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Covid-19 boosters and the increased risk of serious side effects.

Covid-19 boosters and the increased risk of serious side effects. Covid-19 vaccinations have been remarkably effective at preventing the severe disease from the virus. Covid-19 boosters on the other hand have little science behind the recommendations. Months later, the delta variant has complicated the discussion since the virus has broken through patients who had the Pfizer vaccine over 6 months ago according to an Israeli study of people over 60 years old. Pfizer has been pushing the idea of a booster shot being needed for months, although the Moderna vaccine actually showed higher effectiveness against the new variant 6 months Read More »

If you had Covid-19, do you still need the vaccine?

If you had Covid-19, do you still need the vaccine? Many of us who have had Covid-19  have developed natural immunity. Few of us will ever get this virus again according to the latest data. There are also two vaccines that are now available, the one from Moderna and the other from Pfizer which both are mRNA-based and require two shots, roughly a month apart. Shortly, a one-dose J and J vaccine will be available as well which uses another virus to develop immunity. To achieve natural immunity, you need to have had exposure to the virus. As infections rise Read More »