Third Pfizer jab likely

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People may need a third Pfizer jab after being fully vaccinated, the CEO of the company has said. (Edwina Pickles)

The CEO of Pfizer says people will likely need a third dose of the company's vaccine within a year of being fully vaccinated.

"The likely scenario is there be a likely need for a third dose, somewhere between six and 12 months," Albert Bourla said. "And from there, there will be an annual vaccination.
 

Third Pfizer jab likely​

...and a fourth, and a fifth, and ...

This is turning into a real "goose that laid a golden egg" scenario. It will be interesting to see how long these companies can milk it.

Both my wife and I got our shots. Hers was the two-timing Pfizer and mine was the one shot Johnson and Johnson. But the patterns now are becoming very visible as this whole thing goes on and on through endless cycles of mutations, lock downs, suggestions that things will "open up" real soon now, and then back to lock down with yet another mutation sweeping the land.

Tony
 

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tbeltrans said:

Third Pfizer jab likely​

...and a fourth, and a fifth, and ...

This is turning into a real "goose that laid a golden egg" scenario. It will be interesting to see how long these companies can milk it.

Both my wife and I got our shots. Hers was the two-timing Pfizer ad mine was the one shot Johnson and Johnson. But the patterns now are becoming very visible as this whole thing goes on and on through endless cycles of mutations, lock downs, suggestions that things will "open up" real soon now, and then back to lock down with yet another mutation sweeping the land.

Tony
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My thought, too, Tony, but most of all I can't help but think of how many people who bought into getting vaccinated, may have otherwise shied away from such a vaccination had they know it was going to be ongoing... as in a yearly thing.

My bet is a good number.
 
Aunt Marg said:
My thought, too, Tony, but most of all I can't help but think of how many people who bought into getting vaccinated, may have otherwise shied away from such a vaccination had they know it was going to be ongoing... as in a yearly thing.

My bet is a good number.
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My wife and I got our shots and have been wondering all along how long these are supposed to be good for. Nobody knows since we are all learning together.

Tony
 
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No surprise in this, we get a new and updated flu shot every year, so long as it stays around the same will likely be true of the covid virus. Viruses mutate and change, and immunity fades. I think it will likely be put into the annual flu shot vaccine at some point.

I have had my two Pfizers, and will gladly have another when I can get it. Vaccines are better than getting sick.
 
Alligatorob said:
No surprise in this, we get a new and updated flu shot every year, so long as it stays around the same will likely be true of the covid virus. Viruses mutate and change, and immunity fades. I think it will likely be put into the annual flu shot vaccine at some point.

I have had my two Pfizers, and will gladly have another when I can get it. Vaccines are better than getting sick.
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Welcome, Alligatorob!

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Jeweltea said:
They have been saying this was a possibility for a long time. We have to get yearly flu shots so this really isn't that big of a deal. I will get the 3rd shot if needed. A small jab in the arm is better than Covid.
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And therein lies the confusion, nobody knows (for certain) if the vaccines actually work or not.

Judging by information coming in like this... my opinion is the vaccines are a waste of time.

https://www.seniorforums.com/thread...9-in-michigan-despite-being-vaccinated.59082/
 
No vaccine is 100% perfect. That's the way it is, but with these vaccines you cut your chances of getting it and getting it bad way way down.
To me, that's well worth getting it. Period. We get a flu shot every year so no big deal. For those that don't choose it, hey, its their choice. Period.

A month ago we were finally able to (after a year) spend the day with "soul" as I call her daughter and granddaughter. She has RA bad (and a host of other issues) and is the queen of side effects so she wants to get a shot, but is afraid to...it wasn't until we were fully vaccinated that we felt we could all get together in the same house! That was golden to us. Now our family from Ohio (Son and DIL) are here, leaving tomorrow after a week for absolute heaven time with them. Nothing to bitch about, everything to love. "Don't leave home without it"...lol.
 
Aunt Marg said:
And therein lies the confusion, nobody knows (for certain) if the vaccines actually work or not.
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I disagree, there is a lot of scientific evidence that the vaccines do work. And that any associated risk is low.

Of course we don't know everything yet, we don't know how long they will last or even how well they stop transmission, but we do know they protect people pretty well, in the short term anyway. The same is true of almost all medical treatments, there are few if any absolute certainties. However we are all living much longer and healthier lives as a result of all of our less than 100% certain medical care.

Before making up your mind on the vaccine take a look at the more reliable scientific and medical evidence. Try not to pay too much attention to rumor, politics, and the non-scientific news (unfortunately that is most of the popular news these days).
 
Liberty said:
No vaccine is 100% perfect. That's the way it is, but with these vaccines you cut your chances of getting it and getting it bad way way down.
To me, that's well worth getting it. Period. We get a flu shot every year so no big deal. For those that don't choose it, hey, its their choice. Period.

A month ago we were finally able to (after a year) spend the day with "soul" as I call her daughter and granddaughter. She has RA bad (and a host of other issues) and is the queen of side effects so she wants to get a shot, but is afraid to...it wasn't until we were fully vaccinated that we felt we could all get together in the same house! That was golden to us. Now our family from Ohio (Son and DIL) are here, leaving tomorrow after a week for absolute heaven time with them. Nothing to bitch about, everything to love. "Don't leave home without it"...lol.
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Feels great, doesn't it?
 
Alligatorob said:
I disagree, there is a lot of scientific evidence that the vaccines do work. And that any associated risk is low.

Of course we don't know everything yet, we don't know how long they will last or even how well they stop transmission, but we do know they protect people pretty well, in the short term anyway. The same is true of almost all medical treatments, there are few if any absolute certainties. However we are all living much longer and healthier lives as a result of all of our less than 100% certain medical care.

Before making up your mind on the vaccine take a look at the more reliable scientific and medical evidence. Try not to pay too much attention to rumor, politics, and the non-scientific news (unfortunately that is most of the popular news these days).
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All I'm seeing and hearing is a whole lot of hocus-pocus.
 
tbeltrans said:

Third Pfizer jab likely​

...and a fourth, and a fifth, and ...

This is turning into a real "goose that laid a golden egg" scenario. It will be interesting to see how long these companies can milk it.

Both my wife and I got our shots. Hers was the two-timing Pfizer ad mine was the one shot Johnson and Johnson. But the patterns now are becoming very visible as this whole thing goes on and on through endless cycles of mutations, lock downs, suggestions that things will "open up" real soon now, and then back to lock down with yet another mutation sweeping the land.

Tony
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You're beginning to see that this was the plan all along? If only everybody would see.
 
I get a tetanus booster every ten years, had some other boosters (can't remember which) shortly before my grandchildren were born, and get a flu shot every year. If this needs to be added to the list, so be it.

My dog has gotten a slew of vaccinations despite the supreme unlikelihood that he'd ever encounter rabies, distemper or any of the other nasties out there.
 
What is so terrible about getting a yearly jab if necessary, to prevent you from getting a gruesome, often fatal disease?

Yesterday I went for a haircut, and my hairdresser told me a horrific story about what her family is going through. They all got Covid, and she said they were "very sick" from it. They apparently caught it from her parents, or in-laws. Her two kids caught it also.

Her 11-year-old daughter got that syndrome that kids sometimes get from having this virus, and it developed into pneumonia, which she still has. She was hospitalized for a while, but is back home now, still sick. The poor woman was trying to work, but kept getting phone calls from home about the daughter, communications with her doctor, etc. (Her dad was looking after her).

Compared with that kind of nightmare, why all the whining about receiving an ordinary, painless shot once a year, if that's what it takes? Yes, it's a nuisance, but no more than a flu shot. "Vaccines are a waste of time" is an incredibly ignorant statement. The vaccines, imperfect as they are, have cut down tremendously on this awful disease. But it's a free country, as is Canada, and if people want to take such a chance with their lives and the lives of their loved ones, they are free to do so.

I am so glad that I, and virtually everyone I know (in real life, not over social media) has had both shots by now, or is scheduled for the second one. What a relief! And if it will take a third "jab," so what?
 
Sunny said:
I am so glad that I, and virtually everyone I know (in real life, not over social media) has had both shots by now, or is scheduled for the second one. What a relief! And if it will take a third "jab," so what?
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Same here. All my family and friends have either started, completed or are now eligible for and intend to immediately get the vaccines. My 16 year old grand niece just had her first shot and her siblings will get theirs when they're able.

No serious vaccine side-effects for any in my group of family or friends, but everyone in my circles either lost someone to Covid or had the terrifying experience of a loved one being hospitalized in an ICU because of it.
 

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