Why Doctors Want to Ease Your Fears About Vaccines

The latest report from the county’s health agency says nearly two thirds of those 12 and over in San Diego County are now fully vaccinated against the COVID virus.

More than 1.8 million people have gotten both of the Moderna or Pfizer shots or the one shot of the single dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine.

The county’s goal is to get 75 percent of San Diego County residents who are 12 and over fully vaccinated.

So while it’s certainly good news that almost two thirds are now fully immunized against the virus, we still have a way to go to get to that 75 percent.

And public health officials and doctors continue to urge everyone to get the vaccine and become fully immunized. With that new Delta variant of the virus more contagious, there are signs of some upticks in new infections.

With schools reopening over the next 2-3 months and not yet a vaccine for kids under 12, there could be more new cases if those kids are exposed to someone with the virus.

Having made a visit to the doctor this week, it was very evident that those in the medical field are working to get the word out that not being fully vaccinated still puts you at risk of getting the virus and remind you that the vaccines do work against the variant strains of it.

Doctors say they understand why some people are hesitant about getting the vaccine, and that’s why they take the time to answer any and all questions patients have. Their job is to help their patients and their families stay healthy and avoid getting the virus.

Our job as patients is to listen to them.

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