But how do you start that conversation?
Below, experts share a few steps you might take to help nudge them in the right direction.
5 Ways to Address Booster Shot Hesitancy With Loved Ones
1.
It doesnt get worse.
There is some data that breaks down what your loved one can expect.
These include pain in the injection site, fatigue, and headache.
infectious disease specialist and professor of preventive medicine and health policy at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
She suggests comparing the experience to a flu shot.
Its part of our physical health maintenance.
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Even then, it was usually scheduled onlinesomething that not all older adults felt comfortable doing.
But its easy to get a vaccine right now.
She suggests offering to schedule the appointment for them and doing it immediately.
Give them a ride to the appointment
This goes back to the inconvenience factor.
So, offer to give them a ride.
Make the process easy for them.
infectious disease specialist and professor of preventive medicine and health policy at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
One thing you shouldnt do, Dr. Gallagher says, is to dig your heels in over disagreements.
Say, We want the whole family to be maximally protected at Thanksgiving,' he says.
Create a target for them thats centered on family.
Sometimes its better if the information comes from someone else, Dr. Gallagher says.
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