[monkeyshine]

It is beginning to sound like the vaccines either “wear off” super fast or that the body does not remember very long.

Indeed. Why do you think they have to give 2 shots, and talk about booster shots? Some even suggesting every 6 months for a booster shot.

There is some data, not a lot but some out there, that show the first dose of the mRNA vaccines are about 90% effective but that it fades to the mid 60% range by week five. I suspect that is the reason for the second shot at week four. So it is reasonable, imo, to wonder if the 2nd shot doesn't fade out at some point - who knows when?

I also have no idea if the vaccines create lasting memory T-cell immunity for covid or the variants.

All that said, we're still talking about relatively small numbers. 200 people out of how many million(s) that got vaccinated in WA?

[Magic Fingers]

“There is some data, not a lot but some out there, that show the first dose of the mRNA vaccines are about 90% effective but that it fades to the mid 60% range by week five.”

Do you have a link to the data showing 60% effectiveness by week five?

[familyop]

"So it is reasonable, imo, to wonder if the 2nd shot doesn't fade out at some point - who knows when?"

With the Moderna, well over 50% at 200 days, which is very good for sufficient immunity. I'll look up a link if time allows.

You might also want to see comment #64, comment #65 and comment #70, where I showed some simple math to put the numbers from the posted article in logical perspective.