Posted by SLS on December 23, 2021, at 7:27:58
In reply to Re: Phillipa, I am sorry..., posted by Lamdage22 on December 22, 2021, at 14:41:47
Hi, Lamdage.
> > I chose Moderna for myself.> Good to know. You know your medicines. 37 fold increase?
* Other sources report a 10 fold increase in antibodies with a booster rather than a 37 fold increase.
> How can that be? Doesn't it mean that there is almost absolutely zero protection before the booster?
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1. A Logical Possibility:
What if the protection of the booster is 37 times higher than what is necessary to protect one from getting COVID-19? In other words, is the booster needed at all?
2. Empirical Proof:Statistically, people who were given a booster vaccination of the mRNA vaccines are much less likely to get COVID-19 than those who did not.
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The effectiveness - the number of antibodies provoked by the vaccines - wanes over time. We have known that for well over a year. Not only that, but having survived COVID-19 does not yield permanent immunity. The number of antibodies of survivors wanes quickly as well. Many of these people who have not been vaccinated have contracted COVID-19 twice. A booster shot definitely provides a level of protection against Omicron that the first two vaccinations do not.
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There are several considerations:
1. The BioNTech vaccine uses mRNA (like Moderna and Pfizer).
2. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine uses DNA (like J&J)
3. The Pfizer mRNA booster works very well. It has not been approved by the FDA yet.
4. J&J requires TWO initial vaccinations to produce immunity comparable to the two initial vaccinations using Pfizer or Moderna.
5. J&J has petitioned the FDA to approve their vaccine as a booster.
* There may be compelling evidence to use the J&J vaccine as a booster if you received it previously. However, I haven't looked into it. It is worth researching this before making a decision as to which one to choose as a booster..
An article published by Yale University.
"Comparing the COVID-19 Vaccines: How Are They Different?"
https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/covid-19-vaccine-comparison
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