{"id":4707,"date":"2023-09-20T06:31:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=4707"},"modified":"2023-09-20T06:34:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:34:29","slug":"i-just-got-over-covid-do-i-need-an-updated-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2023\/09\/20\/i-just-got-over-covid-do-i-need-an-updated-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"I Just Got Over COVID. Do I Need an Updated Shot?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/special-reports\/exclusives\/106406?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2023-09-19&amp;eun=g1462072d0r&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%202023-09-19&amp;utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition\">MedPageToday<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Updated COVID shots are becoming available in the U.S. amid what appears to be a surge in cases &#8212; leaving some to wonder whether they need an updated shot if they recently recovered from an infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/covid-19\/clinical-considerations\/interim-considerations-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Official CDC guidanceopens in a new tab or window<\/a>&nbsp;states that people who are currently infected should wait &#8220;at least until recovery from acute illness&#8221; before getting a shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But they also &#8220;may consider delaying&#8221; their updated shot by 3 months from symptom onset, or from a positive test if the infection was asymptomatic. 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