Moderna vaccine may be superior to Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 Delta variant: Reports
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Moderna vaccine may be superior to Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 Delta variant: Reports
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NEW YORK (REUTERS) - The mRNA vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech may be less effective than Moderna's against the Delta variant of the coronavirus,according to two reports posted on medRxiv on Sunday (Aug 8) ahead of peer review.
In a study of more than 50,000 patients in the Mayo Clinic Health System, researchers found that the effectiveness of Moderna's vaccine against infection had dropped to 76 per cent last month - when the Delta variant was predominant - from 86 per cent early this year.
Over the same period, the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had fallen to 42 per cent from 76 per cent, researchers said.
In a study of more than 50,000 patients in the Mayo Clinic Health System, researchers found that the effectiveness of Moderna's vaccine against infection had dropped to 76 per cent last month - when the Delta variant was predominant - from 86 per cent early this year.
Over the same period, the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had fallen to 42 per cent from 76 per cent, researchers said.
While both vaccines remain effective at preventing Covid-19 hospitalisation, a Moderna booster shot may be necessary soon for anyone who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines earlier this year, said Dr Venky Soundararajan of Massachusetts data analytics company nference, who led the Mayo study.
In a separate study, elderly nursing home residents in Ontario produced stronger immune responses - especially to worrisome variants - after the Moderna vaccine than after the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
The elderly may need higher vaccine doses, boosters and other preventative measures, said Dr Anne-Claude Gingras of the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute in Toronto, who led the Canadian study.
In a separate study, elderly nursing home residents in Ontario produced stronger immune responses - especially to worrisome variants - after the Moderna vaccine than after the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
The elderly may need higher vaccine doses, boosters and other preventative measures, said Dr Anne-Claude Gingras of the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute in Toronto, who led the Canadian study.
When asked to comment on both research reports, a Pfizer spokesman said: "We continue to believe... a third dose booster may be needed within six to 12 months after full vaccination to maintain the highest levels of protection."
People who received their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine five or more months ago are more likely to test positive for Covid-19 than people who were fully vaccinated less than five months ago, new data suggests.
Researchers studied nearly 34,000 fully vaccinated adults in Israel who were tested to see if they had a breakthrough case of Covid-19.
Overall, 1.8 per cent tested positive. At all ages, the odds of testing positive were higher when the last vaccine dose was received at least 146 days earlier, the research team reported on Thursday on medRxiv ahead of peer review.
Among patients older than 60, the odds of a positive test were almost three times higher when at least 146 days had passed since the second dose.
Most of the new infections were observed recently, said co-author Eugene Merzon of Leumit Health Services in Israel.
"Very few patients had required hospitalisation, and it is too early to assess the severity of these new infections in terms of hospital admission, need for mechanical ventilation or mortality," he added. "We are planning to continue our research."
People who received their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine five or more months ago are more likely to test positive for Covid-19 than people who were fully vaccinated less than five months ago, new data suggests.
Researchers studied nearly 34,000 fully vaccinated adults in Israel who were tested to see if they had a breakthrough case of Covid-19.
Overall, 1.8 per cent tested positive. At all ages, the odds of testing positive were higher when the last vaccine dose was received at least 146 days earlier, the research team reported on Thursday on medRxiv ahead of peer review.
Among patients older than 60, the odds of a positive test were almost three times higher when at least 146 days had passed since the second dose.
Most of the new infections were observed recently, said co-author Eugene Merzon of Leumit Health Services in Israel.
"Very few patients had required hospitalisation, and it is too early to assess the severity of these new infections in terms of hospital admission, need for mechanical ventilation or mortality," he added. "We are planning to continue our research."
That is right you idiots who cannot read between the lines.
Its an official Pfizer that they do not have facts not solid data. They are selling booster shots based only on beliefs.
I guess she is finally going to be dead soon. Insuot her while you can
They have facts of the protection level dropped lah. And it’s nothing wrong to have belief that a booster shot will perk it up.
Who? Me? You Asian turtle son of whore so proud to insult me a virgin a slut whore mistress not taking vaccine is it? You get covid and die is called justice.
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