Some people simply cannot believe in math and facts…
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So the Pfizer CEO is suggesting this may end up becoming an annual shot, which sucks. I wonder how much data there is (if any) on the side effects of a 3rd dose, considering that the side effects for the 2nd dose are generally more unpleasant than the first?
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Recall that our Solicitor General in Ontario 
, Sylvia Jones said the government "wanted to make sure that the modelling was actually showing up in our hospitals.”? The intrepid reporters at The Beaverton have discovered the real reason no action was taken…
Our ICU’s are well past capacity with record demand today, so I thought I’d post the satire rather than the grim reality.
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Easy. None, no data at all. Their statement says “within 12 months,” so I am hoping that there will be by then, but currently, nada.
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One of my husband’s colleagues lost an uncle and his aunt is in the hospital in India… 
The situation there seems bad.
Why, it’s almost like right wing regimes suck as running countries! /s
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Angela Merkel gets her AstraZeneca COVID vaccine shot
This report in itself is a good example on responsible reporting, I think. Context given, clearly structured, strong messages.
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I hope it’s not necessary, but at least there’s good reason to believe that a 3rd dose of the mRNA-based vaccines would theoretically boost immunity. What really sucks about the situation is that the same can’t necessarily be said for the vaccines that use the adenovirus vectors. There’s a well-known issue with such vectors that they tend to be way less effective the second time because the body learns to launch an immune response to the vector itself, so the vector can’t effectively enter the cells and produce the COVID-19 proteins necessary for the desired immune response. The two-dose Russian vaccine gets around this issue by using separate adenovirus vectors for the first and second dose. I’m sure J&J and AZ could develop versions using different adenovirus vectors but that means they’d need to develop a new one for each year’s booster shot, and probably do a new safety trial every time.
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I’m not an immunologist, but I think you should not worry about this. If possible, you can check for ig-g antibody titer after some time, at least two weeks, better still six after the second shot.
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Booked!
Date: Wednesday, April 21
Time: 3:40 p.m.
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If anyone in Michigan is still looking for the vaccine, you might want to follow Ken Haddad over on Twitter. He’s got tons of information (thread):
(Of course I only find this after making an appointment… 
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Sounds like a few adults could stand to go back to school…for remedial science courses.
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SARS-CoV-2 variant found in Brazil: More infectious, may limit immunity | Ars Technica
This is not exactly new news, but is a synthesis of knowledge about the P.1 (Brazilian) variant. And none of it is particularly good. This is the kind of thing that will require that 3rd dose booster Pfizer is currently talking about, and Moderna is already preparing as well. This is also an example of why allowing this beast to keep spreading and rolling the genetic dice is such a very very bad idea. Every damn time it does, there is a (very small, but non-zero) chance of a new, more vaccine-avoidant strain arising.
ETA: A comment in the Ars community from Brazil, sounding desperate
"40% of the cases that need Intensive Care are now of young people, less than 40 year old. Very young people are now getting to ICU in grave situation, with a death rate higher than older people (because of vaccination).
The new variant is much more contagious, more deadly, requires more ICU time and spreads in less time. Just to compare, the mean time to infect someone in a closed room was 2 hours in inicial virus but now is 15 minutes on P.1.
Combine that with a crazy president, now you know why we are running, Usain Bolt speed, toward the 500.000 deaths.
FYI, we did identify at least 3 other variants with varying degrees of dominance, including one that is similar to South African variant but more contagious.
God helps us, cause the president won’t."
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Or
- More contagious
- More harmful to young people
- Damages new parts of the body
- More lethal
- More than one of the above
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My ASD 16-year-old (who also got ITP from the MMR at 18-months) got his first dose of pfizer this morning. He was nervous about the shot but happy to be doing his part to stop the pandemic.
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