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Originally Posted by Bill14564
This sounds like the same marketing pitch Pfizer made within the last two months.
It will be interesting to see the studies that show not only that the antibodies are falling off but the level of antibodies needed to still be protected. There may be fewer antibodies today than nine months ago but if the level is still far above what is needed for protection against the virus then getting a booster is just putting money into the manufacturer's pocket.
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It's not "within the last two months." Pfizer said from the very start of their development that they wouldn't know how long the vaccines would last, and this was part of the process. There was a big to-do when it passed the six-month mark and they said it was holding firm, but that they STILL didn't know how long it would remain as effective. Moderna said the same, and so did J&J.
We all knew that there was a distinct possibility there'd be a need for a booster, or even a vaccine every year indefinitely. It was always a possibility and no one ever tried to hide this from anyone, it was well-publicized.
Part of the problem is that the vaccine wasn't administered to the majority. If the majority had been vaccinated, the virus possibly wouldn't have lasted long enough to need a booster. It would've possibly died out. But since the majority isn't vaccinated, we'll never know for sure. And so we're in the situation we're in now.