Most people who got a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech SE Covid-19 vaccine had similar or fewer side effects than they did after the second dose, according to a preliminary study conducted by Israel\u2019s largest health maintenance organization.<\/p>\n
Of the 4,500 respondents to the survey, 88% reported \u201ca similar or better feeling\u201d than their reaction to the previous dose, with 31% saying they had localized effects like pain or swelling in the area of injection, according to a statement from Clalit Health Services late Sunday.<\/p>\n
About 15% of people had other symptoms like tiredness, muscle aches or fever. Less than 1% reported difficulty breathing or chest pains.<\/p>\n
Israel became the first country in the world to disseminate booster shots widely in a bid to quell a surge in new cases.<\/p>\n
The U.S. hasn\u2019t yet sanctioned the use of third doses, although Pfizer said it plans to meet with U.S. regulators for authorization. About 500,000 Israelis have received the third dose so far.<\/p>\n
Clalit said the results of the study, involving people vaccinated over July 30 and Aug. 1, still needed to be analyzed carefully given the short testing period.<\/p>\n
Some people who received boosters may have been suffering from significant side effects that precluded their participation in the survey, it said.<\/p>\n
BioNTech\u2019s American depositary receipts climbed as much as 11% on Monday after the company raised its forecast for this year\u2019s Covid-19 vaccine sales to 15.9 billion euros ($18.7 billion) and said it is pushing forward plans to test its messenger RNA technology in cancer.<\/p>\n
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