quote:A COVID wave of BQ infections that started in New York has already reached California. It’s about to engulf the rest of the nation, experts say
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quote:New Omicron boosters that were initially touted as offering better protection against more recent COVID strains may not be any more effective than the original jabs, according to two new studies published this week.
Those who received the new Omicron booster as their fourth COVID shot had a similar immune response to a variety of COVID variants as those who received a fourth shot of the original vaccine, according to a study from Columbia University and the University of Michigan, published Monday.
A Harvard University–affiliated paper released Tuesday came to the same conclusion: that the original vaccine and updated booster performed very similarly. Both “markedly” increased antibody response, though not the response of T cells—the oft neglected other half of the immune system that doesn’t prevent infection, but can reduce the severity of it.
Both papers cite “immune imprinting” as a potential reason for the new booster’s inability to outperform the original vaccine. It’s a phenomenon in which an initial exposure to a virus—say, the original strain of COVID, by infection or vaccination—limits a person’s future immune response against new variants.
“Repeatedly updating” COVID vaccines “might not be fully effective” owing to the phenomenon, Australian scientists warned in a 2021 paper published in the journal Trends in Immunology.
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quote:finally over the weird heart stuff that popped up after my last shot.
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quote:Originally posted by Steve Miller:
I got the latest shot and had no reaction, which I attribute to getting the Pfizer version.
My friends who got the Moderna had all sorts of adverse reactions.
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quote:Originally posted by jon-nyc:
I've still not had any systemic reactions to any of the shots. I had six full-dose shots and the bivalent booster.
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quote:Originally posted by Daniel:
I think, for me, the boosters have passed the point of doing more harm than good.
I will not give my informed consent to getting another one, let alone to getting them seemingly without end.
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quote:Originally posted by Steve Miller:quote:Originally posted by Daniel:
I think, for me, the boosters have passed the point of doing more harm than good.
I will not give my informed consent to getting another one, let alone to getting them seemingly without end.
And you base this opinion on what, exactly?