Pfizer/BioNTech bid for booster doses premature, more data needed - experts

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There is not enough evidence to suggest that immunity had declined significantly six months after vaccination.

Pfizer Inc's push for health regulators to authorise a third dose of its Covid-19 shot is not yet backed by evidence, despite the fast-spreading Delta variant, vaccine experts said.

Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE said last week that they will ask US and European regulators within weeks to authorise a booster dose due to an increased risk of infection after six months.

 

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aidilarazak The advantage of mRNA technology is that its easy to modify according to new variant.

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we have no data when we went ahead with Sinovac. At least there are white paper laying about online if one trully seek it out for the western vacs. so why werent we worrying about it when we pushed for Sinovac?

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