Boosters And Mixes: Health Officials Consider Most Beneficial Combinations - Ali Velshi - MSNBC

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Dr. Celine Gounder, infectious disease specialist, talks about the latest conclusions about the benefits of booster shots to supplement Covid vaccinations and new data on follow-up shots of a different vaccine may provide better protection. Aired on 10/15/2021.

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1. 'Mix and match' Covid vaccine boosters are effective, NIH study finds

'Mix and match' Covid vaccine boosters are effective, NIH study finds

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/mix-match-covid-vaccine-boosters-are-effective-nih-study-finds-rcna2974


The research will be presented Friday to the Food and Drug Administration's advisory committee as it reviews data about Moderna and J&J booster shots.

Oct. 13, 2021, 1:02 PM CDT / Updated Oct. 14, 2021, 12:28 PM CDT



By Denise Chow and Akshay Syal, MD

A highly anticipated study of “mixing and matching” Covid-19 vaccines found the approach to be safe and effective, although the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines were found to spark stronger immune system responses than Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine.

“Mixing and matching” refers to giving a booster dose of a vaccine different from the vaccine type that was used for the initial vaccination series.

The National Institutes of Health study, which was released Wednesday but has yet to be peer reviewed, found that people who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine produced stronger antibody levels after they got booster shots made by Moderna or Pfizer, compared to boosters from Johnson & Johnson. Those who were originally vaccinated with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines and received either company’s booster shot produced similarly strong immune responses, the researchers found...............................