2nd booster shot coming

[wateron]

Feds expected to OK 2nd booster for someFederal regulators are prepared to approve a second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot tailored to combat the omicron variant for people over the age of 65 or those with weakened immune systems. The move is an attempt to offer extra protection to high-risk individuals.According to individuals familiar with the plan, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to make an announcement regarding the authorization within the next few weeks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is also expected to endorse the move, officials told the Washington Post.This news comes less than a week after the CDC updated its vaccine guidelines to state that one updated dose was sufficient for now, even for those who had their last shot more than six months ago or were at higher risk for COVID-19.The agency’s policy was out of step with that of some other countries, including the United Kingdom and Canada, which are offering additional boosters to certain individuals, such as nursing home residents and those who are immunocompromised.Eligible U.S. individuals, under the reported policy shift, will now be able to receive an additional dose of the bivalent booster targeted at the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants and the original coronavirus variant at least four months after receiving their first shot.The FDA’s policy change is “permissive,” which means people may receive the shot but are not urged to get it like they were with previous vaccine rollouts. Physicians and public health officials have expressed varying opinions on the necessity of a second bivalent booster.There has been little data confirming its effectiveness, even though some studies indicate antibody protection from the initial booster fades after just a few months.However, much of the research does not consider the protection afforded by T cells, which are not easily measured, nor hybrid immunity derived from natural infection and previous vaccination.Yvonne Maldonado, an infectious disease expert at Stanford, said, “If you look at who’s dying or getting sick now, it’s people who are unvaccinated or unboosted.”While more than 95% of the U.S. population age 65 and older received at least one vaccine dose, only 42.1% of those eligible have received the latest boosters which were authorized in August, according to the CDC.

[Loubprv Volunteer]

Thanks for your post Mr Wateron. Interesting.

Things are obviously very different in the US - I had my second booster last August.

Best wishes

Louise

UK

[Loubprv Volunteer]

ps I ve had 5 Pfizer vaccines to date.

[saltmarsh]

Thanks for the update. I've had every covid booster as they became available and will get the next one.

[Bill209]

My risk of having a thrombotic event was already high because of ET/JAK2 and there were reports early on in the vax mandate effort that suggested that the COVID vaccines increased the probability of blood clotting, so I didn't feel comfortable taking any of them, against the advice of my oncologist to do it.

More and more reports, including the one linked below, seem to confirm that there is definitely a high risk associated with taking COVID vaccines and I've already had and recovered from COVID so I'm not too worried about it.

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