Pfizer-BioNTech will seek authorization for second COVID booster for older adults

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Second booster is approved for adults over age 50. So I guess you can go to Confluence Health and get it.
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Rideback wrote: Sun Mar 20, 2022 11:54 am The lesson Covid is happily reteaching us with every wave is that we need to stay vigilant, practice social distancing, wear a mask and keep vaccinations current. The new version of Omnicron is already being found here in the states; they check the sewer plants now and can detect the presence of variants.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be a very good teacher. Either that or there are a lot of poor students out there.
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The lesson Covid is happily reteaching us with every wave is that we need to stay vigilant, practice social distancing, wear a mask and keep vaccinations current. The new version of Omnicron is already being found here in the states; they check the sewer plants now and can detect the presence of variants.
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Pfizer-BioNTech will seek authorization for second COVID booster for older adults

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Pfizer-BioNTech will seek authorization for second COVID booster for older adults
March 15, 20222:51 PM ET
SCOTT HENSLEY

Pfizer and BioNTech are planning to ask the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a second COVID-19 booster shot for people 65 and older.

The companies plan to seek emergency authorization for this additional booster for older adults to strengthen protections against the omicron variant, according to two people familiar with the situation.

Pfizer didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. If authorized, the second booster would bring the vaccination schedule for the Pfizer vaccine to four shots in this age group.

Evidence has been mounting that the protection from three shots has faded with time, especially against the omicron variant which is better at evading the immune system than previous versions of the coronavirus.

The vaccines do still provide protection for most people against getting so sick that they end up in the hospital or die.

Some experts remain skeptical that another booster is needed yet and question how effective another shot may be. Others say boosting the most vulnerable is important.

This development was first reported by The Washington Post.

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/15/10867114 ... t-65-older
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