Re:Covid-19: How the virus spreads among vaccinated people
by angelzen on Thursday November 04, 2021 @07:10PM
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"Yes, the vaccine efficacy drops over time." That's it. Pfizer made their core of their argument to FDA for 5-11 age group based on VE against infection numbers that we agree do not hold over time. They should take their time to conduct a real study and demonstrate real clinical benefits. There is no rush.
Now the picture seems to be that vaccine effectiveness does indeed drop over time, but protection against severe disease remains pretty strong, with the possible exception of old people who tend to have a weak immune response. Most governments have reacted by recommending third shots to this group in order to further improve the protection.
I really can't see any controversy here. This is precisely the procedure one expects when a new vaccine is introduced.
It is also worth pointing out, that even without boosters the vaccines vastly outperform any medication tested against COVID so far. And they do that much cheaper and with lower side effects.