Pfizer Effectiveness Against Omnicron

Recently there have been a lot of misinformation about what Pfizer announced regarding their vaccines effectiveness against the Omnicron varient.

It is unfortunate that some people, regardless of faith, resort to misinformation.

I'm not saying the vaccine is or is not effective.

But here is what was put out by Pfizer:

Pfizer and BioNTech Provide Update on Omicron Variant | Pfizer.

 

Here is a summary (if the link does not work):

• Preliminary laboratory studies demonstrate that three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine neutralize the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529 lineage) while two doses show significantly reduced neutralization titers
• Data indicate that a third dose of BNT162b2 increases the neutralizing antibody titers by 25-fold compared to two doses against the Omicron variant; titers after the booster dose are comparable to titers observed after two doses against the wild-type virus which are associated with high levels of protection
• As 80% of epitopes in the spike protein recognized by CD8+ T cells are not affected by the mutations in the Omicron variant, two doses may still induce protection against severe disease
• The companies continue to advance the development of a variant-specific vaccine for Omicron and expect to have it available by March in the event that an adaption is needed to further increase the level and duration of protection – with no change expected to the companies’ four billion dose capacity for 2022

 

Don't forget Donald Trump. He has a lot of gallows, and has insisted every American should be vaccinated as all three vaccines are safe and effective.

Liberal former President, I guess. But I liked him.

 

Who knows. They don't advertise that Robitussin caught syrup tastes horrible.