Gearhead Jim
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The bivalent boosters were approved at the end of August, so early adopters will hit the 6 month point at the end of February, which by some recommendations would be the proper time for another.
It will be interesting to see what the CDC says, or doesn't say, as we approach that date. It will be equally interesting to see what the various talking heads, with widely varying competence in that area, say.
Excerpt from story in U S News & World Report. January 11, 2023:
However, Poland believes that boosters are still needed, if only to help prevent complications like long COVID.
“What amount of research we do have so far, and I would call it incomplete, suggests that the risk of so-called long COVID is reduced by 20%, 25%, something like that” through vaccination, Poland said.
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In addition, real-world studies are showing a benefit from the bivalent booster in older people, said Dr. William Schaffner, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
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Schaffner pointed to a new Israeli study that found an 81% reduction in hospitalizations among people 65 and older who had received the bivalent booster, compared to people who’d gotten at least two vaccinations but not the new vaccine.
It will be interesting to see what the CDC says, or doesn't say, as we approach that date. It will be equally interesting to see what the various talking heads, with widely varying competence in that area, say.
Excerpt from story in U S News & World Report. January 11, 2023:
However, Poland believes that boosters are still needed, if only to help prevent complications like long COVID.
“What amount of research we do have so far, and I would call it incomplete, suggests that the risk of so-called long COVID is reduced by 20%, 25%, something like that” through vaccination, Poland said.
...
In addition, real-world studies are showing a benefit from the bivalent booster in older people, said Dr. William Schaffner, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
...
Schaffner pointed to a new Israeli study that found an 81% reduction in hospitalizations among people 65 and older who had received the bivalent booster, compared to people who’d gotten at least two vaccinations but not the new vaccine.
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