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Thompson Discusses Vaccine Hesitancy, Illness, Protection

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Nurse Manager Trisha Thompson with the Johnson County Public Health Office in Buffalo, will be leaving that position on April 7th, returning to active duty in the Army to be a part of a team that will do medical coordination for units before their deployment.

She sat down with Sheridan Media to talk about her seven years at the public health office.

She was asked why she thought demand for COVID-19 vaccinations have slowed down in recent weeks.

Thompson said it may be that younger, healthier people may not see the importance of getting the vaccine as opposed to someone who is older that may have more health issues.

Thompson said Johnson County has had a good number of residents receive the first and second doses of vaccine so far, which she finds encouraging.

Although there have been some cases where those that have had COVID sometimes get it again, Thompson said there is no hard data suggesting a specific timeline for immunity for those that have already had the illness.

But, re-infection within three months is rare.

For those that get the illness a second time, it can be not as bad as the first time, or worse in some instances.

Getting the vaccine, even those that have had the disease, is the best way to protect against the infection, according to Thompson.

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