scotia wrote:Ashfordian wrote:
That is not true!
Your latest vaccine contains the spike protein for the Beta variant (that of 2020 vintage) hence the name.
The reason you have been given this latest vaccine from Saniflo is that is it much cheaper than the mRNA vaccines.
From the UK Government Site
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... oster-2023It applies to the Spring 2023 Booster in England
You will be given a booster dose of a vaccine made by Pfizer, Moderna or Sanofi and approved in the UK. These vaccines have been updated since the original vaccines and target different COVID-19 variants. For a very small number of people another vaccine product may be advised by your doctor.
These updated vaccines boost protection well, and give slightly higher levels of antibody against the more recent strains of COVID-19 (Omicron) than the vaccines you would have received previously.
As we cannot predict which variants of COVID-19 will be circulating this spring and summer, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has concluded that all of these vaccines can be used and that no one should delay vaccination to receive a different vaccine.
The Sanofi vaccine contains an adjuvant (a chemical used to improve the immune response to the virus). This vaccine will only be offered to older people, who may respond less well to vaccines. The adjuvant in the COVID-19 vaccine is similar to the one used in the flu vaccine which is routinely given to over 65 year olds. The NHS website has more information about vaccine ingredients.
The vaccine referenced was Sanofi VidPrevtyn Beta
If you enter the search "which covid variant for the sanofi vaccine" you get this result:
The Sanofi vaccine, known as VidPrevtyn Beta, is protein-based and instead contains copies of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from the
beta variant. This variant was first detected in South Africa and was classified as a variant of concern in
December 2020What you have quoted from the Government website is misleading. In effect, if you are given the Sanofi VidPrevtyn Beta vaccine, you have been vaccinated against a virus spike protein that no longer exists, and is probably having a more positive effect as a placebo.