Posted on 08/23/2021 12:31:58 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
In South Africa, people who received their first shot of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine must wait six weeks before returning for the second jab.
This follows updated guidance issued by the national Health Department a month ago, in light of new data showing a longer delay between doses could offer more protection.
A May preprint study was the first research to directly compare the strength of people’s immune responses after receiving the second dose of Pfizer after three weeks (21 days) and after 12 weeks (84 days).
Participants on the extended dosing interval had a much stronger immune response than those on the standard three-week interval. Those who got their jabs 12 weeks apart had more than triple (3.5 times) as many antibodies in their blood than those who were immunised three weeks apart. Antibodies are proteins that help the body fight harmful pathogens such as viruses.
Although not as extreme as some other countries in its approach, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has made allowance for doses to be given a maximum of 42 days apart. This aligns with the updated guidance from South Africa.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymaverick.co.za ...
“The small study included 172 participants, all over the age of 80”
Trust them: Extrapolate this “science” over an entire nation of 60 million.
Was this reported on a tri-fold poster board in a school gym?
Because Africans discovered that having sex with underage girls doesn’t cure AIDS?
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