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Covid Vaccination
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Will you have it or wait to see if there are any side effects?
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yes have it
no there arent any serious side effects
in a few hundred thousand .... we have had this before. If you have a run of 3 000 000 vaccinations without serious side effects ( like someone dropping dead) then the chance of a side effect is less than one in a million ( rule of 3)
the russian one sputnik V is said to be 1-300 and that is denied ( of course )
no there arent any serious side effects
in a few hundred thousand .... we have had this before. If you have a run of 3 000 000 vaccinations without serious side effects ( like someone dropping dead) then the chance of a side effect is less than one in a million ( rule of 3)
the russian one sputnik V is said to be 1-300 and that is denied ( of course )
I will as soon as I'm called, quite a way down the list. The way it is produced means it is highly unlikely to have issues with allergies etc and as far as I can tell from what's been published the worst side effect noted has been a couple of days fatigue. As I get the flu like illness every time I have a flu jab ( apparently it indicates a strong immune response) it would be a lot better than that.
I'd have it like a 'shot', if you'll pardon the word. All the same, it seems to me that there are still quite of lot of questions to be answered.
Depending on which news source you use, the Oxford vaccine is described as 'up to' 90% effective, or 'only' 70% effective. If I were an authorizing agency, I'd want to know a lot more about the Phase 3 trial results before letting it out for the entire population.
The Pfizer vaccine sounds a lot better, but how many fridges are there in the world that can keep & transport large quantities at -80°C? (I'd consider buying shares in liquid nitrogen companies, but at -196°C that might be too cold & kill the vaccine.)
From a Public Health perspective, it's certainly going to pose the biggest exercise since the elimination of Smallpox. The remaining expertise in such a campaign, such as the Polio elimination initiative, primarily understands the issues in developing countries.
The developed world's health services are going to have to learn quite a lot very quickly. I'm a bit afraid that their management capability won't always be up to it & that some mistakes will occur. Mix in the inevitable political interference and there will be no end of buck-passing when something serious takes place.
Depending on which news source you use, the Oxford vaccine is described as 'up to' 90% effective, or 'only' 70% effective. If I were an authorizing agency, I'd want to know a lot more about the Phase 3 trial results before letting it out for the entire population.
The Pfizer vaccine sounds a lot better, but how many fridges are there in the world that can keep & transport large quantities at -80°C? (I'd consider buying shares in liquid nitrogen companies, but at -196°C that might be too cold & kill the vaccine.)
From a Public Health perspective, it's certainly going to pose the biggest exercise since the elimination of Smallpox. The remaining expertise in such a campaign, such as the Polio elimination initiative, primarily understands the issues in developing countries.
The developed world's health services are going to have to learn quite a lot very quickly. I'm a bit afraid that their management capability won't always be up to it & that some mistakes will occur. Mix in the inevitable political interference and there will be no end of buck-passing when something serious takes place.
satprof I did some research. Apparently the bar for efficacy is 50%
The "up to" 70% figure is apparently 62%, as reported in the BMJ, when two standard doses are given one month apart BUT if a half dose is given and a month later a whole dose, the efficacy figure leaps to 90%!
For me the two hooks are getting folk back for the second dose which is notoriously difficult with any 2 dose regimen; and how much latitude there is one the one month gap becuae hitting 28 (or 30) days exac tly is going to be difficult.
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The "up to" 70% figure is apparently 62%, as reported in the BMJ, when two standard doses are given one month apart BUT if a half dose is given and a month later a whole dose, the efficacy figure leaps to 90%!
For me the two hooks are getting folk back for the second dose which is notoriously difficult with any 2 dose regimen; and how much latitude there is one the one month gap becuae hitting 28 (or 30) days exac tly is going to be difficult.
link https:/
