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Will you need a COVID-19 booster shot? Here’s what you need to know Haley Hernandez, Health Reporter Tags:  Will you ever need a COVID-19 booster shot? Earlier this year, the CEO of Pfizer said data from their trial indicates antibodies will eventually wear off, and in the future, people will need a booster shot. However, Dr. Robert Atmar, an infectious disease doctor at Baylor College of Medicine and national co-chair for the NIH study on booster shots, said at this point, a booster shot is not recommended. “The vaccines that are available, work well against the viruses that are circul...

Researchers to study mixing and matching different COVID-19 vaccines as boosters Researchers are testing new forms of booster vaccines. and last updated 2021-06-03 18:16:32-04 As the country pushes to get more people vaccinated, researchers are now looking at mixing and matching different COVID vaccines as a booster for fully vaccinated people. “We call it mix and match because we’re looking at people who got any of the three EUA authorized vaccines: the Pfizer, the Moderna, or the Janssen vaccine,” said Dr. Robert Atmar, one of the trial’s principal investigators. “A...

By B.D. Hobbs Mar 9, 2021 It has been almost 3 months since the vaccine rollout began here in Texas, and according to the latest numbers over 6 million Texans have received their shots. The bad news is Texas currently ranks #48 out of 50 states. A lack of doses, and losing a week due to the winter storm are the primary reasons according to Dr. Robert Atmar, from the infectious disease department at the Baylor college of medicine. Dr. Atmar says about 15% of adults in Texas have received at least one shot, and he believes we're actually doing good with the shots we have, "we lost a week and t...

According to the state data, some Texas counties have vaccinated more than 50% of people currently eligible, while other counties are still in the single digits.

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