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Re:U.S. plans to begin administering Covid-19 booster shots ... by lupire on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @03:05PM (#28213594)
Is the booster customized for Delta? The article doesn't say.
Re:U.S. plans to begin administering Covid-19 booster shots ... by sterlind on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @03:19PM (#28213734)
No. Pfizer indicated it could develop and begin mass-producing a variant-specific booster within 100 days, if a third dose of the original vaccine is ineffective. [0] But the plan is to use the existing stock.

I'd feel a lot safer if Pfizer started developing a polyvalent booster with mRNA for all significant variants.

0. http://ctmirror.org/2021/08/13/pfizer-ceo-to-public-just-tru...

Re:U.S. plans to begin administering Covid-19 booster shots ... by silisili on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @03:19PM (#28213733)
The boosters in question are not at this time. Same as other shot.

It's confusing because Pfizer was touting they could modify boosters for variants months ago.