U.K. Study Shows Booster Loses Effectiveness Against Omicron 10 Weeks After Initial Shot; Dr. Fauci Says It’s ‘Too Premature’ for a Fourth Shot for Americans

A new study shows the booster shot loses some of its strength to protect a person against the Omicron variant at 10 weeks.

So, you got shot one, then two and probably the booster. But, what happens after that? According to new data collected by researchers in the United Kingdom, the COVID-19 booster will protect you against the Delta variant longer than it will Omicron, giving a person only 10 weeks of protection after receiving it.

The U.K. Health Security released the data on Thursday; the study used data on 147,597 Delta and 68,489 Omicron cases, Popular Science reports. Researchers coupled that data with information on the longevity of the AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Moderna vaccines and boosters.

It was found that a booster using mRNA – which Moderna and Pfizer use – protects a person against symptomatic disease with a 60 percent chance of being effective for at least two to four weeks after the booster shot, the news outlet reports. The report shows the Moderna booster lost some of its effectiveness by 45 percent, while Pfizer’s booster lost some of its strength by 35 percent.

For now, Dr. Fauci says it’s “too premature” to be thinking about Americans getting another shot during an interview with radio station WCBS. He also mentioned that there’s a “semantic technicality of saying what a fully vaccinated is for the purposes of regulation.” Popular Science reports that Fauci went on to say, “but from the standpoint of if you want to be optimally protected, no doubt, you should get boosted.”

How many of y’all have y’all’s booster?