[LINK] COVID vaccine protection wanes within six months - UK research

Stephen Loosley stephenloosley at outlook.com
Fri Aug 27 10:47:47 AEST 2021


> Under a worst-case future scenario, protection could fall below 50% for older people
> and healthcare workers by (our Summer) the  principal investigator for the study, said.
>
> "It's bringing into focus this need for some action. We can't just sit by and see protectiveness
> slowly waning whilst cases are still high and the chance of infection still high as well," Spector
> told BBC television.
>
> Britain and other European nations are planning for a COVID-19 vaccine booster campaign later
> this year after top vaccine advisers said it might be necessary to give third shots to the elderly
> and most vulnerable from September. The U.S. government is preparing to provide third booster
> doses starting in mid-September ...


So, booster shots starting soon?

And why not?

There’s plenty of AZ available


> "This is a reminder that we cannot rely on vaccines alone to prevent the spread of COVID,"
> said Simon Clarke, Associate Professor in Cellular Microbiology at the University of Reading,
> who was not involved in the study.

And so at least it looks like, as Dr Kerry Chant has said, it will be masks for years?

Cheers,
Stephen




More information about the Link mailing list