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21. USN&WR: Early Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients Left Wondering: When's the Next Booster Shot?

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Sat Feb 18, 2023, 06:02 AM

Feb 2023

Early Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients Left Wondering: When’s the Next Booster Shot?, US News & World Report, 2/17/23

. . . Another updated booster authorized anytime soon would be the same composition as the first one, which was targeted against omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 as well as the original coronavirus strain.

While the mRNA technology used for the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines is easily adaptable to new strains, vaccine manufacturers and federal health officials haven’t made updates to the shot.

“We really have not taken advantage of that performance feature of the mRNA vaccine because in theory we should have the XBB.1.5 version by now,” Hotez says.
MORE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/early-updated-covid-19-vaccine-recipients-left-wondering-when-s-the-next-booster-shot/ar-AA17BlLa

My excerpt happens to be the last 3 paragraphs of this long article -- I found very interesting -- how Republican obstructionism and defunding has real and serious consequences.

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This may violate this group's rule about offering medical advice, but we need to know re COVID vax [View all] Eliot Rosewater Feb 2023 OP

A post-bivalent booster has not yet been approved. brooklynite Feb 2023 #1

OK, thanks. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2023 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author brooklynite Feb 2023 #2

I'm friends with a state epidemiologist and he said we're moving to one vaccine a year, woodsprite Feb 2023 #4

Thanks Eliot Rosewater Feb 2023 #5

I'd like to know the answer as well since 6 months for me will be early in March. onecaliberal Feb 2023 #6

Same here. I've been wondering whether a booster wnylib Feb 2023 #9

There is no data available YET to answer that question decisively & thus no recommendation for hlthe2b Feb 2023 #7

I am amazed how few wear masks now. And the stupid thing about that is mask wearing is more Eliot Rosewater Feb 2023 #10

Actually, a good mask protects the wearer more than those around them. Pobeka Feb 2023 #20

I am vigilant. I work around a lot of people and none of them mask. onecaliberal Feb 2023 #12

It has been five months since my bivariant booster LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #8

thank you Skittles Feb 2023 #11

Canada has authorized a second bivalent booster. brewens Feb 2023 #13

Interesting, hope we do the same very, very soon. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2023 #17

This article says it lasts 10 months.... BigmanPigman Feb 2023 #14

That says 10 months after infection, not vaccination. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2023 #16

I never got it either. BigmanPigman Feb 2023 #18

Me too, I wear two actually, two different types of N95 but i dont wear them in the open air, only Eliot Rosewater Feb 2023 #19

Mr Nay and I never got it, nor did Sonny Nay. Sonny's wife got Delta, but no one in their Nay Feb 2023 #22

Got all five. I mask inside when not eating. cachukis Feb 2023 #15

USN&WR: Early Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients Left Wondering: When's the Next Booster Shot? progree Feb 2023 #21

Thanks Eliot Rosewater Feb 2023 #23