Read the original article on Best Life.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb The CDC emphasizes that it’s important to get the second shot after the primary injection to achieve the best results. “Both COVID-19 mRNA vaccines will need 2 shots to get the most protection,” the CDC states. If you only get the first shot, your vaccine is just over 50 percent effective. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Moderna vaccine is 50.8 percent effective after the first dose, and the Pfizer shot is 52.4 percent after the first dose. And for more issues to be aware of, know that The FBI Just Gave This Warning About the COVID Vaccine. Those receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech must wait three weeks (or 21 days) to get their second shot, and those receiving the Moderna vaccine must wait one month (or 28 days). The CDC clearly specifies that “you should not get the second dose earlier than the recommended interval.” And for more regular coronavirus updates, sign up for our daily newsletter. While the CDC says “you should get your second shot as close to the recommended 3-week or 1-month interval as possible,” the agency adds: “There is no maximum interval between the first and second doses for either vaccine.” However, earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended against delaying second doses. “The available data continue to support the use of two specified doses of each authorized vaccine at specified intervals,” the FDA ruled. “Suggesting changes to the FDA-authorized dosing or schedules of these vaccines is premature and not rooted solidly in the available evidence.” And for more vaccine guidance from this health agency, check out The FDA Just Ruled You Can’t Do These 4 Things With the COVID Vaccines. Doctors and public health experts have been warning Americans for weeks that the COVID vaccine is not without side effects. But don’t let that stop you from getting your second dose. “Get the second shot even if you have side effects after the first shot, unless a vaccination provider or your doctor tells you not to get a second shot,” the CDC states. During a Jan. 7 video event hosted by BlackDoctor.org, Peter Marks, MD, the director for the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said “the only things that would prevent you from getting vaccinated is if you had a known allergy to one of the things that are in the vaccines or if you had a bad allergic reaction to the first shot.” And for more on what else you can expect when you get your jab, check out Dr. Fauci Just Gave This Warning About COVID Vaccine Side Effects.
