WHO advice on boosters, Link to free download my 2 textbooks
http://159.69.48.3/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGCK8Z27xd0
No country can simply vaccinate its way out of the pandemic
Its not vaccine ‘or’
Its vaccines ‘and’
It makes no sense to give boosters to healthy adults
(when high risk around the world are still wating for their first dose)
Every day there are 6 times more booster doses administered than primary doses in poorer countries
This is a scandal that must stop now
Food and Drug Administration
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-expands-eligibility-covid-19-vaccine-boosters
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/index.html
Amended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for Moderna and Pfizer
Moderna (half of the primary dose)
A single booster dose for all 18 and older
Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock
helps to provide continued protection against COVID-19,
including the serious consequences that can occur,
such as hospitalization and death
At least six months after primary vaccination series
At least two months after Janssen
Data Supporting Effectiveness
Moderna, FDA analysis
Study group
N= 149 from the original clinical studies who received a booster
Controls group
N = 1,055 two-dose series
Result
The antibody response against the SARS-CoV-2 virus 29 days after a booster dose of the vaccine demonstrated a booster response.
Pfizer-BioNTech
Study group
N= 200 who received a booster
Controls group
Same people, one month after the two-dose primary series
Result
The antibody response demonstrated a booster response.
FDA Evaluation of Benefits and Risks
Additional real-world data,
on the recently increasing number of cases of COVID-19 in the U.S.
and on the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination
The FDA has determined that the benefits of a single booster dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines
outweigh the risks of myocarditis and pericarditis
in individuals age 18 years of age and older
Both Pfizer and Moderna are conducting post-authorization/post-marketing studies
to assess known serious risks of myocarditis and pericarditis.
FDA and the CDC have several systems in place to continually monitor COVID-19 vaccine safety
Most commonly reported side effects after a booster
Pain, redness and swelling at the injection site
Fatigue, headache, muscle or joint pain and chills
Swollen lymph nodes in the underarm, more frequently following the booster
Austria
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/11/19/covid-news-coronavirus-lockdown-europe-cases-deaths-booster/
First European country to go back into full lockdown
Whole country, hard lockdown, 10 – 20 days, from Monday
Restaurants, pubs, all non-essential shops closed
People told to remain at home
Classroom teaching suspended
First European country to make Covid vaccination compulsory
From Feb. 1
Heavy fines
Large anti-vaxxer movement
65% fully vaccinated
Zoe update
https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/dont-cancel-christmas-yet
Study incidence, 65,059 new daily symptomatic cases
Based on PCR and LFT test data from UK,
n = 40,442
Infections down 10% on the week
The UK R, around 0.9 and regional
Scotland, R is 1
Prevalence UK
On average 1 in 67 people in the UK currently have symptomatic COVID
Professor Tim Spector
In terms of what it means for Christmas, I’m cautiously optimistic for the remainder of the year.
It’s becoming clear that children and the school holidays play a key role in the waves of infection.
I think it’s safe to say that we can expect to see another rise in the new year after the holidays.
I think we’ll be dealing with COVID for the next five years
However, the most important thing we can all do is to get fully vaccinated as soon as possible.
we need to redefine fully vaccinated as three
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