Re:Tracking Covid-19 variant B.1.1.529
by Kye on Friday November 26, 2021 @11:35AM
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The vaccines last more than half a year. Certain nice-to-have bonus effects beyond "you probably won't die or suffer long-term effects and you're less likely to spread it" fade a bit after six months. The booster is for the nice-to-haves, like reducing symptomatic but minor-moderate infections.
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Every single benefit of the vaccines seem to fade over six months or so - not justt symptomatic infections, but also protection against serious effects, hospitalization, and death. That's why there's been so much push for boosters even in countries like the UK which have given up on stopping the spread of the virus. (Yes, I know the WHO is opposed to booster shots, but frankly they seem to be a bunch of idiots who care more about what's politically useful than reality these days.)