It IS worth getting your booster.
Amid persistent concerns that the protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines may be waning, a report released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that America's workhorse shot is significantly less effective at preventing severe cases of disease over the long term than many experts had realized.
Data collected from 18 states between March and August suggest the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine reduces the risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19 by 91% in the first four months after receiving the second dose. Beyond 120 days, however, that vaccine efficacy drops to 77%.
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At this age, with my health problems, I would get a booster every month if needed. Why The Hell not?
AnneWimsey
Level 9
Sep 18, 2021
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I will. Plain and simple. Honestly, I expected this from the beginning.
Beowulfsfriend
Level 9
Sep 18, 2021
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Expected that another vaccine would be required, or that we would be discouraged from getting one?
@Lauren expected there would be some sort of booster, or a continuation of them over the years.
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