if you got Moderna initially.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal endorsement of Pfizer booster shots was originally split into two types: people whom the FDA and CDC say \u003cem>should\u003c/em> get a booster shot, and people whom those agencies say \u003ci>may \u003c/i>get one if they want one. (The Moderna booster shots had the same eligibility groups as the Pfizer booster shots.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, the CDC recommends booster shots for everyone age 18 and over, especially those age 50 and over. The CDC has now authorized Pfizer COVID booster shots for kids age 12-15 at least five months after their last shot.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"where\">\u003c/a>Where can I find a Moderna, Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer booster shot near me if I’m eligible?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Don’t assume you’ll be proactively contacted about getting your COVID-19 vaccine booster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember that a certain location may only be offering a certain type of booster, whether that’s Moderna, Pfizer or J&J. Make sure that the location you’re walking into or making an appointment for offers the type of vaccine you need or want. \u003ca href=\"#mix\">Read more about “mixing and matching” COVID vaccines boosters.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Make sure that enough time has passed between your first shot(s) and your booster. When you’re making an appointment for a booster shot, you’ll likely be asked for the date of your last COVID vaccine dose, to ensure you’re not getting your booster shot too soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Demand for booster shots may be higher as Thanksgiving and the December holidays approach. So if you’re having difficulty finding an appointment for a booster shot near you, keep trying a mix of the following routes:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Find a Moderna, Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer booster shot through My Turn.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/\">My Turn is the state’s tool\u003c/a> that allows Californians to schedule vaccination appointments, as supplies allow. You can also try to \u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/clinic.html\">find a walk-in appointment through My Turn.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/\">Visit the My Turn page\u003c/a> and select “Make an Appointment.” My Turn will ask you for your information, and then for a ZIP code or location you’d like to use to search for vaccine appointments. You can give your home location, or you can input other locations to see which sites are available farther from your home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you find and schedule an appointment for a vaccination site through My Turn, the California Department of Public Health says you don’t necessarily need to be a resident or a worker in that particular county where the vaccination site is based. So don’t worry if My Turn is suggesting appointments in a county other than the one where you live or work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you can’t travel to a clinic for your booster shot because of health or transportation issues, you can note this when registering on My Turn, and representatives from the California Department of Public Health will call you to arrange an in-home visit or transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re trying to find an appointment at a certain location and can’t see it in the search results, try searching on My Turn for that site’s \u003cem>exact\u003c/em> ZIP code, rather than your own. Remember that if you’re not seeing a specific site in the search results, it might just be because of low supply or lack of available appointments. You’ll also be shown a lot of pharmacy results: Keep scrolling through them to make sure you’re not missing clinic results hidden among them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My Turn will ask you to provide a cellphone number and an email address. The state says this is so you can use two-factor authentication to doubly confirm your identity and make your appointment, and to prevent bots from automatically scooping up available appointments online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don’t have an email address or a cellphone number, or you have questions, you can call the California COVID-19 hotline at (833) 422-4255 (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-5 p.m PT) and sign up over the phone. Both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking operators are available. Callers needing information in other languages will be connected to a translation service that offers assistance in over 250 languages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889661\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889661\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/michigan_shot_gettyimages-1234850852-8f2a1402d5a0ab808313f55bdac52f950c8ad974-scaled-e1632414475184.jpg\" alt=\"Blue-gloved hands administer a vaccine into a shoulder.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rufus Peoples receives his booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine during an Oakland County Health Department vaccination clinic at the Southfield Pavilion on Aug. 24, 2021, in Southfield, Michigan. \u003ccite>(Emily Elconin/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Find a Moderna, Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer booster shot through your county.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11855623/where-can-i-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-bay-area-your-questions-answered#county\">Visit your county’s public health website \u003c/a>to learn how your county is vaccinating its residents. If the county you work in is different from your county of residence, it’s also likely you can get vaccinated there. The availability of vaccination appointments will be based on the doses that the state has supplied to your county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also sign up to receive notifications via email from your county to know when there is greater appointment availability. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11855623/where-can-i-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-bay-area-your-questions-answered#county\">Find your Bay Area county in our list.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Find a Moderna, Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer booster shot through your health care provider.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have health insurance, check with your provider to see whether they can offer you your booster shot. If you don’t have health insurance but get medical care through a city- or county-run provider, you can check with that location.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As well as trying to talk with your health care provider directly, check the website of your provider to see whether they’re offering the ability to make appointments, and sign up for their vaccine notifications if they’re offering them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Find a Moderna, Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer booster shot through a local pharmacy.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several pharmacy chains are offering online appointments for the coronavirus vaccine booster, and some also offer walk-in boosters with no appointment:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine?icid=cvs-home-hero1-banner-1-link2-coronavirus-vaccine\">CVS COVID-19 vaccine appointments \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.riteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier?utm_source=state&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=Covid19&utm_content=Covid19scheduler_CA_2_12_21\">Rite Aid COVID-19 vaccine appointments\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mhealthappointments.com/covidappt\">Safeway (Albertsons) COVID-19 vaccine appointments\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/vaccination/covid-19?ban=covid_vaccine_landing_schedule\">Walgreens COVID-19 vaccine appointments\u003c/a>, or call (800) WALGREENS/(800) 925-4733\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://costcorx.appointment-plus.com/appointments/book?section=typeOfVaccine&workflow=default\">Costco’s COVID-19 vaccine appointments\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"immunocompromised\">\u003c/a>How is this different from the third shots that were already available?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Immunocompromised people who already got two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine can get a third shot to boost their protection from COVID-19. You might hear these also called booster shots, or additional shots, or third shots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now, only a very small group of people with compromised immune systems qualify for the third dose, and people with other conditions like diabetes or heart disease are not currently included. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/immuno.html\">Read the CDC’s list clarifying exactly who is eligible.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you qualify, you can receive a third shot of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccine at least 28 days after your second Pfizer or Moderna shot. (This is different from the recently approved Pfizer booster shots for more people detailed above, which are administered at least six months after a person’s second Pfizer shot.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re immunocompromised, you can \u003ca href=\"https://myturn.ca.gov/\">make an appointment for a third shot through the state’s My Turn site\u003c/a>, by hitting the “3rd Dose Scheduling” button.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine\">CVS\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.walgreens.com/topic/promotion/covid-vaccine.jsp#guidlines\">Walgreens\u003c/a> are offering a third dose to eligible immunocompromised people. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine\">Make an appointment through CVS\u003c/a>, or \u003ca href=\"https://www.walgreens.com/topic/promotion/covid-vaccine.jsp#guidlines\">make an appointment through Walgreens\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area counties are also offering these third shots to eligible immunocompromised people.\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11855623/where-can-i-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-bay-area-your-questions-answered#county\"> Check your county’s vaccine webpage.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Why are booster shots controversial for some?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The booster shot process has been an often controversial one. President Biden’s August announcement originally stated that all Americans would be offered a booster shot starting the week of Sept. 20, which led to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11888748/covid-vaccine-boosters-were-meant-to-roll-out-this-week-what-happened\">disagreement within the FDA and the CDC around who — if anyone — should be offered these extra shots\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amid all this is also the ethical issue of Americans getting third shots of the COVID-19 vaccine while so many other people around the world have been unable to access even their first dose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Top scientists at the World Health Organization met the White House’s August announcement on booster shots with bitter objections. “We’re planning to hand out extra life jackets to people who already have life jackets, while we’re leaving other people to drown without a single life jacket,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885531/covid-booster-shots-to-roll-out-in-september-in-the-u-s-health-officials-say\">said Dr. Michael Ryan\u003c/a>, executive director of the WHO’s emergencies program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was first published on Sept. 28. KQED’s Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Several nights ago, my husband texted me questions while traveling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Does my vaccine not work anymore?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Should I get a booster even though it’s been only four months since my second shot?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11896107\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/GettyImages-1234850823-1020x680.jpg\"]“Excellent questions,” I thought. One thing is crystal clear about the highly mutated omicron variant of the coronavirus: It has a huge ability to bypass immune protection and cause breakthrough infections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what you need to know about how well the vaccines are working in the face of the omicron variant and the best timing for getting your booster shot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Don’t have time to read the whole guide? Here’s a quick breakdown. Click on the links below to skip to a specific section:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#still\">\u003cstrong>Does my COVID-19 vaccine not work anymore?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#much\">How much does a booster shot help?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#wait\">\u003cstrong>Do I have to wait six months from my original vaccine to get a booster shot?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#work\">How does a booster work against omicron?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#fast\">\u003cstrong>How fast will the booster work?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#donde\">How long will the protection from the booster last?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"still\">\u003c/a>Does my COVID-19 vaccine not work anymore?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Yes and no.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two shots of a vaccine — whether it’s Pfizer or Moderna — do still offer protection against severe disease, researchers in South Africa have found. In a study with about 78,000 omicron cases, getting two shots of Pfizer cut a person’s risk of hospitalization by about 70% across all age groups. That’s compared with a 90% reduction of risk with the delta variant, but it does indicate that the vaccines are still working really well to keep people out of the hospital. The effectiveness against omicron seems to hold up in older people as well, although it declines a bit, to about 60%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But when it comes to stopping an infection, two shots isn’t enough, the researchers found. The vaccine’s effectiveness against an infection with omicron was only about 30%, which means breakthrough infections will be extremely common with this new variant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11900064\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11900064\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1237257297-scaled.jpg\" alt='A small glass vial on a table with a label that reads, \"Moderna OCVID-19 Vaccine.\"' width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1237257297-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1237257297-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1237257297-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1237257297-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1237257297-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1237257297-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1237257297-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine awaits administration at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles on December 15, 2021. \u003ccite>(Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"much\">\u003c/a>How much does the booster help?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Probably a lot — against infection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The problem with only two shots of the vaccine is that most of the antibodies your body generates don’t have the potency to neutralize omicron when it first attacks your upper respiratory tract. That means you could easily get a breakthrough infection. (The good news is that for most people, the immune system does kick in to fight off severe disease once memory cells activate.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Laboratory studies have shown that antibodies, after only two shots, are 40 to 50 times less potent against omicron than against previous variants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11900014\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1236892674-1020x601.jpg\"]“We found that only 32% of people who received Moderna, even if it was recently, had detectable neutralization ability against omicron,” says immunologist \u003ca href=\"https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/89685\">Wilfredo Garcia Beltran\u003c/a>, who’s a fellow at the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after the booster shot, that percentage goes up dramatically, he says: “If you boost everyone, the numbers look amazing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the booster shot, the amount of neutralization potency against omicron rose to a level close to what Garcia Beltran observed against the delta variant. “I think this finding is suggestive that we’re inducing really good neutralization against omicron with a booster,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And those laboratory findings fit with what health officials have observed in the U.K.: “Moderate to high vaccine effectiveness of 70 to 75% is seen in the early period after a booster dose,” the U.K. Health Security Agency reported two weeks ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Altogether, these studies show that a third dose gives you the best chance of preventing an omicron infection this winter. For some young and healthy people, catching a mild case of omicron might not be that big of a burden, but a booster still reduces your risk of spreading it to older loved ones or other vulnerable people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We definitely need to give this to everyone if we want to prevent omicron from spreading like wildfire — or at least, curtail its spread,” Garcia Beltran says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11900060\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11900060\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A small piece of paper with dates of vaccinations, held by a hand with a pen.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nurse marks a vaccination card with a booster dose at a vaccine clinic on August 19, 2021 at Tournament House in Pasadena. \u003ccite>(Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"wait\">\u003c/a>I got my primary dose four months ago and was told to wait until six months for a booster. Do I have to wait, or can I get a booster now?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Officially, adults are eligible for a booster two months after the J&J vaccine and six months after your second dose of Pfizer or Moderna. Right now, that’s still the official recommendation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, because two shots provide such little protection against infection with omicron, doctors and scientists are shifting their recommendation a bit about the timing of the booster after the mRNA vaccines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the setting of a new variant — and wanting a higher degree of protection for the holidays, then I do think that clinical judgment could involve boosting a bit earlier,” says \u003ca href=\"https://www.bidmc.org/research/research-by-department/medicine/center-for-virology-and-vaccine-research/barouch-laboratory\">Dr. Daniel Barouch\u003c/a>, who runs the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The original six-month recommendation is based on “the ideal spacing between three-dose vaccine regimens,” Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease specialist at UCSF, writes in an email to NPR. “Zero, one and six months is what we use for so many three-dose vaccines.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But with omicron about to surge, she says, getting a boost in antibodies earlier might be worth it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is probably no harm in speeding up to boost antibodies,” she writes, just as long as you wait at least three months from the second shot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is especially true for people who are at high risk for severe disease or live with someone who is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, Germany’s vaccine authority recently recommended that Germans get their boosters after three months in light of omicron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Barouch cautions against speeding up the booster too much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wouldn’t boost too much earlier,” he says. “For example, I wouldn’t boost a month or two after the initial vaccine or vaccines. But if somebody is in the second half of the six-month time frame, and if they really feel like they would benefit from a higher level of protection, then I don’t see a downside in getting boosted a bit earlier.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11900062\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11900062\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A person wears a face mask and glove as they handle the vial and syringe.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1710\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-1920x1283.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nurse fills a syringe with a Pfize COVID-19 vaccine at a pop up clinic in Los Angeles, August 23, 2021. \u003ccite>(Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"work\">\u003c/a>How does a booster work to improve protection against a new variant like omicron? And why do we have to wait several months to get one?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Improved immunity is not just about having more antibodies; it’s also about having the kind of antibodies that can actually take down omicron. For your body to generate those specific antibodies, it takes time — at least three months after the first two shots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You see, right after your first two shots of the vaccine, your immune system rushes and makes a burst of antibodies. But these antibodies aren’t so great. They especially aren’t good at fighting off new coronavirus variants, says immunologist Ali Ellebedy at the Washington University School of Medicine. “That initial group isn’t very well trained.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11890031\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS52115_GettyImages-1344323369-qut.jpg\"]The level of these antibodies starts to go down after about a month, and then your body gets to work to “train” these antibodies, Ellebedy says. Special immune cells, called B cells, go into your lymph nodes and start to improve the potency of the antibodies. Eventually, over time, through a process called B cell maturation, these B cells develop new antibodies that not only can recognize and neutralize the original variant of virus (which it saw in the vaccine) but also future variants, such as omicron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To protect you from future exposures, you want to have the best, well-equipped ‘soldiers,’ and the way our immune system does this is through this process of refinement in our lymph nodes,” Ellebedy says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This process takes time. It can take months.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you get a booster before this process is finished, the shot will essentially amplify the “untrained” antibodies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you wait at least three months, the third dose of the vaccine will amplify the “well-trained” antibodies, which are potent against not just omicron, but also possibly the next variant after that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are studies that do show that the longer the period between vaccinations, the more robust the response to second immunization and that makes sense immunologically,” Ellebedy writes in an email to NPR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“However, that does not mean that an earlier immunization will not be beneficial or harmful in any way. Actually, in the middle of a pandemic one can argue that a three-month or four-month booster makes more sense,” she adds. “Getting that before being exposed to the real virus is always a plus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11900059\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11900059\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A nurse vaccinates a person who is sitting down on a chair, while two other people sit on chairs, looking on.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1556\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-800x486.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-1020x620.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-160x97.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-1536x934.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-2048x1245.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-1920x1167.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just vaccinated people sit and wait for 15 minutes of monitoring at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles on August 17, 2021. \u003ccite>(Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"fast\">\u003c/a>How fast will the booster work?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The boosters work a bit faster than the original course of the vaccine because your body isn’t starting from scratch, says \u003ca href=\"https://www.southshorehealth.org/find-a-doctor/simone-s-wildes\">Dr. Simone Wildes\u003c/a>, who’s an infectious disease doctor at South Shore Health in Massachusetts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You already have some antibodies,” she says. “So I would anticipate that within a week or so after the booster, you’re going to have pretty significant levels of antibodies, but you’re not going to get to the maximum levels until the 14-day mark.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you go get vaccinated today, you will have some antibody protection by New Year’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"long\">\u003c/a>How long will the protection from the booster last?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Nobody knows how long protection from infection will last. One preliminary study suggests it will start to wane about three months after the booster shot, as has been the case with the delta variant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s no information about how long protection against severe disease will last after a booster, but given the durability observed with only two shots, it’s likely to be quite durable — much more than protection against infection.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“We found that only 32% of people who received Moderna, even if it was recently, had detectable neutralization ability against omicron,” says immunologist \u003ca href=\"https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/89685\">Wilfredo Garcia Beltran\u003c/a>, who’s a fellow at the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after the booster shot, that percentage goes up dramatically, he says: “If you boost everyone, the numbers look amazing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the booster shot, the amount of neutralization potency against omicron rose to a level close to what Garcia Beltran observed against the delta variant. “I think this finding is suggestive that we’re inducing really good neutralization against omicron with a booster,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And those laboratory findings fit with what health officials have observed in the U.K.: “Moderate to high vaccine effectiveness of 70 to 75% is seen in the early period after a booster dose,” the U.K. Health Security Agency reported two weeks ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Altogether, these studies show that a third dose gives you the best chance of preventing an omicron infection this winter. For some young and healthy people, catching a mild case of omicron might not be that big of a burden, but a booster still reduces your risk of spreading it to older loved ones or other vulnerable people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We definitely need to give this to everyone if we want to prevent omicron from spreading like wildfire — or at least, curtail its spread,” Garcia Beltran says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11900060\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11900060\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A small piece of paper with dates of vaccinations, held by a hand with a pen.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234768450-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nurse marks a vaccination card with a booster dose at a vaccine clinic on August 19, 2021 at Tournament House in Pasadena. \u003ccite>(Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"wait\">\u003c/a>I got my primary dose four months ago and was told to wait until six months for a booster. Do I have to wait, or can I get a booster now?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Officially, adults are eligible for a booster two months after the J&J vaccine and six months after your second dose of Pfizer or Moderna. Right now, that’s still the official recommendation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, because two shots provide such little protection against infection with omicron, doctors and scientists are shifting their recommendation a bit about the timing of the booster after the mRNA vaccines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the setting of a new variant — and wanting a higher degree of protection for the holidays, then I do think that clinical judgment could involve boosting a bit earlier,” says \u003ca href=\"https://www.bidmc.org/research/research-by-department/medicine/center-for-virology-and-vaccine-research/barouch-laboratory\">Dr. Daniel Barouch\u003c/a>, who runs the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The original six-month recommendation is based on “the ideal spacing between three-dose vaccine regimens,” Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease specialist at UCSF, writes in an email to NPR. “Zero, one and six months is what we use for so many three-dose vaccines.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But with omicron about to surge, she says, getting a boost in antibodies earlier might be worth it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is probably no harm in speeding up to boost antibodies,” she writes, just as long as you wait at least three months from the second shot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is especially true for people who are at high risk for severe disease or live with someone who is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, Germany’s vaccine authority recently recommended that Germans get their boosters after three months in light of omicron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Barouch cautions against speeding up the booster too much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wouldn’t boost too much earlier,” he says. “For example, I wouldn’t boost a month or two after the initial vaccine or vaccines. But if somebody is in the second half of the six-month time frame, and if they really feel like they would benefit from a higher level of protection, then I don’t see a downside in getting boosted a bit earlier.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11900062\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11900062\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A person wears a face mask and glove as they handle the vial and syringe.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1710\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234838497-1920x1283.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nurse fills a syringe with a Pfize COVID-19 vaccine at a pop up clinic in Los Angeles, August 23, 2021. \u003ccite>(Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"work\">\u003c/a>How does a booster work to improve protection against a new variant like omicron? And why do we have to wait several months to get one?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Improved immunity is not just about having more antibodies; it’s also about having the kind of antibodies that can actually take down omicron. For your body to generate those specific antibodies, it takes time — at least three months after the first two shots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You see, right after your first two shots of the vaccine, your immune system rushes and makes a burst of antibodies. But these antibodies aren’t so great. They especially aren’t good at fighting off new coronavirus variants, says immunologist Ali Ellebedy at the Washington University School of Medicine. “That initial group isn’t very well trained.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The level of these antibodies starts to go down after about a month, and then your body gets to work to “train” these antibodies, Ellebedy says. Special immune cells, called B cells, go into your lymph nodes and start to improve the potency of the antibodies. Eventually, over time, through a process called B cell maturation, these B cells develop new antibodies that not only can recognize and neutralize the original variant of virus (which it saw in the vaccine) but also future variants, such as omicron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To protect you from future exposures, you want to have the best, well-equipped ‘soldiers,’ and the way our immune system does this is through this process of refinement in our lymph nodes,” Ellebedy says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This process takes time. It can take months.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you get a booster before this process is finished, the shot will essentially amplify the “untrained” antibodies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you wait at least three months, the third dose of the vaccine will amplify the “well-trained” antibodies, which are potent against not just omicron, but also possibly the next variant after that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are studies that do show that the longer the period between vaccinations, the more robust the response to second immunization and that makes sense immunologically,” Ellebedy writes in an email to NPR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“However, that does not mean that an earlier immunization will not be beneficial or harmful in any way. Actually, in the middle of a pandemic one can argue that a three-month or four-month booster makes more sense,” she adds. “Getting that before being exposed to the real virus is always a plus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11900059\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11900059\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A nurse vaccinates a person who is sitting down on a chair, while two other people sit on chairs, looking on.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1556\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-800x486.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-1020x620.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-160x97.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-1536x934.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-2048x1245.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/GettyImages-1234732715-1920x1167.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just vaccinated people sit and wait for 15 minutes of monitoring at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles on August 17, 2021. \u003ccite>(Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"fast\">\u003c/a>How fast will the booster work?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The boosters work a bit faster than the original course of the vaccine because your body isn’t starting from scratch, says \u003ca href=\"https://www.southshorehealth.org/find-a-doctor/simone-s-wildes\">Dr. Simone Wildes\u003c/a>, who’s an infectious disease doctor at South Shore Health in Massachusetts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You already have some antibodies,” she says. “So I would anticipate that within a week or so after the booster, you’re going to have pretty significant levels of antibodies, but you’re not going to get to the maximum levels until the 14-day mark.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you go get vaccinated today, you will have some antibody protection by New Year’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"long\">\u003c/a>How long will the protection from the booster last?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Nobody knows how long protection from infection will last. One preliminary study suggests it will start to wane about three months after the booster shot, as has been the case with the delta variant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s no information about how long protection against severe disease will last after a booster, but given the durability observed with only two shots, it’s likely to be quite durable — much more than protection against infection.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Unprepared to add \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2021/thousands-of-california-students-still-lack-proof-of-vaccination-despite-school-deadlines/664510\">thousands of students\u003c/a> to their independent study programs, several large California school districts opted this week to roll back their vaccine mandate deadlines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>West Contra Costa Unified board members \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/updates/west-contra-costa-unified-pushes-back-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-deadline\">voted Wednesday to push their vaccine deadline back\u003c/a> from Jan. 3 to Feb. 18, while ramping up outreach to get more students vaccinated. Thousands of families had not submitted their children’s COVID-19 vaccine verifications to continue in-person instruction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just the day before, Los Angeles Unified’s school board \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/updates/la-unified-pushes-back-deadline-for-covid-19-vaccine-mandate\">voted to give students age 12 and older until fall 2022\u003c/a> to receive both doses of the vaccine. By doing so they scrapped their original deadline — the start of the spring 2021 semester, Jan. 10 — and aligned with the state’s vaccine mandate timeline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though anti-vaccine and anti-vaccine-mandate groups are declaring the deadline delay a win, school board members have made it clear that the decisions were not made to appease them. Rather, as Los Angeles Unified school board member Jackie Goldberg said Tuesday, the decisions were made to avoid destabilizing the school environment for both vaccinated and unvaccinated students, since \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-27/independent-study-california-lausd\">independent study programs like LA’s City of Angels remain short-staffed\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to tell those of you who come and say you think you’ve pushed us back: No, you didn’t,” Goldberg said. “The mandate remains.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>West Contra Costa Unified Superintendent Kenneth “Chris” Hurst said the district would not have been prepared to offer independent study to the 6,743 students age 12 and older who had not verified their vaccination status as of Monday. The district’s independent study program already had \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2021/bay-area-district-among-first-in-state-to-keep-distance-learning-even-after-campuses-reopen/647422\">a wait list of 365 students\u003c/a> this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not offering those students \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2021/quick-guide-what-is-independent-study-in-california/659197\">independent study\u003c/a> would have violated state law. Assembly Bill 130 requires districts to offer independent study for the 2021-22 school year to all students who seek it as an alternative to in-person instruction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Jackie Goldberg, Los Angeles Unified School District board member\"]‘I want to tell those of you who come and say you think you’ve pushed us back: No, you didn’t.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>West Contra Costa and Los Angeles are only the latest to delay vaccine deadlines in school districts statewide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland Unified pushed back its deadline from Jan. 1 to Jan. 31, after only 60% of the district’s students age 12 and older — about 6,000 — were fully vaccinated by Dec. 1, \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2021/12/02/oaklands-student-vaccine-mandate-starts-jan-31-what-you-need-to-know/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oaklandside reported\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sacramento City Unified’s deadline was Nov. 30, but \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.sacbee.com/article256262992.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">less than 30%\u003c/a> of students reported their vaccine status by then. The district will give students until Feb. 1 to get vaccinated or be assigned to independent study.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Department of Public Health officials said they will be working with local health departments and districts throughout the state to ramp up student vaccinations in the coming months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are hopeful many families will see the benefits of vaccination and move forward with the decision to get their children protected against this deadly virus,” CDPH officials said via email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said it is “closely monitoring” the vaccine mandates of districts that adopted stricter timelines than the state’s. Newsom’s office also decried the attempt by anti-vaccination groups to “politicize” the vaccine and the virus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2021/california-to-require-covid-vaccine-for-all-students-newsom-says/661843\">state’s vaccine mandate\u003c/a> will follow the federal Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of the COVID vaccine for each age group and is expected to go into effect in July 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, only the Pfizer vaccine is \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-covid-19-vaccine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fully approved\u003c/a> for people 16 and older. The Pfizer vaccine also has emergency authorization for use in children age 12 to 16. LA Unified, West Contra Costa Unified, Oakland Unified and others adopted even stricter timelines.[aside tag=\"education\" label=\"More education coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>LA Unified school board member Nick Melvoin this week said the logistical nightmare of transferring thousands of students to independent study amid a \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/product-files/A_Coming_Crisis_in_Teaching_REPORT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">national teacher shortage\u003c/a> is the “result of lack of support from the state.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goldberg concurred that LA Unified might be in “a different place right now” if the state had given districts \u003cb>“\u003c/b>more choices of what to do with the unvaccinated [other than long-term independent study] than they have thus far,” or if the district had received more funding to entice teachers with better pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, said in an interview with EdSource that legislators will be looking at ways to help districts in this predicament during the upcoming legislative session. That means addressing how the state can help districts build up their independent study capacity and what rules may be making that more difficult. Legislators will also be looking to update rules around immunization, and making databases more accessible to schools, so that vaccine verification is easier on families. As it is, families currently have to verify their children’s vaccination status with their district even though that information is already available at the state level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m sure [verification and independent study] will be a significant focus in this coming legislative session,” Pan said. “It doesn’t look like COVID is going away anytime soon. … We can’t have another school year still hampered because we haven’t addressed these issues. We need to get these kids educated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">\u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://edsource.org/2021/several-school-districts-push-back-vaccine-mandate-deadlines/664786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://edsource.org/2021/districts-anticipate-major-hits-to-their-2022-23-budgets-as-enrollments-drop/662448\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">This story originally appeared in EdSource.\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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