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COVID-19: New Study Reveals How Long Protection From Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Could Last COVID-19: New Study Reveals How Long Protection From Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Could Last
Covid-19: New Study Reveals How Long Protection From Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Could Last Claims that booster shots could be required in several months for those receiving the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine may have been overblown, according to new reports. New findings in a study published this week showed that both COVID-19 vaccines have shown a “persistent” immune response to the virus that could potentially last years. The last looming question is how effective the vaccines are against variants of the virus, specifically the more transmissible Delta strain that has become dominant in the US and is present in 49 states. Related story - COVID-19: Parts Of US With Low Va…

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COVID-19: Side Effects Are More Likely After Second Pfizer Or Moderna Dose; Here's Why COVID-19: Side Effects Are More Likely After Second Pfizer Or Moderna Dose; Here's Why
Covid-19: Side Effects Are More Likely After Second Pfizer Or Moderna Dose; Here's Why Feeling a bit sleepy, sore, and achy after getting your COVID-19 vaccine? Don't fret. Side effects are a sign that the body's immune system is responding to the dose, and that it's working, according to medical experts.  One of them, Dr.Allison Arwady, the Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner, said younger people are more likely to experience side effects because they "have more robust immune system broadly," according to a report by NBC 5 Chicago. Women are also more likely to report side effects than men, Arwady said, noting estrogen can elevate immune response…

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by Joe Lombardi