FDA statement on following the authorized dosing schedules for Covid-19 vaccines

Re:FDA statement on following the authorized dosing schedule... by lastofthemojito on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @11:54AM (#25647468)

I hear you about the path to end the pandemic, but there's also that scary thing about the virus mutating enough to render the current vaccines useless. That feels like a very compelling reason to at least consider whether a single dose or smaller doses might get more of us immunity more quickly.

Apparently the variant seen in South Africa recently is "concerning" scientists: https://globalnews.ca/news/7553824/coronavirus-variant-south...

Sure, Moderna and Pfizer could whip up a new vaccine to tackle this ... but how much does the new variant spread and further mutate while we're testing new vaccines?

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Re:FDA statement on following the authorized dosing schedule... by vorpalhex on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:05PM (#25647666)

News is generally trustworthy, but it is in their interest to always make everything sound as dramatic as possible. "Potential new strain which may result in mild reduction in vaccine effectiveness" is not a headline you will ever read. It's a very boring headline. It's in the interest of an advertisement supported company to make the most inflammatory headlines possible.

Let the science do it's work, don't try to be clever and cheat the system.

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