Experts Are Leery About 4th Dose , of COVID-19 Vaccine.
ABC News reports that as coronavirus vaccine manufacturers request authorization from the FDA to administer another dose.
Some experts want officials to pump the brakes on any more booster shots.
Those experts remain unconvinced that a fourth dose is necessary.
There are very few, if any, people who, in my opinion, require a fourth dose.
, Dr. Anna Durbin, professor, director of the center for immunization research at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, via ABC News.
Studies conducted in Israel, which implemented a fourth dose, only found slightly improved coronavirus resistance.
Studies conducted in Israel, which implemented a fourth dose, only found slightly improved coronavirus resistance.
Unless there's clear evidence something is of value, don't give it.
, Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, via ABC News.
For most health officials, the goal that remains is to protect the population against severe illness, which the vaccines have effectively done.
These vaccines continue to demonstrate high protection against hospitalization and severe disease, Dr. Anna Durbin, professor, director of the center for immunization research at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, via ABC News.
Prevention of infection, in my opinion, is not the metric that we should use, Dr. Anna Durbin, professor, director of the center for immunization research at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, via ABC News.
As the world moves forward, the future remains uncertain.
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Some experts say three doses of a coronavirus vaccine is enough, "but it depends on the new variants that will come next."
