Gottlieb: Americans at Risk Should Get the Latest Covid Vaccine in September or Early October to Protect from a Winter Surge

BRENNAN So when do ░░░░░░░░ get it The vaccine ░░░░░░░░ is And the guidance ░░░░░░░░ the CDC is once ░░░░░░░░ fever breaks count five ░░░░░░░░ and you re good ░░░░░░░░ go That s not ░░░░░░░░ going to stop transmission ░░░░░░░░ it GOTTLIEB Yeah look ░░░░░░░░ think people who get ░░░░░░░░ and recover from Covid ░░░░░░░░ should use an antigen ░░░░░░░░ to see when they ░░░░░░░░ no longer infectious If ░░░░░░░░ re still registering on ░░░░░░░░ antigen test you re ░░░░░░░░ still shedding some virus ░░░░░░░░ your infectivity probably has ░░░░░░░░ down a lot when ░░░░░░░░ re five six days ░░░░░░░░ I think for Americans ░░░░░░░░ are going into settings ░░░░░░░░ there s people who ░░░░░░░░ at risk where they ░░░░░░░░ in confined spaces where ░░░░░░░░ may be vulnerable they ░░░░░░░░ need to take some ░░░░░░░░ precautions if they re ░░░░░░░░ from an infection and ░░░░░░░░ testing positive on the ░░░░░░░░ test There s no ░░░░░░░░ you know golden rule ░░░░░░░░ terms of when people ░░░░░░░░ t infective anymore If ░░░░░░░░ want to be vigilant ░░░░░░░░ an antigen test to ░░░░░░░░ for that In terms ░░░░░░░░ when to get the ░░░░░░░░ for most Americans getting ░░░░░░░░ sometime in September or ░░░░░░░░ early October is going ░░░░░░░░ be sufficient to try ░░░░░░░░ protect them from that ░░░░░░░░ surge I think a ░░░░░░░░ of Americans who are ░░░░░░░░ about the current surge ░░░░░░░░ there s still a ░░░░░░░░ of virus around could ░░░░░░░░ out and get the ░░░░░░░░ right now because they ░░░░░░░░ still catch Covid from ░░░░░░░░ current wave of infection ░░░░░░░░ people who have been ░░░░░░░░ they likely have several ░░░░░░░░ of good protection from ░░░░░░░░ recent infection so they ░░░░░░░░ want to wait a ░░░░░░░░ bit longer That way ░░░░░░░░ they do get vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ late October that vaccine ░░░░░░░░ extend further Because we ░░░░░░░░ that the immunity provided ░░░░░░░░ the vaccines only lasts ░░░░░░░░ defined period of time ░░░░░░░░ four, five months.”