Vaccine boosters could be necessary as soon as September

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The first Americans to be vaccinated against the coronavirus could require a third "booster" shot as early as September, the CEOs of Pfizer and Moderna told Axios.

Driving the news: "The data that I see coming, they are supporting the notion that likely there will be a need for a booster somewhere between eight and 12 months," Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said yesterday during an Axios event.

That means some Americans could need a booster as soon as September or October, he added.

State of play: Only time will tell how long protection from the first two vaccine doses will last, but there's no evidence yet that it's fading. Even if protection does begin to fade — which is common among vaccines — it won't happen overnight.

https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-vaccines-boosters-pfizer-moderna-e8d6bed6-8238-4e52-9959-ca4c6a6e0d5a.html

[underpants]

1. What, Melinda Gates gets a tracker in us too?

[Xoan]

2. Kaching.

[USALiberal]

3. Would it be same dose? Nt

[Sprite]

4. Did not know that vaccines fade.

They are constantly looking at the data. Was it a little too soon for these vaccines to be administered? I guess that is why they are not approved by the FDA. Professor and virologist John Moore said we have to look at whether there is a corporate agenda behind this. Ya think? Sounds like they are not sure about anything.

Looking at the data through clinical trials and real-world evidence. Shouldn't this have been studied prior before distributing? These vaccines were rushed.

[maxsolomon]

6. Think Flu shot.

You get one (or should get one) every year.

[Skittles]

8. LOL

alrighty then

[elevator]

10. I'm sure they looked at all the date they had, but specific data was scarce.

And no doubt there are several agendas, corporate and otherwise. It's likely they wouldn't share all the info, even if they knew.

I don't have a problem with the rush. It was a dire emergency with catastrophic potential. It's tough to delay when tens of thousands of people are dying every day. I believe once they knew they were safe and effective, at least to a point, they released them and gambled they can figure out the longer term problems with more time.

[Merlot]

11. It has always been expected that boosters would be necessary, especially with variants

"how long" has been the only question.

And whats the story for J&J? Can you mix and match foe even more protection?

[ProfessorGAC]

5. I Heard 8 Months...

...in early April.
So I was expecting this.
Those of us who got shots in Feb or March are looking at late fall.
Since all the distribution flaws from the incompetence of Warp Speed managers have been cleaned up, they should be entering the streamlining phase.
By fall, getting the booster should be walk in, get shot, leave.

[Yavin4]

7. Is it 8 mos. from the first shot or the 2nd shot?

For those who got two shots.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Good Question

I believe it was after being fully vaccinated. I definitely don't recall anything said about first vaccination.
But, that might have been an inference I missed.
I'm going with after the second, unless I see otherwise. We're only talking 21-28 days difference, and they're saying 8-12 months.
Seems doubtful the window is that narrow, given what they're saying. So, we have wiggle room.

[Roland99]

12. I'm ready!