Posted on 08/19/2021 2:40:32 PM PDT by rxsid
COVID Booster Shots for All Americans, Starting Sept. 20
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18, 2021 -- After concluding that a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine is needed to fight off waning immunity in the fully vaccinated, the Biden administration said Wednesday it will begin offering booster shots to all Americans starting Sept. 20.
The plan, which only involves the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines at this point, calls for Americans to get a booster shot eight months after their second dose. The officials said they expect a booster shot will be needed for people who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, but they are still reviewing data on it and will announce plans at a later date.
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"The available data make very clear that protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection begins to decrease over time following the initial doses of vaccination, and in association with the dominance of the Delta variant, we are starting to see evidence of reduced protection against mild and moderate disease," a joint statement released Wednesday from eight top public health and medical experts said. "For that reason, we conclude that a booster shot will be needed to maximize vaccine-induced protection and prolong its durability."
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Those who signed the statement include Murthy; Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
During Wednesday's media briefing, Fauci noted that regardless of the variant involved, the antibody levels against those variants decline over time.
New data came in three U.S. studies published Wednesday in the CDC publication Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, and the results were troubling: Protection against the coronavirus from vaccines declined in July, when the highly contagious Delta variant began to dominate in the United States.
"The data we will publish today and next week demonstrate that vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection is waning," Walensky said during Wednesday's briefing.
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"Additionally, reports from our international colleagues, including Israel, suggest increased risk of severe disease among those vaccinated early," she added. "Given this body of evidence, we are concerned that the current strong protection against severe infection, hospitalization and death could decrease in the months ahead, especially among those who are at higher risk or who were vaccinated earlier during the phases of our vaccination rollout."
As someone who once fit that description, I can confirm that you are 10,000% correct.
“the longer we go without getting sick, the greater the chance that we’ve been exposed to viral loads that aren’t big enough to make us sick and allow us to develop natural immunity“
Yes indeed! I worry more about this potential problem than any virus out there.
“this is sure gonna complicate the shite out of “covid passports” ... if semi-annual “vaccinations” become the norm, they gonna have to issue actual booklets just like passports, and they’ll have to be a “visa” stamp for each “booster”
Don’t worry…. Soon, they’ll just make it into a tiny “chip” that they can insert just under our skin - we won’t even NOTICE IT!
Chip in place, all they’ll have to do is scan you every time they force us into a new “booster”. That way we won’t have to bother with paper cards that we can lose, or get wet or stolen, etc….
They have the plan in place.
Not for this American.
What about THIS!
I’m 71, almost 72, and have 5 co-cormorbities. I don’t have a real choice.
When he’ll freezes over and I’m long dead. I’ll take the jab. Fascists and their propaganda.
Understood. Makes sense for folks in your situation. I would considered if same.
Best wishes and good luck out there!
or is covid unique in that sense?
Pre-Covid, I did get a flu shot on occasion, but not for 2yrs now.
Many thanks.
Take care of yourself out there FRiend!
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