Can you get one if you recently had omicron? How long will it give you immunity? Here's what to know about the Pfizer and Moderna bivalent shots coming this fall.
both claim that their updated vaccines produce much higher antibody levels compared to the version of the shot that’s currently authorized., medical director at the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and NFID liaison to the CDC’s advisory committee, said this strategy is somewhat similar to what we do with the influenza vaccine, which is updated annually to match the circulating strains.
Scientists evaluated the efficacy of the new COVID-19 shots by vaccinating a group of volunteers and measuring the antibody levels in their blood. “Waiting a bit of time is probably better, but there is no absolute interval,” Schaffner said, adding that several clinicians recommend waiting anywhere from weeks to a couple of months.
Schaffner suspects mixing and matching will again be permitted, though not explicitly recommended. As of now, there aren’t any studies looking at the benefits of mixing vaccine brands for this updated shot, but that data will likely be available in the coming months.
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