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tblue37

(66,035 posts)
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 03:45 PM Dec 2021

Early study results: Booster may be 100x better against Omicron than just two shots:



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People who had received a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine showed a level of neutralization against the Omicron variant about 100 times higher than those who had received two shots, a new Israeli study found
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Early study results: Booster may be 100x better against Omicron than just two shots: (Original Post) tblue37 Dec 2021 OP
Haven't been as eager to get my booster as I should be ColinC Dec 2021 #1
It may not be as bad as you think dragonlady Dec 2021 #2
Fingers crossed! That's the one I'm supposed to get ColinC Dec 2021 #5
My Wife Matched Dragonlady ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #6
My 3rd shot of Pfizer hit harder than the first two combined. JanMichael Dec 2021 #16
My arm hurt for 2 days. maxsolomon Dec 2021 #4
I Had The Same RobinA Dec 2021 #8
I felt the same way and had none Dorian Gray Dec 2021 #11
Yeah the second dose was the worst for me too but pfizer ColinC Dec 2021 #13
Really hoping Dorian Gray Dec 2021 #15
Thanks! It knocked me on my butt like the others lol ColinC Dec 2021 #19
Aw Dorian Gray Dec 2021 #21
Mine were worst after the booster (Moderna for all three). LisaL Dec 2021 #23
Oh no, sorry Lisa Dorian Gray Dec 2021 #24
Worst that'll likely happen is you'll spend 3 or 4 days... Spider Jerusalem Dec 2021 #17
I got my booster...doc said take phizer as mixing the vaccines provides greater protection. Demsrule86 Dec 2021 #22
Good news, but the news is all over the map now. maxsolomon Dec 2021 #3
100x higher does not necessarily equal 100x better in efficacy Raven123 Dec 2021 #7
Everyone should have already had their booster shots. PTWB Dec 2021 #9
I'm glad. NT SWBTATTReg Dec 2021 #10
That implies two shots are pretty fucking ineffective against Omicron berni_mccoy Dec 2021 #12
Probably because by the time you get a booster the effectiveness of the first 2 shots tblue37 Dec 2021 #18
So I heard on CNN today that 2 Pfizer is about 30% 48656c6c6f20 Dec 2021 #14
I'm a life-long procrastinator, so it shouldn't surprise anyone FakeNoose Dec 2021 #20
I'd say go ahead and get it done even quicker than that. W_HAMILTON Dec 2021 #26
I'm a little worried that I got Pfizer the first time and only half a dose of Moderna for my booster StevieM Dec 2021 #25

ColinC

(10,384 posts)
1. Haven't been as eager to get my booster as I should be
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 03:48 PM
Dec 2021

But the wife finally got me to schedule mine for tonight. Glad to get protected but not looking forward to the side effects...

ColinC

(10,384 posts)
5. Fingers crossed! That's the one I'm supposed to get
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 03:59 PM
Dec 2021

Definitely glad to be getting it out of the way, finally...

ProfessorGAC

(69,459 posts)
6. My Wife Matched Dragonlady
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 04:13 PM
Dec 2021

No harsh response at all to the booster. Her arm hurt for a few hours, the next day.
I got the Moderna booster. Felt flushed & sore in the upper back for a few hours.

JanMichael

(25,166 posts)
16. My 3rd shot of Pfizer hit harder than the first two combined.
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 05:24 PM
Dec 2021

But still worth it. 3 days of crap that simply stopped.

Dorian Gray

(13,705 posts)
11. I felt the same way and had none
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 04:57 PM
Dec 2021

(Moderna) And I felt pretty crappy after second dose.

Good luck. You're doing what is best for your health. Drink a ton of water, and when you think you drank too much, drink more. And sleep!

ColinC

(10,384 posts)
13. Yeah the second dose was the worst for me too but pfizer
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 05:07 PM
Dec 2021

Woke up thought I was doing well but it was a little cold so I look at the thermostat to see that it was close to 90 in the house. Soon following was a cocaphany of aches and nausea and sleep for the remainder of the day lol. I will report back tomorrow to let you guys know how it went

ColinC

(10,384 posts)
19. Thanks! It knocked me on my butt like the others lol
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 01:44 PM
Dec 2021

Layed in bed and finished the haunting of hill house. Not a bad show...

Dorian Gray

(13,705 posts)
21. Aw
Fri Dec 17, 2021, 07:15 AM
Dec 2021

Sorry! But at least you got a good show in. (I'm taking recommendations bc I think we're going to have some long days at home coming up!)

Best of health to you during the holidays.

LisaL

(46,247 posts)
23. Mine were worst after the booster (Moderna for all three).
Fri Dec 17, 2021, 09:02 AM
Dec 2021

But the effects lasted for two days only. Except the "Moderna" arm, that lasted for about a week.

Dorian Gray

(13,705 posts)
24. Oh no, sorry Lisa
Fri Dec 17, 2021, 01:52 PM
Dec 2021

I had that with dose 2 of moderna, but booster I was good to go.

But that's true with all my friends too. Reactions were all over the place.

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
17. Worst that'll likely happen is you'll spend 3 or 4 days...
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 05:28 PM
Dec 2021

feeling like someone punched you really hard in the upper arm with brass knuckles, and having mild chills/fever. Definitely preferable to ending up on a ventilator, ECMO, or dead (which is the worst-case for covid).

Demsrule86

(70,842 posts)
22. I got my booster...doc said take phizer as mixing the vaccines provides greater protection.
Fri Dec 17, 2021, 08:17 AM
Dec 2021

I had Moderna for the vaccine... and hubs who had not gotten his booster yet came down with Covid and I did not get it despite being in the same house. By the time we knew he had it, I was exposed so I didn't wear a mask or sleep in a different room.

maxsolomon

(34,929 posts)
3. Good news, but the news is all over the map now.
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 03:54 PM
Dec 2021

No clue what to expect from Omicron but a spike in cases.

I'm boosted, but I fully expect to get Omicron or some variant at some point, regardless. The struggle against ignorance feels futile the further we're into the Pandemic and closer we are to Covid becoming Endemic.

Wearing a mask all day at work in a fully-vaccinated, sparsely-populated office when flibberdigibbets all over America have thrown Covid discipline in the trash months ago is a tad wearying.

tblue37

(66,035 posts)
18. Probably because by the time you get a booster the effectiveness of the first 2 shots
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 05:52 PM
Dec 2021

has significantly decreased.

 

48656c6c6f20

(7,638 posts)
14. So I heard on CNN today that 2 Pfizer is about 30%
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 05:09 PM
Dec 2021

So how does thus quantify into a percentage of protection? Sometimes I think numbers get thrown around with very little context or meaning. Whoohoo it's 100 x better..

FakeNoose

(35,306 posts)
20. I'm a life-long procrastinator, so it shouldn't surprise anyone
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 01:48 PM
Dec 2021

... that I haven't gotten my booster shot yet. But I will do it, and very soon. Perhaps during xmas holidays if the lines are down and it becomes easier to get an early appointment.

Thanks for the gentle nudge in the right direction!

W_HAMILTON

(8,316 posts)
26. I'd say go ahead and get it done even quicker than that.
Fri Dec 17, 2021, 02:26 PM
Dec 2021

I'm damn near a hermit nowadays and almost assuredly an even bigger procrastinator than you -- I literally had scheduled my booster a few times over the past couple of weeks, then woke up and decided I just didn't even want to leave the house, so I kept canceling and rescheduling -- and even I got my lazy ass out of the house finally to get my booster earlier this week. It was a big sigh of relief, knowing that, once again, I've done just about all I can do to protect myself and others against COVID. It's very easy to get appointments at most locations now, so, just go ahead and get it done!

StevieM

(10,534 posts)
25. I'm a little worried that I got Pfizer the first time and only half a dose of Moderna for my booster
Fri Dec 17, 2021, 01:58 PM
Dec 2021

They told me that I would be good with a half dose of Moderna, even if I didn't get it for my first vaccination. I hope that still holds true with regards to immunity from Omicron.

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