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

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?

Should you be vaccinated if you already had COVID?

Which COVID vaccine is best for seniors? Which vaccine is safest?

Should I worry that the vaccine might harm me (or my frail older parent)?

When can I get vaccinated? Which vaccine should I try to get?

If I’ve been vaccinated, is it safe to …?

Dr. K’s current recommendations regarding COVID vaccination and staying safe given current conditions

Related Resources:

• BHWA: COVID Vaccination for Aging Adults: What to Know & Do
  
• FDA (Food & Drug Administration):
  
  
  
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Johnson & Johnson FDA Briefing Data
  
  
  
  
• CDC:
  
  
  
  • Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination
  • First Month of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Monitoring — United States, December 14, 2020–January 13, 2021
  • Provisional COVID-19 Death Counts by Sex, Age, and State
  • COVID-19 Case Surveillance Public Use Data
  • Nursing Home Covid-19 Data Dashboard
  • Suspected Recurrent SARS-CoV-2 Infections Among Residents of a Skilled Nursing Facility During a Second COVID-19 Outbreak
  • Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Death By Age Group
  • CDC: When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated
  
  
  
  
• New England Journal of Medicine:
  
  
  
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    Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine (Pfizer vaccine)
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    BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in a Nationwide Mass Vaccination Setting (Pfizer vaccine in Israel)
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    Efficacy and Safety of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (Moderna vaccine)
  
  
  
  
• New York Times:
  
  
  
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker
  • Coronavirus Variant Tracker
  
  
  
  
• Uptodate.com COVID-19 Resources & Tools (Coronavirus Resources)
  
  
  
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Vaccines to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection