Melissa's Musings(My opinionated view of life)

Pfizer, BioNTech report bivalent Covid-19 booster more protective than original : Neutralizing antibodies targeting Omicron BA.4/BA.5 viruses were four-fold higher in people aged 55 and older who received the bivalent booster.

Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 found to improve mental health

Pfizer CEO: Vaccine-Resistant Coronavirus Variant 'Likely' to Emerge

Israel finds COVID-19 vaccine booster significantly lowers infection risk | Reuters

FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine | FDA : FDA approved the first COVID-19 vaccine, which has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and is now marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older.

Breastfeeding and COVID-19 Vaccines | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health : IF I AM BREASTFEEDING, CAN I ASSUME THAT MY BABY IS ALSO PROTECTED? RF: People who are nursing and are vaccinated should not assume that their babies are somehow as protected as if they were vaccinated directly.  RK: Breastfeeding individuals should err on the side of caution and assume their baby is just as susceptible to COVID as a baby whose mother wasn’t vaccinated or wasn’t breastfeeding. They should not assume that there’s protection.

Third Pfizer dose 86% effective in over 60s, Israeli HMO says | Reuters : A third dose of Pfizer (PFE.N)/BioNTech's (22UAy.DE) COVID-19 vaccine was found to be 86% effective in people aged over 60, an Israeli healthcare provider said on Wednesday, citing initial results from a study of thousands of members.

Covid vaccine booster shots: NIH director says new Israel data is building case in the U.S.

Making the case for plant-based vaccines

Could there be an even more effective vaccine? This professor thinks so.

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine found to be still effective after six months

Why an Israeli company is developing an oral COVID vaccine

Vaccine antibody levels start to wane at around 2–3 months

If you are not vaccinated against Covid-19, you shouldn't go into a bar or restaurant, expert says - CNN : Less than half of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19 -- and with cases on the rise, experts are urging a return to precautions reminiscent of the earlier days of the pandemic. People who are ignorant enough not to get the vaccine, are ignorant enough to not heed the warnings. I know someone personally, in real life, who told me she doesn't mask, and she goes to bars every weekend.

Vaccine antibody levels start to wane at around 2–3 months

Are Anti-vaxxers to Blame for the Pandemic's Resurgence? - The Atlantic : In the United States, this pandemic could be almost over by now. The reasons it’s still going are pretty clear. I'm sick of their selfishness.

Study highlights 'vital 30-day window' for hospital inpatients to get COVID-19 jab

Making the case for intranasal COVID-19 vaccines

Decoding delta: How viruses mutate and what can be done about it | Hub

Covid boosters: CDC group weighs third shot for immunocompromised people : A CDC advisory group is considering whether fully vaccinated Americans with weakened immune systems need a booster dose of the Covid vaccines.