Israel had been offering booster shots, five month after the second shot, for fully vaccinated people since August 1st, this year. The roughly one month result of the booster shot seems very promising, quote:
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New England Journal of Medicine journal published the study, released yesterday:
Protection of BNT162b2 Vaccine Booster against Covid-19 in Israel
The booster shot increases the level of antibodies higher, than previously seen after the second COVID shot:
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This is great news for reducing breakthrough infection rates. The US still did not approve the booster shot, but the decision on the subject is due today.
QuoteA new study conducted in Israel shows that individuals given a third COVID-19 vaccine dose are nearly twenty times more protected against serious illness and more than ten times more protected against infection, compared with those who received their second dose at least five months previously.
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New England Journal of Medicine journal published the study, released yesterday:
Protection of BNT162b2 Vaccine Booster against Covid-19 in Israel
The booster shot increases the level of antibodies higher, than previously seen after the second COVID shot:
Source
This is great news for reducing breakthrough infection rates. The US still did not approve the booster shot, but the decision on the subject is due today.