Pfizer to seek U.S. authorization for Covid booster shot
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Re: Pfizer to seek U.S. authorization for Covid booster shot
#2Its simply unethical to start administering booster shots when most people in the world are still waiting for their two doses.
Re: Pfizer to seek U.S. authorization for Covid booster shot
#3Its simply unethical to start administering booster shots when most people in the world are still waiting for their two doses.
The Pfizer vaccine has cold chain requirements that mean it can't be used for half the world. It's also not clear if we're better off knocking down cases massively in some countries to prevent mutations or doing a slow (2+ year?) rollout across the world targeting the most at-risk, but at the risk of vaccine-resistant strains. That said, the US is looking like a pretty fertile breeding ground for a vaccine resistant strain.
Re: Pfizer to seek U.S. authorization for Covid booster shot
#4Its simply unethical to start administering booster shots when most people in the world are still waiting for their two doses.
The Pfizer vaccine has cold chain requirements that mean it can't be used for half the world. It's also not clear if we're better off knocking down cases massively in some countries to prevent mutations or doing a slow (2+ year?) rollout across the world targeting the most at-risk, but at the risk of vaccine-resistant strains. That said, the US is looking like a pretty fertile breeding ground for a vaccine resistant…
Most of the world has no trouble with the cold chain requirements for their urban populations at least. Liquid nitrogen / oxygen is a common industrial good across the world.
And vaccine resistant strains aren’t a big deal, as demonstrated in the new article - the vaccines are still 95% effective at preventing severe illness.
Re: Pfizer to seek U.S. authorization for Covid booster shot
#5Its simply unethical to start administering booster shots when most people in the world are still waiting for their two doses.
How does ethics play into this at all? Pfizer is delivering vaccines as fast as they can, and at this point the bottleneck is logistics. It’s not exactly easy to set up the infrastructure to administer 14 billion shots.
The fact that Pfizer is ready with a booster has little to do with the actual administration of the vaccine.
Re: Pfizer to seek U.S. authorization for Covid booster shot
#6Its simply unethical to start administering booster shots when most people in the world are still waiting for their two doses.
The Pfizer vaccine has cold chain requirements that mean it can't be used for half the world. It's also not clear if we're better off knocking down cases massively in some countries to prevent mutations or doing a slow (2+ year?) rollout across the world targeting the most at-risk, but at the risk of vaccine-resistant strains. That said, the US is looking like a pretty fertile breeding ground for a vaccine resistant…
What we are seeing is new variants coming from large populations around the globe.
Delta is here. Lambda has just arrived. The Vietam variant which is delta+the British no one is talking about.. it will soon have a name.
Better to lockdown, vaccinate those populations before giving a third or fourth or weekly dose.
Saving Pfizer doses means other brands can go to hotter climates.
Re: Pfizer to seek U.S. authorization for Covid booster shot
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Pfizer vaccine has cold chain requirements that mean it can't be used for half the world. It's also not clear if we're better off knocking down cases massively in some countries to prevent mutations or doing a slow (2+ year?) rollout across the world targeting the most at-risk, but at the risk of vaccine-resistant strains. That said, the US is looking like a pretty fertile breeding ground for a vaccine resistant…
Most of the world has no trouble with the cold chain requirements for their urban populations at least. Liquid nitrogen / oxygen is a common industrial good across the world. And vaccine resistant strains aren’t a big deal, as demonstrated in the new article - the vaccines are still 95% effective at preventing severe illness.
They are still 95% effective after 6 months at preventing death. They are unknown effective against new variants. I've seen a variety of studies with different variants tested against Delta. At best I read 92% for Pfizer (but a previous test had them at 60%), other vaccines as low as 30%. The new variants like lambda have shown it responds to antibiotic poorly, it spreads quickly and is more deadly compared to delta. I'm not sure the vaccine strategy will continue to work.
Re: Pfizer to seek U.S. authorization for Covid booster shot
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Pfizer vaccine has cold chain requirements that mean it can't be used for half the world. It's also not clear if we're better off knocking down cases massively in some countries to prevent mutations or doing a slow (2+ year?) rollout across the world targeting the most at-risk, but at the risk of vaccine-resistant strains. That said, the US is looking like a pretty fertile breeding ground for a vaccine resistant…
Most of the world has no trouble with the cold chain requirements for their urban populations at least. Liquid nitrogen / oxygen is a common industrial good across the world. And vaccine resistant strains aren’t a big deal, as demonstrated in the new article - the vaccines are still 95% effective at preventing severe illness.
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Re: Pfizer to seek U.S. authorization for Covid booster shot
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Pfizer vaccine has cold chain requirements that mean it can't be used for half the world. It's also not clear if we're better off knocking down cases massively in some countries to prevent mutations or doing a slow (2+ year?) rollout across the world targeting the most at-risk, but at the risk of vaccine-resistant strains. That said, the US is looking like a pretty fertile breeding ground for a vaccine resistant…
Most of the world has no trouble with the cold chain requirements for their urban populations at least. Liquid nitrogen / oxygen is a common industrial good across the world. And vaccine resistant strains aren’t a big deal, as demonstrated in the new article - the vaccines are still 95% effective at preventing severe illness.
> ...as demonstrated in the new article
These new strains aren't even close to vaccine resistant, yet. Vaccines haven't been around long enough for that.
Re: Pfizer to seek U.S. authorization for Covid booster shot
#10Its simply unethical to start administering booster shots when most people in the world are still waiting for their two doses.
How does ethics play into this at all? Pfizer is delivering vaccines as fast as they can, and at this point the bottleneck is logistics. It’s not exactly easy to set up the infrastructure to administer 14 billion shots. The fact that Pfizer is ready with a booster has little to do with the actual administration of the vaccine.
If they create additional demand they can make more profit for years. They are one of the few companies who are approved for anyone under 18. They could expand production based on this.