118 – Updates: COVID Vaccination in Aging (3.26.21 Edition)

Better Health While Aging

English - March 26, 2021 19:00 - ★★★★★ - 109 ratings
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Dr. K provides updated information on the effectiveness and safety of COVID vaccination for older adults, including information on the Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. She also addresses FAQs about coronavirus vaccination.

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In This Episode:

Dr. K provides updated information on the effectiveness and safety of COVID vaccination for older adults, including information on the Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson&Johnson vaccines. She also addresses FAQs about coronavirus vaccination.

This episode covers:

How we can tell the COVID vaccines are working

Data on how COVID cases and deaths have fallen in nursing homes and among people aged 85+

Current COVID mortality rates in older adults

What the latest observational studies show, regarding vaccine effectiveness in people over age 80

What the Johnson & Johnson vaccine trial data shows, when it comes to older adults with chronic conditions

What’s been found so far, regarding vaccine safety

Answers to FAQs, including:

Should I get vaccinated against COVID?

Should my 90-year-old parent get the COVID vaccine?

How well does the vaccine work in older adults?

Can you get COVID if you’ve been vaccinated?