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JadedFaded
My 90 and 91 year old parents, who I take care of, got their second COVID vaccinations today. This is a big relief for me as I have been terrified of bringing COVID home to them. I am very careful, but it was always a worry for me.
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bleedingman
Human trials starting up in the UK:
"Covid-19: World's first human challenge trials to start in UK"
[www.bbc.com]
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Hairball
Major storms wreaking havoc in the US in more ways than one....
Via CNN:
After the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that severe weather around the US will delay Covid-19 vaccine deliveries in the coming days,
infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm says this will not slow down production, it will just delay when the shots get into people’s arms. Instead, the big concern
is the availability of enough doses and how many people can be vaccinated before the anticipated surge in Covid-19 cases due to the UK variant.
“This very likely, in the next five to 14 weeks, is going to cause a major surge of cases in this country. And our own work has shown that … over 30 million Americans
over the age of 65 will not have access to vaccine in these next 12 to 14 weeks. That's a real challenge,” Osterholm said.
> Vaccine delays
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makemeburnthecandle
Wow, didn’t know it was that hard to get an appt. Congrats on your “lucky dip tix” MisterDDDD! Any side effects to report?
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DandelionPowderman
I'll get my first jab late in March (Yep, we're slow at this).
I'm in "group 4" (Group 1 is care home residents and selected NHS-workers, group 2 is 85+ year olds and selected NHS-workers, group 3 is 75-84 year olds and group 4 is 65-74 year olds and people between 18 and 64 in the high risk group).
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makemeburnthecandle
Wow, didn’t know it was that hard to get an appt. Congrats on your “lucky dip tix” MisterDDDD! Any side effects to report?
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misterDDDD
Yeah.. when they opened up stage 1b here, appointments became very tough to find.
I went to a large testing/vax site in the county next to mine where the virus first hit in the US. They did a great job and actually made it kind of fun..a celebration/recovery room where you have to wait a bit afterwards with music, air high fives, etc.
Got my final shot Wednesday, and I did feel mild flu like symptoms most of the day and yesterday as well. Slight headache, queasy stomach, etc. Feel great today!
This is Washington State's stages.. I landed in 1b tier 1.
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MingSubu
Do they know if any of the vaccines stop the spreading of the virus yet?
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MingSubu
Do they know if any of the vaccines stop the spreading of the virus yet?
Israeli studies find Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduces transmission (Reuters Feb 19, 2021)
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine greatly reduces virus transmission, two Israeli studies have found, shedding light on one of the biggest questions of the global effort to quash the pandemic.
Data analysis in a study by the Israeli Health Ministry and Pfizer Inc found the Pfizer vaccine developed with Germany’s BioNTech reduces infection, including in asymptomatic cases, by 89.4% and in syptomatic cases by 93.7%.
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MisterDDDD
Yes, had the Pfizer one andee...
So glad to hear you got your first!!
About a day and a half with the mild symptoms, but enough to get my attention.
Mainly a headache.. they say not to take anti-inflammatories prior to the shot,
I have to take them regularly so perhaps that contributed..not sure.
Based on the timeline, I'm assuming Moderna for you?
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GasLightStreet
My ex-girlfriend that got COVID, she got a blood test recently because she gave blood. No SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.
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GasLightStreet
My ex-girlfriend that got COVID, she got a blood test recently because she gave blood. No SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.
Did she have COVID longer than six months ago? Because the thinking seems to be that the antibodies don't last beyond that.