Apr 18, 2021
Coronavirus vaccines were just rolling out in December when more than 1,000 staffers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles volunteered for a sweeping study. The goal: pinpoint how immune reactions to the jab might vary.
By last month, a clear pattern in the data “popped out at us,” said research leader Susan Cheng. Those who had recovered from COVID-19 responded to their first shot so robustly that the results rivaled never-infected colleagues who had received both shots. The implication was clear. If you’ve had COVID-19, you may only need one of the two doses recommended by Pfizer and Moderna.
COVID survivors may require just 1 vaccine shot
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Covid survivors may require just one shot of a two-dose vaccine
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By CAREY GOLDBERG | Bloomberg | Published: April 17, 2021
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. Coronavirus vaccines were just rolling out in December when more than 1,000 staffers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles volunteered for a sweeping study. The goal: pinpoint how immune reactions to the jab might vary. By last month, a clear pattern in the data popped out at us, said research leader Susan Cheng. Those who had recovered from covid-19 responded to their first shot so robustly that the results rivaled never-infected colleagues who had received both shots. The implication was clear. If you ve had covid, you may only need one of the two doses recommended by Pfizer and Moderna.