3. Will we have to get a vaccine every year? Answer: This is unknown, but most likely as a booster shot to fight off variants of COVID-19, as the virus continues to mutate, as with any other viral illness.
4. If you have had COVID, should you get one or two shots? Recovery from COVID does not change vaccination protocols. If you, or a loved one, has recovered from the disease, you could wait three months, depending on the treatment you received or lingering symptoms. Discuss the situation with your primary doctor if you are unsure. Then, you should receive a vaccination depending on protocols. For example, two shots for Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Novavax, and only one shot for Johnson & Johnson.
5. I just received a different vaccine. Should I wait to get my COVID shot? Answer: Yes. If you have received any kind of vaccine, then you must wait 14 days before getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
6. Which vaccine is better? Should I wait until better vaccines are on the market? Answer: All three vaccines currently available in the U.S. are highly effective and all of them prevent COVID hospitalization because COVID-19 in a vaccinated person results in a more mild infection, or a person may remain asymptomatic. This is why, until herd immunity is achieved, it is recommended that vaccinated people in the community continue to wear masks and maintain physical distancing. I highly recommend that you get vaccinated as soon as you are able and not wait.