While making the rounds on the major Sunday morning news shows on Apr. 18, Fauci was asked when it would become clear that the public would need booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. During his interview with CBS' Face the Nation, he explained that there were two major indicators of when another dose would be required.
"If you get a level of immunity, which is measured generally by antibodies—it's a correlate of immunity—[and] when that level starts to fade down to a certain critical level, then it's a good indication you'll need a boost," he said, describing the body's immune response to the first doses of shots. "Or if you start to see breakthrough infections, either with the original virus or with a variant. And if it's with the variant, even though a person's vaccinated, you might want to boost with a variant-specific boost as opposed to just a boost to the regular."
And for more on breakthrough infections, find out How Likely You Are to Get COVID After Being Vaccinated, CDC Says.
Health - Latest - Google News
April 19, 2021 at 07:55PM
https://ift.tt/3goEZhq
Dr. Fauci Says This Is When You'll Need Another COVID Shot - msnNOW
Health - Latest - Google News
https://ift.tt/2zrj9Ud
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Dr. Fauci Says This Is When You'll Need Another COVID Shot - msnNOW"
Post a Comment