Covid in Israel, what does it mean for the US?

[FD1000]

Katelyn Jetelina (link)

[BearMkt]

Sept 1, 2021 20:13:29 GMT FD1000 said:

Katelyn Jetelina (link)

Interesting article.  I always wonder what the infection to serious illness/death rate is.  Thanks.

[Chahta]

Just shut up, get vaxed and wear a mask or two. We will tell you all you need to know. LOL

[steadyeddy]

My question is: how soon can you take a booster shot for those that took Moderna 2-dose vaccine?

[roi2020]

steadyeddy,

Earlier this month, health officials recommended a booster shot eight months after being fully vaccinated with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
Only people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised can currently get booster shots.
Booster shots will be available for others who are fully vaccinated with the mRNA vaccines starting the week of September 20.
President Biden questioned whether the timeframe between the second and third shots should decrease after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Friday. The original recommendation (eight months) is still in place but this may be amended in the future.

[steadyeddy]

Sept 2, 2021 4:05:39 GMT roi2020 said:

steadyeddy ,

Earlier this month, health officials recommended a booster shot eight months after being fully vaccinated with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
Only people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised can currently get booster shots.
Booster shots will be available for others who are fully vaccinated with the mRNA vaccines starting the week of September 20.
President Biden questioned whether the timeframe between the second and third shots should decrease after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Friday. The original recommendation (eight months) is still in place but this may be amended in the future.

roi2020, thank you!

[Capital]

Sept 2, 2021 17:37:08 GMT steadyeddy said:

Sept 2, 2021 4:05:39 GMT roi2020 said:

steadyeddy ,

Earlier this month, health officials recommended a booster shot eight months after being fully vaccinated with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
Only people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised can currently get booster shots.
Booster shots will be available for others who are fully vaccinated with the mRNA vaccines starting the week of September 20.
President Biden questioned whether the timeframe between the second and third shots should decrease after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Friday. The original recommendation (eight months) is still in place but this may be amended in the future.

roi2020 , thank you!

I have seen some commentary that gives creedence to waiting for a booster shot. According to the commentary the reason for the first booster shot (shot #2) coming so quickly was to create as much immunity as possible very quickly. The immune system, being biological, learns from experience. By having a shot 8 months after the second shot the immune system learns that the occurance will most likely happen again and again at irregular times. Once it learns this it will begin to maintain higher levels of immunity for longer periods of time. The more times that there is an occurance the more the immune system will maintain high levels of immunity to the virus.

[Orbie]

Informative blog, thanks for pointing it out. Her analysis of the US here: yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/state-of-affairs-august-23-2021. Is packed with intel.

[Majick]

Fyi...Unverified ...This is When You Can Get COVID BOOSTER SHOT

Whether or not you are immunocompromised (have a weakened immune system), we now have answers to when you can get a COVID booster shot. If you had either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

There are about 9 million people in the US who are considered to be at least moderately immunocompromised. These are mostly people taking powerful immunosuppressive medications, like transplant recipients, cancer patients, and those with severe auto-immune conditions. Their immune system’s ability to respond to the covid vaccine is blunted, with a decreased antibody response. Vaccine effectiveness is estimated to be around 60-70% in immunocompromised people, compared to 94% overall.


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