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>I'm already triple vaxxed (booster), May I ask why? I've had two shots without much hesitation but this whole booster thing came out of nowhere and gives me "

>I'm already triple vaxxed (booster), May I ask why? I've had two shots without much hesitation but this whole booster thing came out of nowhere and gives me "fool me twice" vibes. I understand getting a flu shot every year to target new strains but this would be the exact same shot as 8 months ago.

random314 5y ago
The research is out there. CDC does not arrive at policy based on whims or fancies. Trust the process rather than your "vibe".
- thrwawydeadbeef 5y ago
  I don’t know. The research I can find shows natural immunity is effective, but we don’t know the half life of it. It also shows vaccination is effective, but we don’t know the half life of it. So the CDCs stance is to vaccinate even if you have a natural immunity, because the vaccine _might_ do better. But that doesn’t seem to naturally follow. It wouldn’t bother me if companies weren’t considering forcing you to vaccinate to keep your job, even if you have a natural immunity. These stances have real world consequences. You are asking people to trigger their immune system, something complex and not fully understood. Companies are taking these recommendations and using them as policy, forcing the recommendations as corporate laws. If you are going to force this on people, the way you are communicating isn’t how you do it.
  - random314 5y ago
    Just check the 3rd dose data from Israel. Of course you don't know because you haven't looked for it. If you are unwilling to do the research just follow CDC guidelines. That's what everyone else does. What makes you think I have the power to force anyone to anything?! I honestly don't care how I communicate or what you think of what corporations should do. I am personally tired of all these lazy ignorant rants while society is suffering and the medical community is doing their best.
giarc 5y ago
Boosters are aptly named, they boost your antibody levels. You are correct the flu shot targets different strains, but the H1N1 strain has been part of the annual flu shot since 2009 simply because it has continued to circulate. So just like you get an H1N1 shot every year (to boost your antibody levels), you will likely get a COVID shot every year to boost those antibodies.
azinman2 5y ago
It’s only currently approved for those who are immunocompromised, for which data show that vaccines don’t result in the same level of antibodies for them. For others, it seems that with Pfizer the antibody level drops over time.
3l3c7r1c 5y ago
Body takes repeat threat way more seriously. That's the reason second dose of vaccine mRNA creates about 10x more antibodies. Almost all kids vaccine require a second or even 3 shots with months of gap in between to create stronger immunity. (https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolesc...) If you keep a tab on the news you might have seen antibody level from covid vaccines drops significantly over time. Actually same is true for people already have covid; natural protection wanes off within few months.
- mrkramer 5y ago
  But how are Spanish Flu survivors still immune after 90 years? https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/flu-survivors-still-immune-after-90-years https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/flu-survi...

random314 5y ago

The research is out there. CDC does not arrive at policy based on whims or fancies. Trust the process rather than your "vibe".

thrwawydeadbeef 5y ago
I don’t know. The research I can find shows natural immunity is effective, but we don’t know the half life of it. It also shows vaccination is effective, but we don’t know the half life of it. So the CDCs stance is to vaccinate even if you have a natural immunity, because the vaccine _might_ do better. But that doesn’t seem to naturally follow. It wouldn’t bother me if companies weren’t considering forcing you to vaccinate to keep your job, even if you have a natural immunity. These stances have real world consequences. You are asking people to trigger their immune system, something complex and not fully understood. Companies are taking these recommendations and using them as policy, forcing the recommendations as corporate laws. If you are going to force this on people, the way you are communicating isn’t how you do it.
- random314 5y ago
  Just check the 3rd dose data from Israel. Of course you don't know because you haven't looked for it. If you are unwilling to do the research just follow CDC guidelines. That's what everyone else does. What makes you think I have the power to force anyone to anything?! I honestly don't care how I communicate or what you think of what corporations should do. I am personally tired of all these lazy ignorant rants while society is suffering and the medical community is doing their best.

giarc 5y ago

Boosters are aptly named, they boost your antibody levels. You are correct the flu shot targets different strains, but the H1N1 strain has been part of the annual flu shot since 2009 simply because it has continued to circulate. So just like you get an H1N1 shot every year (to boost your antibody levels), you will likely get a COVID shot every year to boost those antibodies.

azinman2 5y ago

It’s only currently approved for those who are immunocompromised, for which data show that vaccines don’t result in the same level of antibodies for them. For others, it seems that with Pfizer the antibody level drops over time.

3l3c7r1c 5y ago

Body takes repeat threat way more seriously. That's the reason second dose of vaccine mRNA creates about 10x more antibodies. Almost all kids vaccine require a second or even 3 shots with months of gap in between to create stronger immunity. (https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolesc...) If you keep a tab on the news you might have seen antibody level from covid vaccines drops significantly over time. Actually same is true for people already have covid; natural protection wanes off within few months.

mrkramer 5y ago
But how are Spanish Flu survivors still immune after 90 years? https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/flu-survivors-still-immune-after-90-years https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/flu-survi...