Dr. Fauci, who is just weeks away from retirement, had a consistent, familiar message for Americans during his last time at the podium — get your COVID shot.
A bivalent shot strategy allows a shot to keep the proven benefits of the original vaccine while adding to its protection.
Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines contain the genetic instructions for the spike protein that coats the coronavirus, to train the immune system to recognize the real virus. The new omicron-targeting booster added 30% to 56% protection against symptomatic infection, depending on how many prior vaccinations someone had, how long ago and their age, the CDC concluded.
First, the immunity and protection provided by the shots wane over time. The protection is different from, for example, the measles vaccine, which can protect for many, many decades, if not a lifetime.
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