People at risk should check with their primary care physicians about whether a second shot is needed. Fever Fever is the body's natural response to an infection. It has a direct effect by damaging some bacteria and also helps intensify our immune response. A country doctor, who was against taking fever reducers, once remarked that treating fever is like sending your soldiers into battle without their weapons. Dr. Barnes says yes and no.
Fever does play a role in the body's fight against an infection.
Your immune system has reacted to the infection by raising your normal internal temperature to help fight the infection. When you reduce a fever, you're essentially resetting' your internal thermometer back to normal, which incidentally isn't the same for everyone. What you don't want to do is get on a roller coaster. The best thing to do is use good judgment. We had several responses from the community physicians and non-physicians who disagreed.