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exactly, it will be interesting the impact at home testing has on things going forward. How does it impact quarantine for close contact?
I feel for ya, Tower. My parents apparently get their medical news from right-wing Catholic sources who ran with the "made with real aborted fetus!" story about the vaccine, and now they refuse to take it. Oh, and dad's a immunocompromised transplant recipient.
So, does anyone have any concerns about long-term safety of this vaccine? Either version?
Another dumb question. Should I expect my healthcare to provider to contact me when a vaccine is available to me? Or should I reach out to them to let them know I'd be interested after it was sufficiently offered to higher-risk groups?
Was chatting about that with my wife this AM. It's easy to tell hospital workers and long term senior facilities when their vaccines are ready, but I don't think states have figured out how to notify the general public yet (and keep it orderly). I'm imagining "Last names beginning with G can begin to go on <day>". But who knows. This is going to be an adventure in tracking which doses are "first" and "second" and "whoops, we were supposed to save that case for second doses???".
Found this:https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/kdm82i/askscience_ama_series_got_questions_about/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=shareGood answers here. Generally, the answer on long term safety/side effects is theorized as minimal, but we just don't know.I am more likely to seek out the Moderna version just based on their safety monitoring during trials
What safety monitoring information are you referring to? Most of the information I have seen indicates that side effects are slightly more common and serious with the Moderna vaccine:https://www.businessinsider.com/pfizer-moderna-covid-19-vaccines-comparison-how-the-shots-compare-2020-12Pfizer: Compared to Moderna's shot, there were fewer reports of pain, fatigue, and headaches in Pfizer's vaccine trials. The most common side effects were injection site pain (84%), fatigue (63%), and headache (55%). Severe side effects after the second dose happened with less frequency than Moderna's trial, with the highest rates among volunteers under 55 years old: 5% recorded severe fatigue, 3% had severe headaches, 2% had severe chills, and 2% had new or worsened muscle pain.Moderna: More than nine in 10 people registered some level of side effects, with most being mild or moderate. The most common reactions were injection site pain (92%), fatigue (69%), headache (63%), and muscle pain (60%). Younger participants recorded more side effects. Among volunteers ages 18-64, nearly 1 in 5 had a severe reaction after the second booster dose.
They are similar in the technology of mRNA for S protein production as the immunogen. They differ in the amount required of their formulation and in the temperature for storage. Moderna had more of a range of people in the study and followed them more closely from the time of enrollment. Pfizer had participants keep an e-diary and to self-report if they had symptoms.
Chick Jr just texted me that since it has been fewer than 90 days since she contracted Covid-19, she is ineligible to receive the vaccination at her hospital.She is okay with that; she thinks that folks that have no antibodies at all should go ahead of her.
This is from the reddit thread:
"she is ineligible to receive the vaccination at her hospital"I assume that means she is currently ineligible to receive it with the supplies the have, but will still get one before most of us.
I assume so. She will be 90 days out from her diagnosis in late February.
Perhaps I missed it, but I still don’t see where it says that Moderna’s vaccine has fewer side effects. All I see is that they monitored them differently. But having been involved with the oversight clinical trials for a couple of decades, both methods are very common and widely accepted and I don’t necessarily see one as “better“ or “worse“ than the other.
You asked me to clarify what I initially said with regards to safety monitoring.I never said anything about the % or severity of side effects
Pence gets vaccine.It only took 9 months for one member of the Trump Administration to finally be a decent role model one time regarding COVID-19.Now ... resume planning the Super-Spreader Xmas parties!