My opinion is that we over test drugs and vaccines before getting them to market (especially for deadly things) and the effort put into this one should be closer to the standard.blackeagle603 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 4:28 pm Concur. I'm glad that they were given an option.
I know it's become a divisive emotionally charged issue and I wish everyone who gets or already received the shots the very best.
It's a dangerous cold that can turn deadly if it is allowed to progress to the pneumonia stage.
Even so, I remain convinced the risks and IFR have been overstated.
I personally don't see the TBD risk/reward ratio making it worthwhile.
The IFR is lower than justifies receiving an experimental "vaccine". That is IMHO true even for those who don't prepare themselves by eating better and pretreated and don't treat early with integrative medicine protocols.
But the Black Death it ain't. Especially with simple low cost interventions.
All the prepper talk here over the years... Don't just stand there do something. Be Prepared. Be AntiFragile
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Experts have raised warnings about the problematic history of coronavirus vaccines and their propensity to produce antibody‐dependent enhancement (ADE), which could make vaccinated individuals more susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2 or its variants
An October 2020 paper stressed that “COVID‐19 vaccines designed to elicit neutralizing antibodies may sensitize vaccine recipients to more severe disease than if they were not vaccinated,” and criticized vaccine makers for not clearly informing participants in current vaccine trials of this risk
Vaccinated individuals do appear to be more susceptible to infection by certain variants of SARS-CoV-2, although it remains to be seen whether they are more prone to serious illness
Israeli researchers compared 400 individuals who had tested positive for the South African B.1.351 SARS-CoV-2 variant after receiving at least one dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine against 400 unvaccinated individuals who had been infected. Among those who received two doses of the vaccine, the variant was eight times more prevalent than in unvaccinated individuals (5.4% compared to 0.7%)
By analyzing blood samples, a second study found Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was 6.8 times less effective against the South African B.1.351 variant compared to generic strains of the virus
RTWT. Eat the Chicken. Leave the bones.
I remain respectfully yours,
Mr 7UP, Never had it. Never will.
I have long been on record that we overreacted to C19, but that does not mean I do not think it is serious. Just looking at excess deaths since it started shows about 400k total. I don't think the number would be all that different if they had not done the full shutdowns.
Certainly the risk of any vaccine is non zero and I don't mind anyone not getting it, their call, but no reason to bash it either. The higher risk someone is from C19, the better off they are getting the vaccine.
I get the Moderna next week, not so much because I am high risk (I am not) but I do interact with some who are. I do not expect to keel over, but who knows?