Posted on 03/29/2022 9:55:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized a second booster shot for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines, citing dwindling immunity in older Americans as a new omicron variant gains a firm foothold in the nation.
So should you rush out and get that new booster? And is that even a possibility yet? Here are some answers:
Q: Who’s eligible for the second booster?
A: Everyone 50 and older, as well as people with certain medical conditions, such as immune deficiencies and organ transplants.
Q: Why do we need yet another shot?
A: Data from Pfizer and BioNTech shows some decrease in effectiveness in the three-shot series — two primary vaccines and one booster — after three to six months. Dr. Peter Marks, the director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, points to “some waning of protection over time against serious outcomes from COVID-19 in older and immunocompromised individuals.”
Q: Should I get one?
A: Following the FDA’s regulatory action today, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations to allow a fourth vaccine for these groups of people:
• If you are age 50 or older.• If you had your third shot more than four months ago.• If you have a medical condition that compromises your immunity.
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Q: What does the research show?
A: So far, there are only three studies of the second booster, all in Israel. So the data is considered preliminary.
The first study, in healthcare workers, was small. It found that this fourth shot boosted levels of protective antibodies. But it had only modest effectiveness — 31% for Moderna and 44% for Pfizer — in preventing infection.
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But pretty soon you have to wear long sleeved shirts year round to cover up your covid needle tracks...
The vaccines obviously do not work but the science is god cult will never admit their failure it would kill their faith.
Facts are clear the never ending jabs:
Don’t prevent you from getting covid.
Don’t prevent you from spreading it.
Don’t prevent you from dying from covid.
And have a ton of toxic side effects from paralysis, heart damage to out right death.
This all being said, if you still believe the CDC/FDA/Big Pharma etc... after all their lies, please take as many jabs as you desire. But do not ever think you can or should force others to take the same jab.
#1 Does it provide protection against catching the illness?
#2 Does it prevent the spread of the illness?
If the answer to either or both questions is no, then there is no reason to receive another shot of a proven ineffective prophylaxis.
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