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https://nypost.com/2021/04/20/herpes-infection-possibly-linked-to-covid-19-vaccine/amp/?__twitter_impression=trueAnyone out here who got the Pfizer shot now have herpes?? I dodged that bullet, I think!?!?
Not digging at you, but: Herpes Zoster is shingles, not herpes.
My FIL is dealing with a terrible outbreak of shingles that started within days of getting his second Moderna shot. Would it make sense that if this is a possible side affect of Pfizer that Moderna would also carry that risk?
ConclusionEpidemiologic studies on the safety of the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) are needed to clarify the association between the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination and reactivation of zoster.
The study you linked was referencing folks that had autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) + the vaccine having 1.2% incidence of a shingles outbreak. Is your FIL immunocompromised? You don't 'catch' herpes zoster. It's a reemergence of varicella zoster (chicken pox). Doctors aren't 100% on what causes herpes zoster to reemerge, but there's a strong belief it's from a weakened immune system. I had shingles at ~30 years old during a particularly stressful personal time and I wouldn't wish it on anybody. Thankfully there's a shingles vaccine, though too late for your FIL's outbreak.I wish him well. It's hard to describe the pain of exposed nerve endings.
Ya the way he’s explained the symptoms it sounds just brutal, primarily in his eyes/face area. He’s 78 but don’t believe he’s immunocomprimised at least with anything obvious. Still very active healthy guy given his age who repeatedly turned down the shingles vaccine cause he didn’t want to spend the $80. While I’m all for the vaccines, I also understand the hesitancy while some of this stuff gets figured out.
I had shingles in 1979 at age 18 and a very stressful point in my life. It was brutal, alcohol was the thing that brought any relief, fortunately my boss @ Suburpia let me drink as long as I didn't work the counter.Undecided if I will get that vaccine, it's my understanding that if I get it again it will pale compared to how it affected me then.
That sucks and is a hilarious story at the same time.
Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic have partnered in an initiative to (hopefully) address COVID vaccine hesitancy.https://ourshot2savelives.orgIt does a good job dispelling myths about the safety and efficacy of the vaccines, mRNA and what it does (and doesn't do), etc. Many other large, respected medical centers have also signed on to promote the initiative, including Mass General, Emory Healthcare, Northwestern Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Yale New Haven Health and others. The initiative is also getting support from many local/regional systems, like ThedaCare and Essentia Health.I'm not expecting a dramatic shift, but hopefully this can move the needle a bit.
They should get Donald Trump to cut television commercials in red states urging people to get shots. Take all the credit. Call it the China virus. Whatever. This website's not going to do it. Rational arguments don't really help change the minds of anti-intellectual morons.
But there are still some people raising scientific questions, and these institutions are doing what they can. If this effort even gets the overall numbers up 1 or 2%, it will have been more than worth it.
I certainly know some that are hesitant due to the EUA status. Full approval might sway them (since apparently 134M individuals being OK with a shot hasn't). There's still a bunch of "the virus isn't that dangerous healthy individuals younger than 70", and I'm not sure how you ever get through to those people. Then again, once it gets full approval, the military and government organizations can mandate it (as they do other vaccines). That will bump numbers up a bit.