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FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
Associated Press ^ | October 20, 2021 | Matthew Perrone & Lauran Neergaard

Posted on 10/20/2021 2:19:57 PM PDT by House Atreides

Anyone eligible for a COVID vaccine booster can get a brand different from the one they received initially, regulators said

U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially.

The Food and Drug Administration's decisions mark a big step toward expanding the U.S. booster campaign, which began with extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine last month. But before more people roll up their sleeves, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will consult an expert panel later this week before finalizing official recommendations for who should get boosters and when.

The latest moves would expand by tens of millions the number of Americans eligible for boosters and formally allow "mixing and matching" of shots - making it simpler to get another dose, especially for people who had a side effect from one brand but still want the proven protection of vaccination….

…One big change: Moderna's booster will be half the dose that's used for the first two shots, based on company data showing that was plenty to rev up immunity again…,

(Excerpt) Read more at abc7.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: booster; boostershots; booter; california; covid19; covid1984; fda; gavinnewsom; mixedbrands; moderna
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IMHO, folks who got the Pfizer or J&J vaccine originally would be wise to get the Moderna booster. Again, that’s just my opinion from reading about Moderna continuing efficacy compared to Pfizer’s dwindling efficacy.
1 posted on 10/20/2021 2:19:57 PM PDT by House Atreides
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To: House Atreides

Lots of $ being generated by this plandemic. I’d be sitting pretty if I made masks right now, or hand sanitizer.


2 posted on 10/20/2021 2:22:12 PM PDT by hoe_cake
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To: House Atreides

Are these really that similar to mix? Color me suspicious about this.


3 posted on 10/20/2021 2:22:14 PM PDT by Reno89519 (FJB. Respect America, Embrace America, Buy American, Hire American.)
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To: House Atreides

May as well mix them. Each has its own problems


4 posted on 10/20/2021 2:22:29 PM PDT by no-to-illegals ( The enemy has US surrounded. God’s speed FRiends)
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To: House Atreides

Insane...These clowns need to be ignored.


5 posted on 10/20/2021 2:22:43 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up....)
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To: House Atreides

Mixing vaccines seems just wrong to me. I don’t know, not a doctor, didn’t stay at a Holiday Inn last night, but that just sounds dangerous.


6 posted on 10/20/2021 2:22:59 PM PDT by Retrofitted
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A little of this, a little of that... science or sorcery.


7 posted on 10/20/2021 2:25:57 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: House Atreides

I’ll stay with Pfizer; 2 shots in March, booster in October.
I don’t trust the FDA, NIH or CDC.


8 posted on 10/20/2021 2:26:54 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: House Atreides

Why take a booster, less than 1% of those infected even end up hospitalized. Ignore all this HS.


9 posted on 10/20/2021 2:27:23 PM PDT by QuigleyDU ( )
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To: House Atreides

No thank you. No to mixing and no to boosters. If you people cant design a vaccine that works for longer than 6 months I’ll pass. Not gonna keep pumping spike proteins into my blood stream until they clog everything up.


10 posted on 10/20/2021 2:27:32 PM PDT by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: House Atreides

11 posted on 10/20/2021 2:28:04 PM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: Reno89519

Let me be the first to congratulate the FDA in completing their decade long study and analysis of these vaccines.

Oh wait....


12 posted on 10/20/2021 2:28:53 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: House Atreides

Get the jab, get Covid anyway and die.

I need their advice like a hole in the head


13 posted on 10/20/2021 2:29:09 PM PDT by mylife (Would you rather have Questions without answers? or Answers without questions?)
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To: House Atreides

What could go wrong! This way you don’t know which one to blame!


14 posted on 10/20/2021 2:29:24 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone

Good luck trying to ever be compensated for damages if you mix the vaccines. Every party involved will point the finger at the other.


15 posted on 10/20/2021 2:32:33 PM PDT by RBW in PA
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To: House Atreides

Whatever happened to “Don’t cross the streams!”


16 posted on 10/20/2021 2:32:53 PM PDT by ASOC (This space for rent)
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To: RBW in PA

Yep...I think that’s the point.


17 posted on 10/20/2021 2:32:56 PM PDT by ealgeone
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Of course the FDA OK’s it.

They will also allow you to mix hemlock, ricin or cyanide


18 posted on 10/20/2021 2:33:13 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: House Atreides

reminds me of “grandpa” from the “munsters” mixing his magic potions...


19 posted on 10/20/2021 2:33:25 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: no-to-illegals
May as well mix them. Each has its own problems

A veritable Long Island Iced Tea

20 posted on 10/20/2021 2:34:17 PM PDT by Pollard (PureBlood)
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