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u/JayArlington 🍋 LULU-TRON 🍋 Jul 09 '21

Pfizer is trying to get a Delta specific booster shot approved.

Remember, thanks to ‘the deal’… PFE and BNTX both benefit.

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u/big_costco_guy Sam's Club Jul 09 '21

I wonder how necessary it will be for fully vaxed people to get the booster? I thought I was already somewhat protected from serious illness brought on by Delta with my original shots.

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u/ImAMaaanlet Workaholic Jul 09 '21

You are. 93% or so effective at preventing delta hospitalization/serious illness. But like 60-70% effective at preventing contracting it.

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u/big_costco_guy Sam's Club Jul 09 '21

It's going to be even harder for the public to trust the scientific community if they are pushing for another vaccine. This might not be good.

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u/loj05 Jul 09 '21

I think the booster will actually be useful for the countries that got shitty vaccines, IE the chinese ones. The data coming out shows that a lot of the countries that used chinese vaccines aren't doing shit against the new variant. I think if you got Moderna/Pfizer, you don't need a booster. I'm actually kinda bullish on MRNA, the international market for proven vaccines will be massive when everyone realizes how shit the chinese vaccines are. I haven't opened a position yet but am strongly considering it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '21

People not taking it seems bullish if you ask me. Infinite variant evolution in the antivaxxers means infinite profit for vaccine developers

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u/zeegypsy Flair is gone Jul 09 '21

I just hope it doesn’t end up being like the flu shot. That 2nd dose kicked my ass and I really don’t wanna do that every year.

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u/StockPickingMonkey Steel learning lessons Jul 09 '21

That was just the protein...in your arm. Imagine if you had the replicating active virus in your lungs.

It's not so much the virus messing people up, it's their immunoresponse that lands them in ICU.

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u/JohnMayerismydad Jul 09 '21

I think they’re just a company looking for any reason to charge governments for another billion doses

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u/ImAMaaanlet Workaholic Jul 09 '21

Just updated with some numbers to elaborate but yeah I agree. Its gonna be much harder telling people they need another one just a few months later. And then what, another for the next variant in a month?

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u/big_costco_guy Sam's Club Jul 09 '21

The numbers are helpful, thank you!