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Old 08-22-2021, 12:14 PM   #21
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What test to determine if Covid vaccine is effective?

So much of the info we have at this early point in time seems to change frequently due to further studies, or at least that's how it seems to me. If a test says that you do or do not have antibodies, personally I would regard that as reassuring but not as written in stone.

Therefore to me it seems most reasonable to take what some might call an excessively cautious approach until this pandemic gets under control (like staying home when sick; staying away from others, especially those who are sick; not sneezing on people; avoiding crowds; and so on). I hope the tests aren't deterring people from taking these common sense measures.
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Seems the FDA planning to approve the Pfizer vaccine.
https://nypost.com/2021/08/20/fda-ex...monday-report/
"The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to grant full approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, according to a report on Friday."

If so, will that automatically terminate the emergency use of any other Covid vaccine? As per supposed emergency use, only if if nothing else is available for the purpose.
Does the approval also mean that the Pfizer vax is better than 50% effective in preventing illness from from Covid, any strain?
No, it only affects Pfizer.

The approval just means it met the more thorough requirements for full approval.
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Old 08-29-2021, 05:53 AM   #23
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DH is immune compromised and now has had 3 Moderna vaccine shots, 2 back in February and a third booster a few days ago. He had no side effects to any of the shots, not even a sore arm. He is considering getting some sort of antibody test in a couple of weeks to determine if the booster shot was effective for him. His doctors (general practitioner and rheumatologist) recommend against getting an antibody test because they say the tests are not accurate.

Would anyone here recommend an antibody test for my husband? If so which one and when should he get it and where?

What if the antibody test shows that DH has no antibodies from the vaccine? What then?

Thanks!

I am on the same as your husband, when I venture to the mention public places, I used an N95 mask, face shield, and gloves. I also minimize the time that I spent inside. If I see the place to crowed, I do not enter the facility.
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