JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – There’s a good chance you’ll have to get the COVID-19 vaccine every year, according to a Florida doctor.
Dr. Sunil Joshi, president of the Duval County Medical Society Foundation, said he predicts people will have to get the COVID-19 vaccine every fall or winter, just like the flu shot. [TRENDING: Teen killed when stepping on power line during storm | NY judge killed in Fla.
hit-and-run | How, where to get vaccine] “Cooler weather tends to allow viruses to spread more rapidly,” Joshi told News 6 partner WJXT-TV in Jacksonville.
Doctors are hypothesizing the vaccine is effective for up to six months, like how antibodies from getting the infection last for three to six months. “We may need a booster this fall or the