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Old 08-29-2021, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by gpk111 View Post
MDLNB, by "early," do you mean those that received their initial dose as soon as it was available?

The Israeli Phizer study showed that the effectivenes declines by about 1 to 1.5% for each of the 6 months that was studied. Slope of the curve after that is unknown, since the vaccine has not been around longer. So if the initial effectiveness is 95% (regardless of when you got jabbed), the effectiveness after 6 months may have declined to 87%. Speculation is that the Moderna vaccine will follow a similar effectiveness decay curve, since it's also based on mRNA technology.

Is that your reference?

PS Israel is way ahead of us in vax rates. For abuot a month now, they have been recommending booster shots for ALL those over 55 who have had their first series more than 6 months ago.

Sorry, I was not in the audience when it was recorded so I did not have a chance to ask that question. I'll let you know if she ever contacts me and I am able to ask..