Better Health While Aging

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

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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:
            • Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine (Pfizer vaccine)
            • BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in a Nationwide Mass Vaccination Setting (Pfizer vaccine in Israel)
            • 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
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