What are you trying to achieve? There's very little downside, but if you're trying to avoid infection another dose won't do it and if you're trying to avoid severe disease the studies show you're already there after dose #3.
shibadekobe
A lot of the stores became optional a few months back.
Started developing a little post nasal drip and a mild sore throat yesterday, so I swabbed myself at work 3 times and came out negative each time.
I’m sure it’s probably resulting from using air conditioner at work and home mixed with poor air quality, but that’s not gonna stop me from being paranoid.
) is not enough and you need a 3rd dose ASAP if you haven't already. The OG recipe is still damn good at preventing the most severe outcomes. Spike is an effective target because antibodies cover the exterior of the virus and prevent it from entering cells, and despite the number of mutations to the spike of any particular variant, there are still enough similarities that the immune system will provide a high degree of protection against severe outcomes.
Some interesting information about how different vaccines/boosters/infections provide (or not) protection against BA.5, and the varying levels of antibodies from 2 or 3 doses of the same or different vaccines. He also explains why all the vaccines target the spike protein and whether the variant mutations to spike make the original vaccines ineffective.
TL;DR - Prior infection does not provide a reliable level of immunity because inoculation dose is different for every infection compared to a standard vaccine dose that provides a stable antibody & B/T cell response in the majority of individuals. 2 doses (or 1 J&J
shibadekobe
might have better info. At this time, Novavax EUA only applies to primary series doses, not a booster.
Yes. Boosters will be available this Fall for US. Current trials for Novavax showing the best protection against BA5 & BA2.7.5 compared to current mRNA rivals.They are working on one, but resident insider
Think you’ll become superhuman with a 4th
