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- Moderna: Covid vaccine booster produced ‘robust’ immune response against delta https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/05/moderna-covid-vaccine-booster-produces-robust-response-against-delta.html 14 comments
- Pfizer creating booster targeting highly transmissible delta variant https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/08/pfizer-says-it-is-developing-a-covid-booster-shot-to-target-the-highly-transmissible-delta-variant.html 13 comments
- Citing the Delta Variant, Pfizer Will Pursue Booster Shots and a New Vaccine https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/health/pfizer-booster-delta-variant.html 2 comments
- Sinovac booster shot reverses drop in antibody activities against Delta-study https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/sinovac-booster-shot-reverses-drop-antibody-activities-against-delta-study-2021-09-06/ 14 comments worldnews
- Elon Musk: Starship Super Heavy will not have an entry burn. Delta-v is shifted more to the ship, so booster entry Q & heating is lower. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1410325315835109378 147 comments spacex
- New findings raise the possibility that vaccine boosters may be equally effective in improving antibodies’ ability to target multiple variants of the virus, including the delta variant, which is now the predominant strain, and the recently detected omicron variant. https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/infection-vaccination-together-protection-covid-variants 14 comments science
- Israel's COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-covid-19-vaccine-boosters-show-signs-taming-delta-2021-08-24/ 9 comments worldnews
- Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/24/israels-covid-19-vaccine-boosters-show-signs-of-taming-delta 4 comments worldnews
- Booster may be needed for J&J shot as Delta variant spreads https://www.foxbusiness.com/healthcare/booster-may-be-needed-for-jj-shot-as-delta-variant-spreads 5 comments europe
- Super Secret Spy Satellite Soars Spectacularly to Space on Delta 4 Heavy Booster http://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_7861a_delta-4-heavy_ken-kremer.jpg 8 comments space
- Booster doses among adults in the USA.. Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines produced up to 86% fewer emergency department (ED) visits due to COVID-19 during the Delta waves after the second dose of the vaccine according to the primary protocol – but this rose to 94% with a booster dose. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/1/22-1151_article 36 comments science
- COVAXIN™ (BBV152) Booster Shown to Neutralize Both Omicron and Delta Variants of SARS-CoV-2 | Ocugen, Inc. https://ocugen.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/covaxintm-bbv152-booster-shown-neutralize-both-omicron-and-delta 3 comments science
- States expand boosters, activate crisis care as delta rolls on https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/11/states-expand-boosters-activate-crisis-care-as-delta-rolls-on/ 3 comments science
- 1/3 of Israel's older population has received COVID-19 booster shot as Delta cases rise https://www.newsweek.com/1-3-israels-older-population-has-received-covid-19-booster-shot-delta-cases-rise-1617279?amp=0 19 comments worldnews
- Study finds mRNA boosters were highly effective against symptomatic delta infection, but they were less effective against symptomatic omicron infection. However, with both variants, mRNA boosters led to strong protection against Covid-19–related hospitalization and death. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2200797 43 comments science
- A Delta IV Heavy Common Booster Core delivery. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/delta_342_cbc_delivery.jpg 5 comments space