antib antibody, peak following the second dose of a two-dose mrna, it s like at this level. if you look at the peak following the third shot boost, it goes way up here and people ask, why is that important? because our experience with variants such as the delta variant is that even though the vaccine isn t specifically targeted to the delta variant, when you get a high enough level of an immune response, you get spillover protection even against a variant that the vaccine wasn t specifically directed at and that s the reason why we feel even though we don t have a lot of data on it, there s every reason to believe that that kind of increase that you get with the boost would be helpful at least in preventing severe disease of a variant like omicron. as you know, a lot of americans right now are shopping for the best booster or whatever they can get and given the fact that manufacturers and scientists are learning more about this variant and then to mod di a vaccine that woul
one new hopeful sign, merck announcing their antiviral pill cuts hospitalizations deaths by half. it won t be a replacement for the vaccines, it s why local leaders and businesses have worked to implement vaccine mandates. three major airlines are now adding american, alaska, and jet blue and california becomes the first state to require covid-19 vaccination for students who attend in person class over the next few weeks. the fda will meet on pfizer s vaccine for ages 5 to 11. joining us to discuss, dean of public health at brown university. doctor, thank you so much for being with us. what would it mean for the big picture of this pandemic if vaccines are authorizes for children ages 5-11? i suppose that s a decent chunk that will get the number to go up somewhat. that s right. as a mom, the thought of getting my kid who lies in that bracket finally vaccinated, it s just huge. it takes a weight off of my family, allows us to feel less nervous about going out and about an
Meridian Wealth Management LLC lowered its position in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Free Report) by 47.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 53,065 shares of the company’s stock after selling 48,017 shares during the quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC’s […]
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Get Free Report) shares traded down 0.6% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $148.31 and last traded at $148.32. 1,322,950 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 82% from the average session volume of 7,397,292 shares. The stock had previously closed at $149.27. Wall […]