The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus this autumn to counter a new wave of infections, a White House official said on Sunday.

The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus this autumn to counter a new wave of infections, a White House official said on Sunday.

The official said that while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting an increase in infections and hospital admissions from the virus, overall levels remain low.

On Thursday, Moderna (MRNA.O) said initial data showed its updated COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the “Eris” and “Fornax” subvariants in humans.

Moderna and other COVID-19 vaccine makers Novavax (NVAX.O), Pfizer (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech SE (22UAy.DE) have created versions of their shots aimed at the XBB.1.5 subvariant.

Pending approval from health regulators in the United States and Europe, the companies expect the updated shots to be available in the coming weeks for the autumn vaccination season.

“We will be encouraging all Americans to get those boosters in addition to flu shots and RSV shots,” the official said, referring to the Respiratory Syncytial Virus.

  • CanofBeanz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    52·
    1 year ago

    And the number of people who got a vaccine and still got COVID, i know a lot of those people and can guarantee they won’t be getting another shot.

    • Coreidan@lemmy.world
      12·
      1 year ago

      Well that’s the idea. The vaccine doesn’t stop you from getting Covid. It was never designed that way.

      The point of the vaccine is to produce enough of the antibodies so that when you do get sick you have a stronger immune system to deal with it because if the antibodies.

      Vaccines fool your body into thinking you’re sick with the virus so you start building antibodies. Eventually you stop doing that which is why boosters are a thing.

      The reality is the vaccine doesn’t come with all of the bad shit that Covid can bring, so although you might feel a little shitty, at least you’re some what prepared for the real virus thanks to the antibodies your body produced.

      The main problem with the vaccine and Covid is that people who don’t understand science have a hard time accepting these things so stuff like masks and vaccines are interpreted as bullshit.