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Gonna need to cite some sources there. The current recommendation is to get a booster because it both reduces the severity of the disease and the chance of eit
by vvanders 5y ago
Gonna need to cite some sources there.
The current recommendation is to get a booster because it both reduces the severity of the disease and the chance of either catching a breakthrough infection or another variant[1]/[2].
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/effectiveness/why-measure-effectiveness/breakthrough-cases.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/effective...
[2] https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#rates-by-vaccine-status https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#rates-by-vaccine-s...
- christophilus 5y agohttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099%2821%2900768-4/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3... I don’t remember where I read it originally, but the lancet is roughly what I recall. It’s not 100% conclusive, but the data seems to point towards roughly the same transmission rate.
- vvanders 5y agoThat doesn't track with either the CDC data above, other studies[1] or what we know about other variants. [1] https://mobile.twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1476212140956553222 https://mobile.twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1476212140956553...
- RedBeetDeadpool 5y ago