{"id":55717,"date":"2021-02-26T08:03:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T08:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=55717"},"modified":"2021-02-26T08:03:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T08:03:40","slug":"one-jab-is-not-enough-two-are-needed-for-vaccination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2021\/02\/26\/one-jab-is-not-enough-two-are-needed-for-vaccination\/","title":{"rendered":"One jab is not enough: two are needed for vaccination"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just to fuel the Covid debate that is going on here, I offer this from the latest React Study<\/a> from Imperial College London<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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As they say:<\/p>\n

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In 971 individuals who received two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the proportion testing positive was high across all age groups, at 91.1% (88.5, 97.1) overall. Following a single dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine after 21 days or more, 84.1% (82.2, 85.9) of people under 60 years tested positive (unadjusted) with a decreasing trend with increasing age, but high responses to a single dose in those with confirmed or suspected prior COVID at 88.8% (85.9, 91.2) overall. (Table 4) The apparent higher positivity in people with prior COVID-19 was present in all age groups.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I suggest the evidence is abundant: two doses are needed, and the sooner the better.<\/p>\n

A single dose does not appear to be achieving anything like the expected benefits, most especially for the vulnerable.<\/p>\n

On this basis, government policy would appear to be placing wholly inappropriate faith in single-dose jabs that do not deliver vaccination for those who really need it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just to fuel the Covid debate that is going on here, I offer this from the latest React Study from Imperial College London: As they
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