The Gamaleya Center warned about the consequences of revaccination every 3 months

The introduction of booster doses of mRNA drugs, which include Pfizer and Moderna, three months after the main course may have unintended consequences, according to the Center. Gamaleya. This is stated on Twitter "Sputnik V".

“The hasty global roll-out of tri-monthly booster vaccinations with mRNA preparations without long-term testing may have unforeseen safety [health] implications and highlights the short duration of action of mRNA vaccines,” the Center said. Gamaleya. The scientists pointed out that there has not yet been a rapid transition to a three-month booster in any pandemic.

Earlier, Ugur Sahin, co-founder of BioNTech, which produces vaccines against CORONAVIRUS together with Pfizer, said in an interview with Der Spiegel that due to the spread of the omicron strain, it may become necessary to do a third booster vaccination as early as three months after the second. According to him, against the background of the spread of a new strain, two vaccinations do not provide sufficient protection against infection. However, Shaheen noted that, according to preliminary data, three doses of the vaccine provide significant protection against infection and neutralize the virus.

On November 29, the UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) decided to reduce the interval between the introduction of the main course of the coronavirus vaccine and revaccination from six to three months due to the emergence of a new strain of covid-19 .