MODERNA AND PFIZER VACCINES MAY STIMULATE LONG-TERM IMMUNITY FROM COVID-19 -NYT

Mon 28 June 2021:

Messenger RNA (mRNA) coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna will likely stimulate long-term immunity from COVID-19, The New York Times reported on Monday citing a piece published in the leading scientific journal Nature.

The findings from a group of researchers, predominantly from the Washington University in St.

Louis, suggest that most individuals vaccinated with the Pfizer or Moderna shots may not need booster shots – so long as the virus doesn’t mutate much beyond its current state.

“It’s a good sign for how durable our immunity is from this vaccine,” Dr. Ali Ellebedy, a lead researcher on the project and an immunologist at Washington University in St. Louis, told NYT.

Those who were immunized with the mRNA shots following a bout of COVID-19 may develop lifetime immunity to the deadly disease, including long-lasting protection against future mutations, the study suggested.

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