Given the publication of three clinical studies – including one with residents of our state – that showed a reduction of around 11 to 20% in the effectiveness of vaccines against COVID-19 infection, the federal government presented a national plan to distribute a third booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for the fall.
President Biden assured that as of this September, all residents of the country over 12 years of age who want to receive the injection will be able to do so for free.
The distribution will be made by groups prioritizing those who will be 8 months after the second dose, after approval by the Food and Drug Administration, FDA.
Experts seem to agree that a relaxation of prevention added to the spread of the Delta variant make reinforcement necessary to minimize hospitalizations and deaths.
Without official instruction for those vaccinated with the single dose of Johnson and Johnson, the recommendation of doctors is to vaccinate with one of the other two options.
“Whoever has put the Pfizer or Moderna one, better try to put the same one in the third dose, but if there is no other option they can put one or the other,” said Dr. Sixto Caro Internist, NYU Langone.
“If I had worn Johnson and Johnson, I would wear Pfizer or Moderna to increase my defenses against variants,” Caro added.
Now the task of local governments will be to promote the third dose even when there is reluctance, mistrust and misinformation.
“I am ready for the third vaccine. I already have both and the other is necessary to take care of the family, friends and people,” said a New Yorker.
“I put the second one on and for the third I am a little afraid that it will be too much for my body, because I don’t know the reactions I have to the third vaccine,” said another New Yorker.
Doubtfully.
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“It would be necessary to see what it is, if the second is necessary or not,” said another interviewee.
Additionally, the mayor pointed out that there will be no shortage of drugs since the new orders for the vaccine will begin to arrive as of September 20.
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