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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Is five months still the recommended wait time post-covid?For our family it puts us to mid-December; I don't mind waiting until then but it would be good to know if there are any benefits to getting the (bivalent) booster sooner and how strict they are about this (since there is technically no documentation on when we tested positive).
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I think you have to follow some agencies medical guidance otherwise you are just taking bits and pieces of studies and “doing your own research”. That said CDC recommends a Bivalent booster 2 months after primary series or previous booster.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...p-to-date.html
So CDC recommends it in your situation.
NACI may recommend it
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NACI continues to recommend that fall COVID-19 booster doses may be offered at an interval of 6 months after a previous COVID-19 vaccine dose or 6 months after a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. A shorter interval of at least 3 months may be considered, particularly in the context of heightened epidemiological risk, evolving epidemiology and operational considerations for the efficient deployment of fall immunization programs. However, based on what is known at this time, it is not expected that a booster dose be routinely provided every 3 months.
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Also NACI doesn’t distinguish between the effectiveness of BA1 boosters vs BA4/5 boosters.
So from the North American groups there could be benefit in advancing your booster