Quote:
Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I'm a little miffed that getting another J&J booster doesn't seem to be an option for me. They haven't pulled J&J's EUA--and in fact anyone who hasn't yet been vaccinated can choose to be vaccinated with J&J. Yet the only option for me (two doses of J&J) is Moderna or Pfizer (unless I'm interpreting everything incorrectly). Don't get me wrong: I have nothing against the mRNA vaccines. I'll probably get a Moderna booster. I Just can't get my head around why the J&J isn't available to me this time. They need to either pull its (J&J) EUA or let people continue to choose it. This "discouraging" people from choosing J&J as a booster but not outright pulling its use doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
|
If nothing else, for people with allergic reactions, especially those who can not tolerate polyethylene glycol, J&J may be the best choice. OTOH, some studies seem to show that a J&J booster shot gives a slightly lower protection level and the level of protection declines faster compared to mRNA vaccines. Looking at the mass of contradictory numbers and playing math games, we are looking at 92% compared to 95% and around a month less before the efficacy starts to decline so given the choice between a J&J or a mRNA booster, whichever you can get into your arm now is the best choice.
OTOH, the US CDC seems quite clear that mRNA is the preferred booster in their
Janssen FAQs.
Quote:
|
Use of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for a booster dose is preferred even for those who received Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine for their single dose primary series. However, offering the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine as a booster is preferable to not providing any COVID-19 vaccine booster in most situations.
|