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In a recent study published in The Journal of Immunology, a team of researchers from Japan examined the memory B and T cell responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein after the booster dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine BNT162b2.

The third dose of an mrna and second dose of the j&j. its natural for the antibodies to go down, but there are things that arent easily measurable, to look at the level of the memory response, both memory b-cells that make antibody and t-cells that give you durable protection. if that goes out for a longer period of time, that will determine how often you need to get boosted. i dont think one can project that right now until we get the data. >> are there any signs of the booster shot or that thi...

Protections wont exist? >> no. i think we are still looking at those data. the immune system is a remarkable thing. peoples bodies will continue to make antibodies and t cells and memory b cells will be there. so when people get infected with the covid virus, they will be able to respond to it. but in order to be kept out of hospital, to be protected against death, know that you need to have high levels of antibody as the first line of defense. so thats whats so important about the data. . >> ma...

Report is that they have studied people who got vaccinated with the chinese vaccine which is known to be poorly effective. weve got to remember that youve got two levels of immunity when you are immune. antibodies and the memory b cells and t cells bear the memory b cells and t cells encompass all variants and they have encompassed every variant in preventing severe illness and death and that is 100% bulletproof because -- >> sean: dr., i dont want to interrupt you but i want to highlight what y...

Studies found that COVID-19 vaccines elicit T cells that recognize the Omicron variant despite the many mutations in its spike protein.

That was the first contact covert. >> there are two types of cross immunity. one of the antibodies or the front lines of fighting the infection. omicron does partially fight the antibodies that you have from vaccines and partially invade antibodies that you have from prior infections. but the durable immunity, that is the memory b cells and t cells, are still very effective. they are encompassing of all variants. that is why you have good protection against severe illness. we got more data out t...

Infection-fighting B cells retain better memory of the coronavirus spike protein in patients who recover from less-severe cases of Covid-19 than in those recovering from severe Covid-19: Research

In addition to those circulating antibodies which may be dropping off, the memory b cells and t cells are able to give you more durability in your immune response. so you see a different interpretation of when the booster should be given. i think it is closer to the five-month mark. we are looking at six months out from the completed series in the u.s. that is all open to further discovery and further change in the policy. >> dr. purnell, were all looking for signs or clues whether omicron is di...

They are starting with the most vulnerable, those over 60, those who work in health care, and those with chronic conditions. . >> as we look at it, it can be so confusing. israel was using a different time frame. were saying six months after your second shot you are eligible for the booster. now israel talking about the fourth dose. why are they not only making this preemptive strike, but also why are the time frames different than they are here in the u.s.? >> because there is data, erica, from...

Of people recently who are 65 years of age or others over the age of 50 with a high-risk medical condition in which case you could reasonably argue for those groups because you want to make sure you have a high level of protection against serious illness. on the other hand, and the reason thats true is because all you need for protection against serious illness is immunological memory cells, so-called memory b-cells and they are apparently induced at fairly high frequency and for years so were g...