Sun Cities residents have been overwhelmingly lining up to get coronavirus vaccines, and that move may help them as more transmissible variants arrive in the region.
Jason Brown, Banner Health chief medical officer, said the Federal Drug Administration authorized the COVID-19 vaccines as safe after a rigorous safety monitoring process and millions have received the vaccine, including tends of thousands in the Sun Cities. Adverser reactions to the vaccine have been rare, and the three vaccines so far approved for use in the U.S. have proved to be effective in keeping people alive and out of the hospital.
“The vaccines not only reduced deaths and hospitalizations, but also reduced transmission. I think the goal is to get vaccinated to lead your normal life and individuals can go golfing and have social events with friends and remain safe and out of the hospital,” he explained.
