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Ways to recognize the virus. >> so i guess the issue is given that we're dealing with some vaccine hesitancy, i mean, i assume the population we're talking about, if they're offered a booster vaccine will probably take it. but does it now cause people to pause for a second? if i got one johnson & johnson and now they're going to approve a second one as a booster, do i do that or do i try and wait until we figure out that i should just take the pfizer or moderna shot? >> i think big picture, you're still very well protected, and i've gotten this very same question from people who i know who hav...

Was discussed today by an fda advisory panel. it debates whether people would be well served by say pairing a j&j shot with a moderna booster or a pfizer one. the panel heard some ground breaking data from the nih on that exact question. the studies show people who got an initial shot of johnson & johnson saw the biggest immune response when they got a moderna booster shot. a pfizer booster shot was second best providing a big jump in abe levels but a second shot in johnson & johnson vaccines resulted in the lowest increase in antibody levels. the panel did not vote on whether to recommend mix...

Low compared to moderna and pfizer. one panel member echoed the feelings of several of his colleagues when he said quote i think this frankly was always a two dose vaccine. that was a big factor in the group's decision to recommend the johnson & johnson booster for everyone over 18 who initially received the johnson & johnson shot. how do we make sense of this? >> well, i know just who to ask. joining us is dr. celine gounder, epidemiologist at nyu grossman school of medicine and bellevue hospital and former member of the biden/harris covid-19 advisory counsel. always good to see you. thank yo...