I can understand the rationale of waiting, but for personal & largely unscientific reasons I decided to go ahead and get mine a couple days ago. Seems like everyone I know has been getting it lately, and with school starting back up here I expect the wave to continue for a bit. I got COVID for the first time at this time last year & do not want a repeat. I am waiting on my flu shot until my employer offers it in a couple months, though 
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If this is true, it could be a real game-changer:
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered and isolated a broadly neutralizing plasma antibody, known as SC27, which has been shown to neutralize ALL known variants of SARS-CoV-2.
Researchers say a newly discovered antibody could pave the way for vaccines or treatments that provide universal protection against all SARS-CoV-2 variants, along with other related viruses.
For this study, researchers collected the blood of infected individuals and analyzed the antibodies they produced. SC27 was isolated from a single patient, but researchers were able to identify the molecular sequence of the antibody. This paves the way for it to
be replicated, opening the possibility of manufacturing it on a larger scale for future use in COVID-19 treatments.
Researchers say SC27, however, has the ability to recognize differences IN the spike protein from variant to variant. As SARS-CoV-2 has evolved into new variants, some treatments for the illness have lost their effectiveness, such as monoclonal antibody treatments. Due to its remarkable ability to potently neutralize even the most recent variants, SC27 could fill this void.
Edited to add: For those who wish to avoid anything remotely hellsite-related, the thread is also available on Bluesky… but I haven’t yet found a thread reader/unroller for that platform, so I worked with what I could use. This news is too hopeful not to share.
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All usual considerations for preliminary studies and surprising findings, but absolutely true, if this pans out, it could be a game changer. Keep your powder try for the moment, but hopeful for sure.
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The jokester in me wants to say that it was because they were so much more mellow and didn’t overreact. But yeah, that is an interesting finding.
The beneficial effect of cannabis use may be attributed to its immunomodulatory effects.”
Or, maybe not a joke?
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Weed & paxlovid - two great tastes.
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