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Booster shots protect against symptomatic Omicron infection for about 10 weeks, study finds - which could mean more doses for some in 2022
Business Insider ^ | 12/24/21 | Catherine Schuster-Bruce

Posted on 12/26/2021 2:28:24 AM PST by Libloather

Booster protection against symptomatic illness caused by the Omicron variant dropped by up to 25% within 10 weeks, new real-world data found - though it's not yet clear whether everyone may need further doses in 2022.

The UK Health Security Agency said protection against symptomatic COVID-19 caused by the variant dropped from 70% to 45% after a Pfizer booster for those initially vaccinated with the shot developed by Pfizer with BioNTech.

In the same analysis published on Thursday, the agency found the effectiveness of Moderna's booster paired with two doses of the Pfizer vaccine held at 70% to 75% for up to nine weeks, though not many people in the study received this regimen, which could affect the accuracy of the finding.

For those fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca's vaccine, booster effectiveness dropped from 60% to 35% with a Pfizer booster and to 45% with a Moderna booster after 10 weeks, the UKHSA said.

**SNIP**

On Wednesday, Israel became the first country to announce fourth doses to try to bolster immunity against Omicron for those most susceptible to COVID-19, including people older than 60 and health workers.

But other countries, such as the UK, are holding tight for more data on how well existing regimens work and the safety and effectiveness of additional doses.

In the US, most immunocompromised people could already get a fourth dose from six months after the third, before Omicron emerged. Those who got Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine initially aren't recommended more than two doses, guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: booster; covid; omicron; shots
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To: Jay W; metmom; trebb

21 posted on 12/26/2021 5:36:10 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: metmom

They’re in too deep.


22 posted on 12/26/2021 5:42:31 AM PST by EEGator
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To: catnipman

666 boosters will give lifetime immunity.

Science, yo!


23 posted on 12/26/2021 5:53:15 AM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: Libloather

Sugar Spikes cereal from Pfixler.


24 posted on 12/26/2021 6:13:01 AM PST by cp124 (Living under medical tyranny. )
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To: Libloather

PureBlooded, check it and see

youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE

25 posted on 12/26/2021 6:16:23 AM PST by Pollard (PureBlood -- youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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To: Libloather

Meanwhile, CoupFlu is so scary, look who gets to go back to work with the coof.
From NYS...

https://www.wkbw.com/news/coronavirus/new-york-announces-updated-return-to-work-guidance-for-fully-vaccinated-critical-workforce


26 posted on 12/26/2021 6:19:17 AM PST by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: Libloather

Or, like some of us, take NONE of these DNA-bending, athlete-killing gene therapies, and rely on natural immunity and inexpensive therapies.


27 posted on 12/26/2021 6:36:35 AM PST by backwoods-engineer (But what do I know? I'm just a backwoods engineer.)
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To: Salamander

28 posted on 12/26/2021 7:22:41 AM PST by conservativeimage (Spark up a fire. Light up this place. Burn out this darkness and tear down the fear.)
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To: David Chase

They want you to get five vaxes a year.


29 posted on 12/26/2021 7:23:51 AM PST by Lazamataz (I feel like it is 1937 Germany, and my last name is Feinberg.)
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To: trebb

They are asymptomatic and at the same time are invoking their natural immunity which would, it would seem, be the same thing as getting a booster...and even better!!


30 posted on 12/26/2021 7:25:01 AM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: metmom
They threw the chicken bones?

Let's take a look....


31 posted on 12/26/2021 7:31:03 AM PST by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: metmom

crystal ball is my guess.

or maybe a magic 8 ball?

or just a WAG.. they dropped the science long ago.


32 posted on 12/26/2021 8:01:50 AM PST by cableguymn
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To: SmokingJoe

Business Insider has succumbed to O’Sullivan’s Law.


33 posted on 12/26/2021 8:08:03 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: Libloather

Welcome to The Hotel Vaxifornia...
You can check out any time, but you can never leave...


34 posted on 12/26/2021 8:08:22 AM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now! Desantis 2024!!!)
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To: cableguymn

I had an 8 Ball when I was a kid.

I think they still sell them so it is possible.


35 posted on 12/26/2021 11:02:58 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: bagster
Euthanized.. I mean immunized
36 posted on 12/26/2021 11:03:13 AM PST by Trillian
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To: Travis McGee

Thanks - I’m gonna steal it and repost out there.


37 posted on 12/27/2021 4:12:20 AM PST by trebb (Fight like your life and future depends on it - because they do.)
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To: Sacajaweau

Natural immunity is generally much better than artificial immunity - and let’s not forget there are plenty of articles out there that say the jabs actually destroy natural immunity antibodies and open the door for even more illness.

In order to not have to address that, the Red Cross actually halted the plasma with antibodies program after it came to light that if a person had acquired natural immunity and then taken the jab, the natural immunity antibodies were no longer present/useful.


38 posted on 12/27/2021 4:17:15 AM PST by trebb (Fight like your life and future depends on it - because they do.)
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