amercer said:
My in laws in Texas (80 & 83 years old) walked into the pharmacy last week and got a third shot without any trouble.
I don't think the booster can hurt anything, but I'm not sure there is much evidence that it helps unless you are immune compromised.
Is protection from the vaccine waning, or is the vaccine only 60% effective against delta? Does boosting your response against the spike protein from the original strain help at all with delta?
We just don't know.
Would a fully vaccinated person getting a mild case of delta provide them with the best protection? Probably, but with so many unvaccinated people still dying everyday it's not a public health strategy that makes sense.
They're fully vaccinated with Pfizer (as am I). I think their concern is that it doesn't seem to work as well as the Moderna, so they're thinking of getting the Moderna for a different thing to boost their antibodies.
I, too, might do that, though I've read that it might be good to try the J&J for a bit of a different response.
My husband and I have both done the antibody testing.
He had the Moderna (and a bit of a reaction for a few hours)
His spike antibody number is in the 2000s.
My Spike Antibody is 216.
So it is obvious that the Moderna created a higher antibody number.
The good news, though, is that we've all been living life normally, going wherever including church, and have been around those who turned up C+ a day or two after being with them and we've been fine.
I'm going to base my decision on whatever my next number is, but I'm leaning toward getting the booster whenever I can.
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