Everything you need to know about Omicron: an interview with Webb’s medical advisory board

Question: What is your expertise when it comes to discussions with the medical advisory board? Dr. Dan Gluckstein: I have been a practicing infectious physician mostly at Pomona Valley in the Pomona area since August of 1988. I have been the medical director of infectious disease at the hospital since 1992, though I just recently stepped down from that position, so I have sort of been transiti...

Questions about boosters/vaccinations: Question: How does the booster compare to the original doses? Dr. Mowyood:  So, the booster is meant to help increase and maintain that level of protection from those first two shots. As you guys may recall, you get tetanus booster shots, you get MMR booster shots, there are shingle booster shots that you can get. These are all meant to boost your immun...

Questions about boosters: Question: What exactly does the booster shot do? Is it possible for fully boosted people to still get COVID?  Dr. Jindal: The booster shots help “boost” your immune system’s preparedness to fight off a particular infection. They are usually given when we expect the body’s immunity against the infection has diminished. However, booster shots are not a new conce...

Questions about the COVID virus: Question: Given the number of COVID cases that have been steadily rising due to the Omicron variant, there have been some rumors that contracting Omicron and getting better grants super immunity. Is this true? Dr. Baez: That's a very good question, and actually, we talked about that yesterday at our meeting with the other doctors. There is some natural immunity th...