Researchers Examine Man Who Deliberately Got 217 COVID Shots
The man apparently experienced no adverse events attributable to vaccination and was immunologically no different from those who received three vaccine doses.
A 62-year-old man from Magdeburg, Germany purposely received more than 200 COVID-19 vaccine doses of eight different vaccine types within 29 months, according to a new study.
Until now, the effects of hypervaccination were largely unknown.
To investigate the immunological effects of hypervaccination, researchers analyzed the man’s medical information, blood, and saliva samples. According to the study, 62 tests from November 2019 to October 2023 showed hypervaccination increased the quantity but not the quality of adaptive immunity.
Antibody Levels Eventually Dropped After Repeat Vaccination
The immune system has two parts: the innate (general) immune system and the adaptive (specialized) immune system. The innate immune system is the body’s first line of defense against pathogens. Vaccination is designed to work on the adaptive immune system. The adaptive immune system consists of specific cells and antibodies that take over if the innate immune system can’t destroy a pathogen. It has the ability to remember pathogens so it can respond faster the next time the same one is encountered.
According to the study, the man had large numbers of T-effector cells against SARS-CoV-2—and even more when compared to a control group of 29 people who had only received three mRNA vaccine doses—but antibody levels dropped as they do in patients who received the usual recommended doses.
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Throughout the entire hypervaccination schedule, the man didn’t report any vaccine-related side effects, but the study didn’t disclose the man’s health status—whether he had preexisting conditions, conditions that worsened, or health conditions that developed during the 29-month period. The study only states that any abnormalities discovered through testing were not attributable to COVID-19 vaccines.
Dr. Schober said that other patients who receive that many doses could experience side effects, and it is unwise for people to disregard medical advice to receive more than the recommended number of vaccinations.
“It is important to remember that this is an individual case study, and the results are not generalizable,” Dr. Schober told CNN. “The benefit is not much bigger if you get vaccinated three times or 200 times.”
Man Receives 8 Different COVID-19 Vaccines
Prosecutors initially opened an investigation into the case and collected evidence of 130 vaccinations over nine months, the researchers wrote. The additional doses were self-reported. If the man received 217 vaccine doses within 29 months, that’s an average of one vaccination every four days.
According to the man’s vaccination history, he first received the Johnson & Johnson shot in June 2021. His subsequent vaccine doses included AstraZeneca, Moderna, Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer’s monovalent, bivalent, and updated vaccines.
Additionally, the man received 16 shots in 2021, 48 shots in January of 2022, 34 shots in February, and six in March before prosecutors got involved.
The study’s authors said that despite their findings, they do not support hypervaccination as a strategy to improve adaptive immunity, nor are the results sufficient to make far-reaching recommendations for the general public.
“Current research indicates that a three dose vaccination, coupled with regular top-up vaccines for vulnerable groups, remains the favored approach,” they said on the university’s website. “There is no indication that more vaccines are required.”
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