GWMinUS Posted October 29, 2021 Posted October 29, 2021 My friend living in Bogo City on the north end of Cebu Island tells me the health agency is only offering the Sinovac vaccine from China. Seems Pres Duerte bought lots of it and now it is being pushed on the providences. Very sad... TMax 1 Quote
macaroni21 Posted October 29, 2021 Posted October 29, 2021 New data released in the last month or so seem to show that for good effect, Sinovac (also known as Coronavac) needs a 3-dose regime, with the 3rd dose about 6 - 8 months after the second dose. From https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210810005405/en/SINOVAC-Announces-Positive-Data-on-Booster-Shots-of-CoronaVac®-Induces-Strong-Immune-Response-in-Adult-and-Elderly-Populations "A third dose given 6 to 8 months after the second dose quickly induced a strong immune response, and the neutralizing antibody titers at day 28 after the third dose increased by three to five times higher than the levels recorded on day 28 after the second injection. " Also reported in https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/turkish-university-reveals-findings-of-3-dose-efficacy-of-sinovac/news Tell your friend not to despair. Just try to get a third dose 6 - 8 months after the second. Quote
spoon Posted October 29, 2021 Posted October 29, 2021 In Malaysia, anyone who received 2 dose of sinovac will be allowed to get a 3rd pfizer booster after 3 month. For now, priority is given to frontliner and high risk individuals. Booster for those who received pfizer vaccine is set at 6 month after. Quote
Guest Posted October 29, 2021 Posted October 29, 2021 33 minutes ago, spoon said: In Malaysia, anyone who received 2 dose of sinovac will be allowed to get a 3rd pfizer booster after 3 month. For now, priority is given to frontliner and high risk individuals. Booster for those who received pfizer vaccine is set at 6 month after. Now that is a good policy. Give the people who got the worst vaccine one of the best boosters and with priority timing. Such a policy should be repeated elsewhere. Quote
GWMinUS Posted October 30, 2021 Author Posted October 30, 2021 Like with us in the USA? I got two shots of the Moderna vaccine. And it has been 6 months since my second shot. Now I am waiting for availability of the Moderna Booster. Soon I hope... I will pass on the comments to my friend on Cebu. I know that Cebu City has been giving the Pfizer vaccine to front line workers. Quote
