{"651551":{"#nid":"651551","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"New study says Pfizer vaccine effectiveness drops to 47% by the sixth month","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/finn\/m.g.\u0022\u003EM.G. Finn\u003C\/a\u003E, Professor and Chair, and\u0026nbsp;James A. Carlos Family Chair for Pediatric Technology in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry,\u0026nbsp;said the decrease in efficacy is no surprise.\u0026nbsp;\u0026quot;The overall protection the vaccine affords degrades over time, lessens over time,\u0026quot; said Finn, adding that it\u0026nbsp;holds true for all three vaccines, but there\u0026rsquo;s important context to consider in Pfizer\u0026rsquo;s case. Finn said because Pfizer came out first, a larger portion of the elderly and those who are immunocompromised have gotten this particular vaccine.\u0026nbsp;The efficacy data may be influenced by this vulnerable population to a certain degree. Finn said that doesn\u0026#39;t mean another vaccine is better.\u0026nbsp;\u0026quot;You did not make a mistake by getting any of the three vaccines that were approved,\u0026quot; said Finn.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-10-08 15:58:05","changed_gmt":"2021-10-08 15:58:05","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Aaron Stebner","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/health\/coronavirus\/vaccine\/pfizer-vaccine-effective-study\/85-4d50ea01-faca-4241-b300-5bede74780f7","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"96831","name":"M.G. Finn"},{"id":"184289","name":"covid-19"},{"id":"12434","name":"Vaccines"},{"id":"189027","name":"vaccine efficacy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}