JohnnyD
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Post by JohnnyD on Nov 14, 2021 13:15:48 GMT 1
Has there been any mention anywhere of how long the booster vax might provide protection for? Are we all going to need another booster in 6 months I wonder, or should this see us through for a year like the Flu vax?
Just curious
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Post by ibis on Nov 14, 2021 14:07:44 GMT 1
To get firsthand knowledge instead of "on a forum" knowledge, please go to the website of the manufacture of your specific vaccine or booster.
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Post by ForumUser2 on Nov 14, 2021 14:20:52 GMT 1
The short answer is that nobody knows. However, the expectation is that the SARS-CoV-2 virus will behave broadly similar to flu viruses and constant boosters will be necessary especially as new variants inevitably emerge.
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Post by ibis on Nov 14, 2021 14:46:00 GMT 1
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Post by ForumUser2 on Nov 14, 2021 16:13:38 GMT 1
Yeah, sorry. What would I know compared to an Israel Times journalist? |
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Post by ibis on Nov 14, 2021 16:34:01 GMT 1
Yeah, sorry. What would I know compared to an Israel Times journalist? Seems you did not read the article but the journalist was probably just as (un) informed as you are until someone released the data - premature I might add.
All we have is data and to say "nobody knows" is just wrong
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Post by ForumUser2 on Nov 14, 2021 16:39:00 GMT 1
Yeah, sorry. What would I know compared to an Israel Times journalist? Seems you did not read the article but the journalist was probably just as (un) informed as you are until someone released the data - premature I might add. Yes. I'm totally uninformed. No idea at all about immunology. Dr Google is your friend. Who needs prior knowledge / experience these days? |
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Post by ForumUser2 on Nov 14, 2021 16:40:17 GMT 1
Yeah, sorry. What would I know compared to an Israel Times journalist? All we have is data and to say "nobody knows" is just wrong
Nobody knows is plain right. You are wrong and poorly informed. |
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Post by woolybanana on Nov 14, 2021 16:48:59 GMT 1
There is, it seems, an article in The Lancet which is generally thought to be a marginally better and more reliable source of information that the person on the Clapham Omnibus, and certainly more than most, if not all of the folk on this forum.
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Post by ForumUser2 on Nov 14, 2021 16:51:57 GMT 1
There is, it seems, an article in The Lancet which is generally thought to be a marginally better and more reliable source of information that the person on the Clapham Omnibus, and certainly more than most, if not all of the folk on this forum. Excellent. Link? |
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Post by ibis on Nov 14, 2021 17:01:16 GMT 1
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Post by woolybanana on Nov 14, 2021 17:03:06 GMT 1
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Post by ForumUser2 on Nov 14, 2021 17:09:07 GMT 1
That article signally fails to address the question in the OP. It does, however, support the value of a third dose even if the optimal timing of that is undefined.
Good to see that clinical outcome takes precedence over antibody titres in defining effectiveness. Antibody levels are but one factor in mounting an efficient immune response, to a clinician the clinical implications, are far more important.
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Post by ForumUser2 on Nov 14, 2021 17:09:32 GMT 1
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Post by FFS on Nov 14, 2021 17:23:22 GMT 1
I imagine different countries will have different guidelines, and the relevant powers-that-be in those governments will be given information by scientific and medical advisers who each have their individual point of view based on what research they have made or what medical/scientific journals they read. In short, nobody knows for certain, but doubtless there will be a consensus of opinion.
That's just my opinion, I don't have decades of medical experience, unlike (an)other contributor(s) to this forum.
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