here the next few mornings of
50% range chance today. 20%
tomorrow and then looking hot as
we head into Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. Alright For the
first time ever. Some people may
need three vaccines this fall.
Doctor Suma Marginal. There's an
immunization specialist and
pediatrician at Kelsey Seybold
Clinic. Joining us live right
now to help us out with this
good morning to you. Thanks for
being here. Good morning,
Melissa. Thank you for having me
this morning. Of course, well
this year will look different
with new COVID boosters. Also
the RSV vaccine, the flu shot
all available. So who would you
suggest would really want to
consider getting all three of
them? Certainly the elderly that
is the age over. 60 should be
receiving all three of them in
is ations and the very young um
, so the artistry vaccine at
present is only approved for
people over the age of 60. So
the young babies still don't
have a vaccine, but we'll get to
the other part in a minute. But
honestly, vaccine for everyone
over the age of 60 COVID vaccine
for all ages, Um The new Bible
and COVID vaccine should be
coming out in the next few
weeks. And then the flu vaccine
, of course, all people over the
age of six months should be, um,
taking the vaccine. And you just
mentioned that that that new
out very shortly, but it's not
here yet. And COVID has just
rampant not only in Houston, but
really it seems to be all over
Texas. What would you suggest to
people? Are you suggesting that
patients wait just a few more
weeks to get the latest version?
So from the word we have from
the manufacturers that the new
vaccine should be out in the
next couple of weeks, so we
shall see. But at present, we
season and for someone who's
very, very frail. Hopefully they
had already received that
booster. But if they haven't
they could go ahead and take
that vaccine. But I think the if
they are fairly healthy And they
just need to go for the seasonal
one than I probably would. Give
it a couple of weeks to see, Um
for the new ones, so I think,
depending on the person's health
issues in the background, I
provider and decide. Is it safe
to wait or should they go ahead
and take the one that is already
present? Well, we know how busy
people are for someone who is
interested in and just making
sure that they have all their
vaccines up to date. Just give
us a reminder because we haven't
talked about this and quite
awhile. Do you feel like it's
safe for everybody to get that
flu vaccine in a COVID booster
at the same time, or there are
certain people who should time
them apart? So at this time we
have, you know information from
having been giving the COVID
vaccine for a few years now, and
Academy of American Committee of
Immunization Practices and the
Centers for Disease Control and
the Academy Pediatrics. Everyone
agree that all of them Muniz
ations can be taken
simultaneously. There is no need
to separate them or give any gap
between them so as soon as they
are all available, I would go
ahead and take the weapon. And
he had stated at the very
beginning that you were going to
make sure you get everyone up to
date with what's going on with
the RSV vaccines. What do you
want people to know. Yes, we
definitely causes um, disease
fairly significant enough with
chest infections, wheezing and
prolonged oxygen need and
hospitalization for both the
very young and old and so the
vaccine that's approved by two
manufacturers are for people
over the age of 60, 60 years of
age and The recommendation is to
go ahead and take it along with
the other winter virus vaccines
that are going to be available
and at this time, um, since it's
a fairly new vaccine, um we the
recommendation is the vaccine
immunity lasts about two years
for sure, and we will have to
wait for more information as we
go along to know more So, um,
Health, frail people certainly
are the first one that needs to
be taking those vaccines. Not
such helpful info. Thank you for
taking time from Kelsey Seybold
Clinic to walk us through this