>>> AS SUMMER WINDS DOWN THE U.S. TO SING THE LARGEST COVID SURGEON THE LAST TWO YEARS. >> A REMINDER THAT COVID HAS NOT GONE ANYWHERE AND IS STILL IMPACTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ESPECIALLY THOSE 65 AND OLDER OR THOSE WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS. >> JOINING US NOW IS FORMER SURGEON GENERAL DR. JEROME ADAMS. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US HERE TODAY. >> GOOD MORNING. >> WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT THIS? >> WELL, WE'VE STILL GOT HUNDREDS DYING OF COVID-19 EVERY WEEK. COVID REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISK AND IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF RESPIRATORY RELATED HOSPITALIZATION REGARDLESS OF YOUR AGE OR HEALTH CONDITION. WITH MILLIONS SUFFERING FROM LONG COVID, WHICH WE KNOW CAN OCCUR IF YOU GET REPEATED INFECTIONS, INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW COVID IS STILL WITH US AND TO KNOW THAT UPDATED VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE. PEOPLE SHOULD BE MAKING PLANS TO GET THEIR UPDATED VACCINE NOW. >> TALK ABOUT THE AGE GROUPS MORE AT RISK AND WHO SHOULD BE GETTING THE VACCINE. >> GREAT , GREAT QUESTION. IF YOU ARE OVER THE AGE OF 65, YOU HAVE A MUCH HIGHER CHANCE OF BEING HOSPITALIZED OR DYING FROM COVID. SENIORS SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THESE NEW COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATES. IF YOU HAVE DIABETES, IF YOU HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, IF YOU HAVE ASTHMA, LIKE I DO, YOU HAVE A MUCH HIGHER RISK OF BEING HOSPITALIZED, SO FOLKS THAT FIT INTO THOSE HIGH RISK GROUPS SHOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS THEY SHOULD CONTACT THEIR HEALTH PROVIDER TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO STAY SAFE. >> WE DID NOTICE PEOPLE GETTING COVID IN THE SPRING, IN THE SUMMER. IF THEY DID GET IT THEN, DO THEY STILL NEED THE UPDATED VACCINE? >> THAT IS A QUESTION I'M GETTING FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS ALL THE TIME. THE CDC RECOMMENDS YOU WAIT 90 DAYS OR 3 MONTHS AFTER A COVID-19 INFECTION BEFORE YOU GET YOUR UPDATE. THE GOOD THING ABOUT THAT AND IF YOU GOT COVID-19 THIS SUMMER, YOU WILL BE GETTING YOUR UPDATE GOING INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON SO THAT WILL PUT YOU IN A POSITION TO BE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE HOLIDAY PLANS DISRUPTED OR TO INFECT FOLKS AROUND THE HOLIDAY TABLE. ACTUALLY, WAIT ABOUT TWO TO THREE MONTHS AND GET THE UPDATED VACCINE . 60% LOWER CHANCE OF HOSPITALIZATION. 70% LESS CHANCE OF LONG COVID AND A MUCH LESS CHANCE OF HAVING YOUR HOLIDAY PLANS DISRUPTED. >> WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE VIRUS AND THE VACCINES THAT ARE AVAILABLE? >> GO TO DISEASE. EDUCATION/ FINDER. GO TO VACCINES.GOV FOR GENERAL INFORMATION BUT THE THING I TELL PEOPLE THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, DON'T IS INTO THE INTERNET OR GO ON SOCIAL MEDIA. TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR