Doctor Q&A: 3rd COVID-19 Vaccine Dose? New Booster Shot?
Published: August 22, 2021
Dear Patients and Friends,
I'm getting excellent questions about the newly announced "3rd dose" and "booster shot" of the COVID-19 vaccine. So... With the help of Dr. Craig Smith, the Surgeon-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, I just posted a new "Doctor Q&A" to help educate our community.
Click here to see "COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Should Heart Valve Patients Get a 3rd Dose or Booster Shot?"
Keep on tickin!
Adam
Written by Adam Pick
Patient & Website Founder
Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder
Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.
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