I haven't heard anyone holding a 2nd dose back. They used what the got expecting that Pfizer and Moderna were in charge of that. Turns out no one was doing it. States asked for the reserves and there wasn't any.
OT: COVID Science - Pfizer/Moderna vaccines >90% effective; Regeneron antibody cocktail looks very promising in phase II/III trial and more
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Just came across this: it's an awesome FAQ on everything you ever wanted to know about COVID vaccines, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Top notch effort.
https://www.nejm.org/covid-vaccine/faq
https://www.nejm.org/covid-vaccine/faq
Good for her at least that is 1 person who is being helped. Now only 4.699 million to go in the phase 1 and only 4 million after that.
Another study? Isn’t this the same Danish study that was posted weeks ago?
No! Can't be possible! I've been blasted for saying the same thing for 10 months now. Who knew that social distancing was way more important? Besides me of course! The clowns on here who think they are smarter and know better are the first to post and shame you for the truth.
Yes another one. When I post the charts that show masks vs unmasked data you had a issue with them.
yes it is and it was crap back then, too...
science is only crap when it does not show what you want is that it?
Love the graphs of So Dakota vs No Dakota cases masks vs non mask mandate, same exact trajectory...care to comment
Love the graphs of So Dakota vs No Dakota cases masks vs non mask mandate, same exact trajectory...care to comment
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Overview
COVID-19 is a new type of coronavirus that causes mild to severe cases. Here’s a quick guide on how to spot symptoms, risk factors, prevent spread of the disease, and find out what to do if you think you have it.
www.webmd.com
From the article:
“The editor-in-chief of that journal, Christine Laine, MD, co-authored an editorial that’s running alongside the study.
Asked if she’d been afraid to publish the study, Laine said, “Afraid is probably not the right word.”
“We thought it was important to publish it, but we were concerned about the risk that people who did not carefully consider the question that this trial was able to answer would misinterpret it, either because they didn’t understand the study or purposefully to support their own beliefs about the effectiveness of masks.”
Laine’s editorial
“We must first emphasize that this trial does not address the first question about transmission in communities where most people wear masks and does notdisprove the effectiveness of widespread mask wearing.”
“the study examined the effect of recommending mask use, not the effect of actually wearing them.”
“We must first emphasize that this trial does not address the first question about transmission in communities where most people wear masks and does notdisprove the effectiveness of widespread mask wearing.”
“the study examined the effect of recommending mask use, not the effect of actually wearing them.”
I touched on this back a little ways. The British variant strain that has everyone's attention is believed to have originated in South America. The reinfection rates might very well be indicative of this new variant.
See above. If it is in fact a new strain that bypasses the immunologic response of the original source of contagion, it's possible there could be very high rates of reinfection.
Yes this confirms what has been discussed in the medical community for many, many decades. Surgical masks do not protect people very well from outside bacteria and viruses. Thats why N95 masks were developed as they prevent 95% FROM GOING IN. Surgical masks are designed to prevent outgoing particles from being dispersed into the surrounding environment. The more dispersion, the more likely the spread of the illness to a larger percentage of those around. We dont need a Danish study to quantify common sense. These people wasted their time doing a study on something already well established. The unfortunate part is people now read these results and think masks do not work...period. The "see I told you so crowd" needs to decipher what is being said in this paper, and it's not what you think.
This is why social distancing should have been the highlight of what we all should have done from the start.
Instead they pushed the masks as the most important thing but ....
“it’s not providing the perfect protection that people think it is,”
What if I told you the reserves were a lie and didn’t actually exist?
I thought that ended up being fake news? Not sure what to believe tbh.
Pfizer says it has second doses of COVID-19 shot on hand, expects no U.S. supply problems
Pfizer Inc has been holding on to second doses for each of its COVID-19 vaccinations at the request of the federal government and anticipates no problems supplying them to Americans, a spokeswoman said in a statement on Friday.
www.reuters.com
No it's real. CEO of Pfizer was on TV yesterday admitting it.I thought that ended up being fake news? Not sure what to believe tbh.
Pfizer says it has second doses of COVID-19 shot on hand, expects no U.S. supply problems
Pfizer Inc has been holding on to second doses for each of its COVID-19 vaccinations at the request of the federal government and anticipates no problems supplying them to Americans, a spokeswoman said in a statement on Friday.
Somewhat concerning. I assume Gottlieb is considered a reliable source for this sort of stuff.
www.cnbc.com
South African Covid variant appears to ‘obviate’ antibody drugs, Dr. Scott Gottlieb says
Dr. Scott Gottlieb explains why vaccinating Americans against Covid is critical, especially as the South Africa variant appears to inhibit antibody drugs.
You know what channel? Would like to see that. Bizarre that senior officials at Pfizer said they have the doses late Friday afternoon
ABC or NBC on the morning shows. And he said Friday they were just asked for them. He didn't say they didn't have any in "reserve"
Excellent article in the Times reviewing the frustrating and sad series of missteps handling COVID in the US over the past year. All things I've posted about ad nauseum, so I'm not inclined to rehash them, but it's a good read.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/...action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/...action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage
Somewhat concerning. I assume Gottlieb is considered a reliable source for this sort of stuff.
South African Covid variant appears to ‘obviate’ antibody drugs, Dr. Scott Gottlieb says
Dr. Scott Gottlieb explains why vaccinating Americans against Covid is critical, especially as the South Africa variant appears to inhibit antibody drugs.
Fortunately, the vaccines are very likely to still be effective for the UK/South African variants, based on testing done by BioNTech/Pfizer (and this probably is true for the very similar Moderna vaccine too). The mRNA vaccines produce a polyclonal antibody response, whereas the 1 or 2 monoclonal antibody drugs have less "breadth" to prevent viral "escape" from a mutated virus.
The other issue with some of these variants is it's possible previously infected people might have lower immunity from reinfection from these variants, which has been postulated to be part of the reason why the surprising current outbreak in Manuas, Brazil (where probably 60+% were already infected) is occurring (2nd link).
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/11/cov...vaccine-is-effective-against-new-strains.html
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/202...se-more-reinfections-require-updated-vaccines
https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents..._comment_-_new_brazilian_variant_of_covid-191
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No one finds is hilarious how quickly the variants were given names of countries where they were first found? Lots of hypocrites and xenophobes on this board!
Here is the article but from a different news source
Israel National News - Study: Nearly one-third of coronavirus patients readmitted to hospital within 140 days
Israel National News - Study: Nearly one-third of coronavirus patients readmitted to hospital within 140 days
Another good reason to take every possible precaution and take the vaccine as soon as possible.
Uh Oh... we be in deep Doo Doo... Who could have seen this happening?
A bad batch from Moderna? This isn't good.
www.sfchronicle.com
California calls for pause in use of huge batch of Moderna vaccines after allergic reactions
The reaction was observed in fewer than 10 people who required medical attention after...
Lets all roll up our sleeve's . NOT !A bad batch from Moderna? This isn't good.
California calls for pause in use of huge batch of Moderna vaccines after allergic reactions
The reaction was observed in fewer than 10 people who required medical attention after...
Not good but I can see this happening more over the next several weeks. Sorry for your parents unfortunate luck.
Well, it IS California LOL. Last year I bought a portable camp table made of an aluminum frame and plastic top. It came with a California state warning that it caused cancer!!!! So I decided not to eat it! Really, the state is off the charts with screwballs.A bad batch from Moderna? This isn't good.
California calls for pause in use of huge batch of Moderna vaccines after allergic reactions
The reaction was observed in fewer than 10 people who required medical attention after...
What does California have to do with Moderna producing a potential bad batch of a vaccine?
What does the high allergic reactions have to do California's crazy ideas? One has nothing to due with the other. Agree they are wacky with some of their ideas but that is a high number of reactions.
not surprised at all by this dirtbag lying Administration.
Johnson & Johnson vaccine getting closer:
european-biotechnology.com
Janssen presents one-shot COVID-19 vaccine data - European Biotechnology Magazine
J&J subsidiary Janssen Pharma has presented updated Phase I/II antibody levels supporting a single shot administration for its COVID-19 vaccine.
european-biotechnology.com
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