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U.S. health officials recommend all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection against the delta variant. -- (link)

Posted by budice Aug 18 '21, 07:40

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https://twitter.com/AP/status/1428003714883801092 (twitter.com)

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**The plan for booster shots is awaiting an FDA evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of a third dose. ** -- (link) - ty97 Aug 18, 08:16
Does that mean they've tweaked the booster to deal with the Delta variante? -- nm - LMS Aug 18, 08:14 7
- I don't believe so. Generally speaking, we've been seeing various data that these vaccines are highly effective even against Delta. Part of the - oblique Aug 18, 08:18
- Nothing I’m reading says that the vaccine itself has changed, though I recall reading elsewhere that was in the works as well. - znufrii Aug 18, 08:18 2
  - I thought that article that Strongbad linked to did a good a job of explaining the transmission rise for Delta as well as that current vaccines still - JD Aug 18, 08:26 1
    - "that article that Strongbad linked to did a good a job" - Strongbad Aug 18, 08:38
- Pfizer has one that I think is in testing, but I'm not sure how soon it will be available. -- nm - pmb Aug 18, 08:17 2
  - And is there any evidence that the vaccine efficacy is waning already? - LMS Aug 18, 08:22 1
    - Latest evidence says that it does. Peak effectiveness for about 2 months after the second dose and then (for Pfizer) about a 6% decrease in - pmb Aug 18, 08:28
*does math* December 10th -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 08:14
I'll be curious to hear what the side effects of the third shit of Moderna will be. If it's like the 2nd, I'll need to schedule the next day off. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 08:11 1
- I meant third shot, but you know what, I'm leaving it as is. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 08:25
Cool, I’ll plan to get it as soon as it’s available to me. -- nm - znufrii Aug 18, 08:08
I don't understand the people I see who say "I got my two shots but I'm *not* getting a booster" - Reagen Aug 18, 07:53 18
- The human body can only take so many RF chips. -- nm - Max Aug 18, 08:40
- I get this booster now... then what? Another booster in 6 months? 5 years? Am I going to get boosters forever? - Mop Aug 18, 08:09 5
  - Presuming you don't want COVID. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 08:13
  - Probably, yeah. -- nm - znufrii Aug 18, 08:11
  - You get a flu shot every year. -- nm - loosilu Aug 18, 08:10 2
    - "I don't have time for chemo every week!" -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 08:12 1
      - Dialysis? More than once? Guess I'm dying of ammonia poisoning. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 08:14
- yep -- nm - mud Aug 18, 07:59
- And they've had boosters for so many other vaccines. People just want to bitch and complain. -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 07:54 8
  - While I understand that - eag Aug 18, 08:00 7
    - Nope. If it will help me, give it to me. Don't hold off because idiots won't take it. -- nm - pmb Aug 18, 08:14
    - "I'll wait until we know more" "We know more now, 3 doses would be better" "No" -- nm - Guigue Aug 18, 08:05
    - Can't really hold off on the announcement when they need to start giving boosters today. People were vaccinated starting last December so they - Krusty Aug 18, 08:04 3
      - I'm just starting to wonder if we be in a better situation - eag Aug 18, 08:12 2
        
        People are expecting perfect messaging in an evolving circumstance. It's not possible to get it perfect. It changes as the circumstances change. - pmb Aug 18, 08:25
        
        *shrug* For me, I haven't had an issue with the messaging. It seems like the biggest issues are the lies and misinformation spreading on social - Krusty Aug 18, 08:20
    - Hell no. Shots in arms. The people who resisted will resist. They are too stupid to live. -- nm - loosilu Aug 18, 08:03
- word. I'd take a shot a month. gimme -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 07:53
Are they advising you to match, does not matter, or encourage mis-match with your previous? -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 07:50 7
- cross vaccinations are how the mutations occur -- nm - decline Aug 18, 07:58 5
  - I get that this is likely a joke and we're all cool cool here. But this is definitely not true. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 08:13 1
    - yep - decline Aug 18, 08:14
  - wait what -- nm - mud Aug 18, 08:13
  - Didn't I read here that Canada was encouraging cross vaccinations? -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 08:11 1
    - so that's where the zombie apocalypse will start -- nm - decline Aug 18, 08:12
- They're advising you get the same one you got originally. -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 07:53
Looks like I'll be getting a booster from Santa this Christmas. -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 07:46 2
- End of October. I should likely wait until after the October Barn Sale in case it knocks me flat :) -- nm - Meg Aug 18, 07:54
- January for me - I wonder how many times they'll change this decision by then? -- nm - decline Aug 18, 07:51

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