To boost or not to boost – Part 2
from Modern Practice Podcast Hosted by Dr. Tom Villanueva and Vizient Medical Leadership Team
This episode continues our discussion on the new bivalent COVID boosters that target the original virus and also Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. Guest speaker: Azra Behlim, PharmD, MBA Associate Vice President, Pharmacy Sourcing and Program Services Vizient Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Senior Principal, Clinical Operations and Quality Vizient Show Notes: [00:30] Is the booster safe? [00:48] Efficacy [01:32] How long to wait after previous vaccine [02:47] Whether or not to get flu vaccines [05:58] Feasibility of using the booster as an initial vaccine in a series [07:52] Novavax [09:05] Nasal vaccines and mucosal immunity Links | Resources: To contact Modern Practice: [email protected] FDA announcement on new vaccine boosters (8-31-22): Click here Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Amazon Podcasts Android Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher RSS Feed
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