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<blockquote data-quote="JEB" data-source="post: 9047775" data-attributes="member: 10148"><p>Based on Googling the question, the bivalent booster starts losing effectiveness after a few months and loses most of its effectiveness after about six months. So really we should be getting it twice a year.</p><p></p><p>However, the CDC etc. apparently want to switch to an annual schedule, as with flu shots. (Probably in hopes of lumping the shots together and getting more folks on board - uptake of the bivalent booster was pathetically low.)</p><p></p><p>The compromise seems to be to allow folks with weaker immune systems (such as those over 65) to get a second bivalent if they want it, about four months after their initial bivalent dose. (It'd be nice to also allow that optional second booster to folks generally.) Previous second-boosters weren't effective as long as the first, just a few months or so, but I don't know what the numbers are for the second bivalent booster.</p><p></p><p>Apparently if you got the bivalent booster and subsequently caught Covid anyway, your effective protection is significantly extended... though they don't seem to be sure exactly how long that "hybrid immunity" lasts (I've heard numbers like eight months or even a year). Of course, that requires you to risk getting Long Covid, so I wouldn't exactly recommend it...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JEB, post: 9047775, member: 10148"] Based on Googling the question, the bivalent booster starts losing effectiveness after a few months and loses most of its effectiveness after about six months. So really we should be getting it twice a year. However, the CDC etc. apparently want to switch to an annual schedule, as with flu shots. (Probably in hopes of lumping the shots together and getting more folks on board - uptake of the bivalent booster was pathetically low.) The compromise seems to be to allow folks with weaker immune systems (such as those over 65) to get a second bivalent if they want it, about four months after their initial bivalent dose. (It'd be nice to also allow that optional second booster to folks generally.) Previous second-boosters weren't effective as long as the first, just a few months or so, but I don't know what the numbers are for the second bivalent booster. Apparently if you got the bivalent booster and subsequently caught Covid anyway, your effective protection is significantly extended... though they don't seem to be sure exactly how long that "hybrid immunity" lasts (I've heard numbers like eight months or even a year). Of course, that requires you to risk getting Long Covid, so I wouldn't exactly recommend it... [/QUOTE]
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