A 4th Covid-19 shot might be recommended this fall, as officials 'continually' look at emerging data

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https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/19/health/fourth-covid-19-vaccine-dose-us/index.html

(CNN) As the world approaches the second anniversary of the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization, on March 11, more nations are rolling out -- or are discussing the possibility of -- fourth doses of coronavirus vaccine for their most vulnerable. In the United States, leading public health officials say they are "very carefully" monitoring if or when fourth doses might be needed.

Israel was the first nation to roll out fourth doses, announcing in December that adults 60 and older, medical workers and people with suppressed immune systems were eligible to receive the extra shot if at least four months have passed since their third dose.

More recently, the Public Health Agency of Sweden announced last week that second booster doses are recommended for everyone 80 and older in the country.

In the United States, health officials emphasized late last year that fourth doses were not yet needed and said it was too premature to be discussing a potential fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine for most people.

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[NutmegYankee]

1. We need a modified vaccine.

The companies should start chasing this like the flu. The basic concept of the vaccine has been proven. It's time to tweak the spikes and get producing.

[Celerity]

2. they have been tweaking jabs for over a year, my wife and I have had 3 so far, soon the 4th

All have been investigational trials though, not for mass release (first 2 were Beta variant-tweaked, the 3rd was Delta, now the 4th will be Omicron specific, all 4 were/will be Moderna). I have posted extensive in the past on this.

[NutmegYankee]

3. I know they are doing it in trials, I just wish they'd go full release. nt

[Celerity]

5. apparently by the time they have enough data in, there is a new variant, and they move onto that

It's like whack-a-mole.

That Delta booster was no joke, we both (and we had had origin strain Covid in April 2020, plus the two Beta original jabs, all with zero symptoms or reactions) were crazy sick (fever, chills, huge night sweats, bleeech, and headaches from hell, etc) for like 30 hours or so, but then if poofed and went away as quickly as it came. Hopefully the Omicron-tweaked jab is like the Beta and not the Delta jab, lolol.

[Wounded Bear]

4. I fully expect this to migrate to an annual shot like the flu...

[Iggo]

6. Sounds good to me!