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dvrzero t1_j5og7f2 wrote

Reply to comment by georgeBarkley12 in FDA wants to simplify the use and updating of Covid-19 vaccines by joshemerson

the manufacturers originally said 1 year, but that slowly backslid to news reports of "shots 3 times a year". For all the talk of "boosting for variants" the latest boosters are for omicron. The claim is that this also may help with XBB and kraken and the 2 headed dog variant (not cerebus, but the brother of cerebus: Orthrus).

So to tl;dr it: between 4 and 9 months. But the variants are coming about as often if not more often.

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georgeBarkley12 t1_j5ogjhh wrote

Appreciate the insight, do you know what rate folks are boosted at this point? I recall seeing data about vax rates from early on but not sure what % are up to date with their boosters

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dvrzero t1_j5oh7fy wrote

it depends on who you ask, the CDC says 60% fully vaxxed (either the single shot or the 2 shots) and 15% are additionally boosted. 200mm and 50mm, respectively.

Not sure about global statistics but some sites say up to 30% of populations have boosters.

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georgeBarkley12 t1_j5ohqtn wrote

To me since the vaccines came out so long ago and we’re widely available, I can’t imagine many people still have the immune benefits from their original shots. At this point it would be that 15% of people protected no?

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