Doctor gives guidance on who should get COVID-19 vaccine amid new FDA rules changing access to shots

DENVER — As Colorado responds to new rules from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) surrounding access to COVID-19 vaccines, Denver7 is getting guidance from a doctor on who needs the shot.

Dr. Christopher Post, the medical director at AdventHealth Parker, said the virus is not as dangerous as it once was because of growing immunity. However, he recommends high-risk groups, including those over the age of 60 and people prone to severe illness, to still get a COVID-19 vaccine this year.

"As time has gone on, I almost guarantee everybody has had COVID at least once or been exposed to it. So everybody's got a little bit of immunity," Dr. Post said. "And there's definitely those folks, again, the high risk folks and that are still getting sick from it and getting hospitalized. It's n