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OBESITY-LINKED CV DEATHS SPIKE THREE HUNDRED PERCENT
Tresa Mcneal, MD, Baylor Scott & White Health

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THE C-D-C IS RECOMMENDING EVERYONE AGES SIX MONTHS AND UP GET THE NEWEST COVID-19 BOOSTER THAT’S ARRIVING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

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THOUGH IT’S OFTEN REFERRED TO AS A “BOOSTER,” THE C-D-C SAYS YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE RECEIVED A PREVIOUS COVID SHOT TO GET THIS ONE—THIS ONE CAN BE YOUR FIRST.
IT’S AN UPDATE TO THE PFIZER AND MODERNA VACCINES ... DESIGNED TO TARGET THE MOST DOMINANT AND INFECTIOUS COVID STRAINS CURRENTLY CIRCULATING IN THE U-S.

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David Winter, MD
Baylor Scott & White Health
TRT: 17
“The reason to get a new vaccine is, number one, you won’t get a severe illness, you won’t have to be hospitalized. Number two, you won’t get it and spread it to somebody else who may be more vulnerable to serious disease. Number three, you can’t get long COVID if you don’t get COVID in the first place.”

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SOME RETAILERS ARE CURRENTLY OFFERING THE BOOSTERS ... WHILE OTHERS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE IT SOON. SO CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR OR LOCAL PHARMACY TO SEE WHEN IT WILL BECOME AVAILABLE FOR YOU.