The shot maybe available by the end of the year….
But scientist ‘s do say that the current vaccine’s seem effective against the variants they know of now…
The National Institutes of Health began testing a booster shot from Moderna against a variant first found in South Africa that has given scientists some cause for concern compared with other strains.
The variant, B.1.351, appears to be more contagious than previous strains and could possibly evade some of the protections generated by therapeutics and vaccines, although preliminary evidence has shown current vaccines provide an adequate degree of protection against variants.
“Out of an abundance of caution, NIAID has continued its partnership with Moderna to evaluate this variant vaccine candidate should there be a need for an updated vaccine,” Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said last week.
Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the variant of coronavirus that originated in the United Kingdom, the B.1.1.7 variant, has become the dominant strain in the U.S. Experts believe the variant is more contagious and could be more deadly, but all three vaccines authorized in the U.S., including Moderna’s, have shown to work effectively against the strain….
Moderna vs Pfizer ?
Individuals who receive the Moderna vaccine are more likely to experience post-vaccine reactions and side effects, new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows.
Published in the online journal JAMA, the study gathered patient data from the CDC’s V-Safe surveillance system that documents adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines. The data collected reflected episodes of injection site pain, fatigue, itching, and headaches, among other effects….
Am still following Dr. Marty Makary.
He’s the Fox News and Wall Street Journal physician who boldly proclaimed in appearances and an article in the WSJ a few months ago that Covid would “mostly be gone” byApril.
No other doctor or scientists of note has supported Makarys claim ,although some are saying that by early summer infections will be greatly reduced.
Oh well, since he didn’t designate the exact day in April?He still has 21 to go.
No word if his what appears to be monumental misjudgment will have any effect upon his gig with Fox or WSJ.
James, monumental Misjudgments on your part can affect your gig at pdog101. Pdog101 participants could always choose to have a vote to censure or expel you. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help.