Biden tells Israeli prime minister that US is considering reinforcements for Covid as soon as five months after full vaccination
- The Biden Administration and health officials are considering recommending reinforcements as soon as five months after the publication of an Israeli study
- The Americans could have reinforcement shocks as early as September 20th
- Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to discuss the country’s investigation into people vaccinated in January and February.
The Biden administration and health officials are considering recommending booster shots as soon as five months after full vaccination after Israel data was released, officials said yesterday.
President Joe Biden, who met yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the White House yesterday, said health officials are considering pursuing Israeli leadership on reinforcements.
Officials are debating whether COVID-19 booster shots should be administered as soon as five months after full vaccination.
In a conversation with Bennett, the president said, “We’re considering the advice you gave that we should start first.”
By September 20, there could already be reinforcements for the Americans.
President Joe Biden met yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to discuss the recent COVID-19 study published by Israel
The highly contagious Delta variant has been dominating the world and has once again caused massive hospitalizations. Biden administration and health officials are considering recommending booster shots as soon as five months after full vaccination
Reinforcement features are expected to be approved in the United States after Labor Day to allow federal health officials to review data provided by other countries.
Other countries, such as the Dominican Republic, Hungary, and Germany, have already begun or are about to begin administering drivers to their citizens.
On Wednesday, Pfizer announced that in an unpublished study, its reinforcing feature provides a triple increase in neutralizing antibodies.
The side effects are the same as those experienced from the second dose, which includes headache, fatigue, mild pain at the injection site and fever.
According to Reuters, the company is rushing to get FDA approval for its third shot, to be distributed soon.
Hospitalizations have reached more than 100,000 this week, the second time since the start of the pandemic
Sixty percent of the country has been vaccinated, but the Israeli study found that vaccinated people have a six to 13 percent risk of contracting the virus compared to people who are not vaccinated but had COVID-19.
Israel recommends that other people start administering reinforcement shots sooner. In an unpublished study by Pfizer, which is seeking FDA approval for its reinforcement, it said its third shot increased its neutralized antibodies by three.
The Israeli study analyzed 2.5 million Israelis from June 1 to August 14 while the Delta variant dominated the country. The study, published on August 19, found that people vaccinated in January or February were six to 13 times more likely to become infected than unvaccinated people who already had COVID-19 in June, July, and February. August.
Those who were vaccinated during this time also have a higher risk of being hospitalized.
The study did not report any deaths.
The study comes just as COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States are approaching the maximum since the Delta variant was first found in the country.
The Wall Street Journal reported that COVID-19 hospitalizations have reached more than 100,000 this week, which is only the second time since the pandemic began.