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In reply to the discussion: Data shows Covid booster shots are 'not appropriate' at this time, U.S. and international scientists [View all]Sancho
(9,070 posts)17. Link to the original Lancet article? It is an opinion - not a new research study...
That's what it looks like to me...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00486-2/fulltext
The administration of a third dose is motivated by fear of the B.1.617.2 (delta) variant but the intensity of this fear is unfounded, as there is now evidence that vaccines licensed in HICs are effective enough against it. Conversely, there is no definitive evidence if, and when, a third dose is necessary, and much-needed trialsthe only context in which third-dose administration should be acceptableare eagerly awaited. There is some evidence of waning antibody titres, which is an axiom of any vaccine administration that does not equal waning cellular immunity. Although the world has ubiquitously grappled with the plague of vaccine hesitancy, the level of coverage in HICs and the rates of administration of new doses should now be sufficient to allow the redirection of surplus doses to those who have none via the COVAX initiative. It is deeply ironic that COVID-19 vaccine acceptance might actually be much higher in LMICs than in HICs. A point must also be made about increasingly risky behaviourit is irresponsible to encourage relaxation of basic physical distancing measures such as mask wearing in public or confined spaces even for vaccinated individuals, which may well be contributing to a large proportion of breakthrough infections.
A crucial problem for getting vaccines to LMICs is an interrupted cold chain. This is the case in Africa, where many communities live without continuous power supplies, and freezers that cost up to $20?000 are unaffordable. While capacity building is ongoing, countries could focus on donating and administering vector vaccines that are easier to store than mRNA vaccines and are sufficiently safe and effective, particularly in older individuals. Preliminary evidence from the Com-COV trial shows that heterologous vaccination is safe and induces robust immune responses, a viable option for countries that cannot rely on a steady stream of vaccines. There have been calls, reasonable in a time of global catastrophe, to waive intellectual property rights to facilitate local vaccine manufacturing, which should currently focus on LMICs with sufficiently robust regulatory capacities to ensure the quality of local production, as argued by the Center for Global Development. Vaccine donors and corporations can think about how to help with these issues in the short and long terms.
Vulnerable people in HICs have already been prioritised; vulnerable people in LMICs cannot wait until 2023 for their turn, and this wait is in the best interest of no one.
A crucial problem for getting vaccines to LMICs is an interrupted cold chain. This is the case in Africa, where many communities live without continuous power supplies, and freezers that cost up to $20?000 are unaffordable. While capacity building is ongoing, countries could focus on donating and administering vector vaccines that are easier to store than mRNA vaccines and are sufficiently safe and effective, particularly in older individuals. Preliminary evidence from the Com-COV trial shows that heterologous vaccination is safe and induces robust immune responses, a viable option for countries that cannot rely on a steady stream of vaccines. There have been calls, reasonable in a time of global catastrophe, to waive intellectual property rights to facilitate local vaccine manufacturing, which should currently focus on LMICs with sufficiently robust regulatory capacities to ensure the quality of local production, as argued by the Center for Global Development. Vaccine donors and corporations can think about how to help with these issues in the short and long terms.
Vulnerable people in HICs have already been prioritised; vulnerable people in LMICs cannot wait until 2023 for their turn, and this wait is in the best interest of no one.
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Data shows Covid booster shots are 'not appropriate' at this time, U.S. and international scientists [View all]
SouthBayDem
Sep 2021
OP
If my husband or I get sick...we won't be able to work for God knows how long. and we won't
Demsrule86
Sep 2021
#61
Exactly, and I think virus will be wasted trying to send abroad to areas where they can't
Demsrule86
Sep 2021
#103
Yeah that is what I think...so it is not because we wouldn't benefit from a booster...maybe save
Demsrule86
Sep 2021
#60
I do not agree with them. I believe everyone should get a booster. And I don't care if
Demsrule86
Sep 2021
#66
You really seem to think most of the world lives in rural isolation
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2021
#47
I want to see Americans receive boosters now...ending this here would free up resources...
Demsrule86
Sep 2021
#62
Link to the original Lancet article? It is an opinion - not a new research study...
Sancho
Sep 2021
#17
I think everyone is now seeing that the "scientific community" is rarely "unanimous" about anything
BumRushDaShow
Sep 2021
#18
That youngest demographic approved in the BLA is who they were (ie., age 16)
BumRushDaShow
Sep 2021
#87
Regardless of these opinions, and that is what they are, there are plenty of scientists and
JohnSJ
Sep 2021
#33
There are now two people at my husband's job who had the vaccine and are sick...they are
Demsrule86
Sep 2021
#69
I agree. But you need to understand that the Me First mentality for many including me
Demsrule86
Sep 2021
#65
As discussed before, the Lancet article is an opinion, not new or original research...
Sancho
Sep 2021
#73
I can't really blame people who have little confidence in the scientific establishment.
Steelrolled
Sep 2021
#75