Posted on 08/23/2021 8:09:34 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
A third dose of Pfizer's Covid vaccine significantly improves protection against infection and serious illness in the over-60s, according to an official study in Israel.
It found that people given a booster shot were four times less likely to catch the virus after 10 days compared to those only given two doses.
A third jab also enhanced protection from serious illness and hospitalisation in the over-60s by five to six times, according to the study by the Israeli Health Ministry.
The findings, believed to be based on real-world data, were presented at a meeting of a ministry panel of vaccination experts on Thursday. But full details of the study are yet to be released.
They are in line with separate data reported by Israel's Maccabi healthcare provider last week which found the boosters to be highly effective.
Israel became the first country in the world to start administering booster shots to the over-60s at the end of July — with more than a million already jabbed.
But amid a surging fourth wave of infections from the Delta strain, the programme has been expanded to all over-40s, medics, teachers and other frontline workers.
Britain is under mounting pressure to follow suit but the Joint Committee of Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which advises No10 on the roll out, is only expected to green light third doses for vulnerable adults.
The boosters will almost certainly be offered to the 3.7million Britons classified as 'clinically extremely vulnerable', with diseases such as cancer.
But originally it was hoped that the programme would be open to all over-50s, key workers and sick patients — which would have included as many as 32m people.
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How many booster shots in a lifetime?????
RE: How many booster shots in a lifetime?????
I don’t think anyone can know the answer to that question. I would guess it would depend on how SARS-COV-2 further mutates.
yeah because you’re dead, which unequivocally reduces your risk of catching the cove....
The only thing we know to be true is the extensive loss of liberties underway.
What study? This is no study. It’s a prayer.
Wait - this contradicts their study from 2 weeks ago where they were dropping Pfizer in favor of Moderna going forward because Pfizer’s efficacy on Delta was around 30%.
I also call BS because you can’t base a study on Pfizer boosters performance after less than a MONTH of implementation when the boosters take 2 WEEKS to become fully viable.
This isn’t SCIENCE at all.
Booster shot of Pfizer’s vaccine slashes the risk of catching Covid FOURFOLD in over-60s, Israel’s health ministry says
But will it prevent you from catching the virus or passing it on? If it does neither it is just as bad as the rest of them and in the long run just promotes more mutations which maybe either less or more problematic.
We know that through direct evidence!
Weird report. I thought Istael was having problems with people getting ill in spite of bring fully vaxxes.
95% vaccinated dead vs unvaccinated.
#Shalom
RE: I thought Israel was having problems with people getting ill in spite of bring fully vaxxes.
You’re not wrong in your thoughts. Their reasoning seems to be — it’s because the antibodies produced by the vaccines are WANING. Hence, the need for the boosters.
Second verse, same as the first! I’m tired of this song. Someone change the channel!
Third dose will be available next month. Looking forward to it.
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