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BREAKING: FDA advisory panel votes against offering Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for the general population, citing concerns about the safety of the boosters in younger people. https://t.co/lQ8kQoKSLw
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 17, 2021
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BREAKING—experts unanimously recommended #COVID19 booster be authorized for people 65 and older and those at high risk of severe disease—GOOD. However, voted against boosters for age 16-64 for 6+ months since 2nd shot—POOR DECISION. We see waning already.https://t.co/uAdvOI6Df2
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) September 17, 2021
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NEW: A unanimous vote from the FDA’s external panel of experts recommended a third Pfizer dose only for adults 65 and over or those who face high risks because of their jobs or underlying illnesseshttps://t.co/g2A0hsj0B0
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) September 17, 2021
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There were two key controversies that informed the decision.
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) September 17, 2021
The first was whether the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine waned over time against cases of severe COVID-19 and hospitalizations.
The second concerned the safety of the third dose.https://t.co/VuAcGxOvul
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https://t.co/FCZEiyphvI pic.twitter.com/iD2rTjbhGG
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) September 16, 2021
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) September 16, 2021
https://t.co/2lNDixLjZv pic.twitter.com/t5BRCE5Xwu
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) September 16, 2021
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The reports are part of a batch of data that will be discussed Friday by vaccine advisers to the FDA. The FDA is considering a request by Pfizer to approve a third, booster dose of its vaccine for most people six months after they get their first two doses https://t.co/h0rLxi7SD6
— CNN (@CNN) September 15, 2021
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) September 16, 2021
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) September 16, 2021
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The @Pfizer @US_FDA booster documents https://t.co/KMb2pfKLAv
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 15, 2021
reviews all data on effectiveness (VE) vs infection
—waning immunity not related to Delta, just a matter of time, 6% reduction of VE every 2 months
—restoration to 95% VE by 3rd shot
—recommends booster for all age 16+ pic.twitter.com/CO5EqVON5v
As anticipated (2nd in thread), the FDA internal review disagreed with Pfizer's recommendationshttps://t.co/4gDXQiBmRd by @JaredSHopkins @felschwartz which will make Friday's meeting and its outcome quite interesting pic.twitter.com/eQj9NPuG3r
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 15, 2021
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That subgroup + frontline healthcare workers makes sense to go forward
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 16, 2021
All of these vaccines show some attrition of protection for different endpoints, across all ages, w/some variability in timing. This will require close follow-up to make informed decisions
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