Get ready for another jab. Pfizer says a third dose ‘booster’ will offer significant protection from Delta variant:
NY POST – A third dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine could “strongly” enhance protection against the Delta variant, the drugmaker said Wednesday.
The pharmaceutical company released data that showed that the booster shot could increase antibody levels against the mutation by more than five-fold in people ages 18 to 55, compared to just two doses.
For those ages 65 to 85, the third dose boosted antibody levels more than 11-fold.
Researchers said these findings, which have not been peer-reviewed or published in a scientific journal, indicated that the third dose “strongly” boosted protection against the Delta variant.
There’s an “estimated potential for up to 100-fold increase in Delta neutralization post-dose three compared to pre-dose three,” researchers said.
Pfizer met with federal health officials earlier this month to discuss the need for a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine as it prepares to seek authorization.
The Delta variant, which first emerged in India in December, now accounts for 82 percent of new COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Fauci and the CDC isn’t ready to recommend the boster yet, but you can be sure they will soon enough.
I just wonder, is this only for the already-vaccinated? And if someone hasn’t been vaccinated will the booster do any good?