Vaccine experts are warning people who are at a high risk of severe disease to get their second COVID-19 booster now, and to not wait for the next generation booster.
and people's waning immunity, experts told Reuters the best booster for those at risk is the one at hand.
Moore said the evidence he has seen, including at a June U.S. Food and Drug Administration meeting and since, all suggest that the benefit of a BA.4/5 booster compared to the original vaccine is"negligible" in terms of preventing infection. Wachter is not convinced retooled BA.4/5 vaccines will be ready to roll out in two months."It seems a bit ambitious to me, and even if they hit the timeline, it will probably go to the highest-risk groups first," he said."I think it’s probably three or four months away for the average person."Pfizer told Reuters it has a few million shots of a BA.4/5 vaccine manufactured.
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