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Old 08-05-2021, 02:03 PM
John41
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Originally Posted by Escape Artist View Post
6-9 months isn't very long, is it? And what about the variants - are they covered in this booster? I recall that those who got the Pfizer in July of last year as part of the clinical trials were tested for antibodies in January 2021 and the results were good as they still showed robust levels.
The variants up to lambda are covered by the booster. Also for those whose first two shots were less than 9 months ago studies show there are also enough antibodies to neutralize up to the lamda virus. Fortunately there has been a large increase in vaccinations due to delta publicity. The required six months of data for full FDA approval have been collected and should happen soon.