Follow-up:
My 2 shots of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines
occurred February 26 & March 26 2021.
Today, based on the AARP article in my
prior post in this thread, I chose to get a
Pfizer Covid-19 booster vaccination, just
1 day short of 7 months after my second
Moderna 'full' vaccination.
I had to put on a form my choosing to get
a Pfizer booster rather than a Moderna
booster, so keep that in mind that if you
switch your booster choice, you have to
put that on a form (at least I did in getting
the booster at a local Walmart pharmacy).
Key quotes in the article that led me to get
the other mRNA booster:
https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2021/mixing-matching-covid-vaccines.html
"... Preliminary results from a National Insti-
tutes of Health (NIH) study show that get-
ting a booster shot that’s different from the
initial vaccine bolsters antibody levels ...
... Health officials have not offered any guid-
ance on which combination provides the best
protection, but the CDC is expected to clarify
mixing-and-matching advice soon. ..."
Comment: So, in essence, it's just a guess as
to whether or not getting a full dose Pfizer
booster vaccination is better than a half-dose
Moderna vaccination or about the same & the
possibility exists that getting a J & J booster
might be better for those who got either mRNA
vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna).
Odd that even after worldwide mixing & match-
ing so little is known about that, but I suppose
the U.S. (and perhaps Israel) are on the cutting
edge of a 3rd booster shot so that's why maybe
the CDC will clarify mixing-and-matching "soon",
per the article above.
On Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 7:21:15 PM UTC-5, _ wrote:
.> MIXING ALLOWED, the following seems to indi-
.> cate that mixing may be advantageous:
.>
https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2021/mixing-matching-covid-vaccines.html
.>
.> "People who had the one-shot J&J vaccine and
.> were boosted with the same brand saw a four-
.> fold increase in antibody levels within 15 days,
.> researchers found.
.>
.> A boost for J&J recipients from the Moderna
.> product, however, caused antibody levels to rise
.> 76-fold, and a shot of Pfizer’s vaccine increased
.> antibody levels by about 35-fold, according to the
.> study, which has not been peer reviewed but was
.> presented to a panel of FDA advisers on Oct. 15.
.>
.> Meanwhile, people who received an mRNA vac-
.> cine (Pfizer or Moderna) the first time around
.> and were boosted with another mRNA product
.> of the opposite brand saw similar spikes in anti-
.> body levels after the booster."
.>
.> So, appears there is advantage in getting one's
.> booster vaccination from the other mRNA vac-
.> cine if one's first vaccinations were from Pfizer
.> or Moderna.
.>
.> Also, it appears there is advantage in getting
.> one's booster vaccination from either mRNA
.> vaccine if one's initial vaccination was from
.> Johnson & Johnson.
> On Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 6:56:02 PM UTC-5, _ wrote:
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/> .> OCT 23 20218:00 AM EDT
/> .>
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/23/covid-vaccine-boosters-are-now-available-heres-whos-eligible-for-pfizer-moderna-and-jjs-shots-.html
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/> .>
/> .> MIXING ALLOWED - fully immunized people may
/> .> pair their boosters with doses from different man-
/> .> ufacturers after research from the National Insti-
/> .> tutes of Health showed it was safe and effective
/> .> to mix and match vaccines.
/> .>
/> .> ~~~
/> .>
/> .> Pfizer - vaccine recipients who received both shots
/> .> at least six months ago
/> .>
/> .> 1st booster approval for 65 & over + others on
/> .> September 24. Those eligible for a booster now
/> .> expanded to include all of the following:
/> .>
/> .> o Anyone 65 and older.
/> .>
/> .> o All adults age 18 to 64 who have cancer,
/> .> dementia, any of the 7 Disparate High Glucose
/> .> Conditions (old confusing name diabetes used),
/> .> heart disease, HIV and other medical conditions
/> .> that increase likelihood of Covid complications.
/> .>
/> .> o Anyone 18 or older who live or work in a long-
/> .> term care facility, homeless shelter and prison
/> .> or other congregate setting.
/> .>
/> .> o Front-line personnel 18 or older who are at a
/> .> higher risk of Covid exposure due to their job,
/> .> including first responders, teachers, super-
/> .> market staff and mass transit employees.
/> .>
/> .> ~~~
/> .>
/> .> Moderna - vaccine recipients who received both
/> .> shots at least six months ago:
/> .>
/> .> o Anyone 65 and older.
/> .>
/> .> o All adults age 18 to 64 who have cancer, dementia,
/> .> any of the 7 Disparate High Glucose Conditions (old
/> .> confusing name diabetes used), heart disease, HIV
/> .> and other medical conditions that increase likelihood
/> .> of Covid complications.
/> .>
/> .> o Anyone 18 or older who live or work in a long-term
/> .> care facility, homeless shelter and prison or other
/> .> congregate setting.
/> .>
/> .> o Front-line personnel 18 or older who are at a higher
/> .> risk of Covid exposure due to their job, including first
/> .> responders, teachers, supermarket staff and mass
/> .> transit employees.
/> .>
/> .> ~~~
/> .>
/> .> Johnson & Johnson - all adults who were vaccinated
/> .> with J&J’s Covid vaccine at least two months ago,
/> .> instead of six months with Pfizer and Moderna.
/> .>
/> .> o All adult J&J recipients are eligible for a booster
/> .> even if they don’t have underlying medical condi-
/> .> tions or work in a profession or live where there’s
/> .> a higher risk of Covid.
/> .>
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/> .>
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/> .> defined in 2010, trying to replace outdated
/> .> anachronistic confusing misleading diabetes
/> .> / diabetic / reactive hypoglycemia words and
/> .> phrases:
/> .>
/> .> Diabetes Bubble / Diabetes Bubble Burst
/> .> Exemplary!
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/> .>
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/> .> Outstanding!
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/> .>
/> .> Glucose Anomalies Research regarding
/> .> Potential Cures / Improvements in Treatments
/> .> Sooner is Ideal!
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/> .>
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/> .>
/> .> The old confusing way which all-too-often
/> .> involves folks using the diabetes / diabetic
/> .> words without a clarifier:
/> .>
/> .> diabetes / diabetic without a clarifier,
/> .> diabetes / diabetic guessing required
/> .>
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/> .>
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/> .>
/> .> Stop Diabetes/Diabetic Confusion
/> .> with New Superior Clarifying Terms
/> .>
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