As the U.S. and Europe extend authorizations for most people to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in 2021, there is growing confusion on main-street.
People everywhere want protection from the current Delta virus surge and future safeguards against the approaching Omicron variant.
Most public health experts agree on one thing: now is the time to get a ‘booster.’
But is a booster a second, third, or fourth dose?
How potent are COVID-19 boosters?
And when will variant-specific vaccines become available?
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Increase in Blood Pressure Observed During COVID-19 Pandemic
Mean changes each month during the pandemic ranged from 1.10 to 2.50 mm Hg for systolic BP, 0.14 to 0.53 mm Hg for diastolic BP
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