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There are going to be heaps and they'll be far more concentrated and publicized than any normal reaction to a vaccine simply because of the quantity being dispensed ni a short time-frame and the absolute scrutiny of the whole process.Quote:
Originally Posted by rick130
The sad thing is that her sudden death more than likely has nothing to do with the vaccine. Never the less, there will be a significant number of people that use this case to promote non-vaccination. If the media feel it's their duty to report this, I hope they also feel it is their duty to report on the autopsy findings when released.Quote:
Originally Posted by BradC
and this one from... SAMAA - Switzerland reports first death after Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot
Irony is... the deceased was very old, the 'vulnerable' cohort supposedly to be protected ...
SAMAA - Switzerland reports first death after Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot
What's the bet that "other" causes will be discovered in the autopsy. ?
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Originally Posted by BradC
Maybe not in France.... they're notorious for 'hesitancy' !
Well they're too busy with their two joys in life........ eating and crapping.Quote:
Originally Posted by superquag
DL
You can blame this on a certain gentleman who had a problem with a coolant leak.... and a link to youtube / ending up in a TED talk on 2x foundations of 'Leadership'... then this one... Useful for the current 'management' of covid. Especially in UK, being locked-up AGAIN.
Why the majority is always wrong | Paul Rulkens | TEDxMaastricht - YouTube
The best we can hope for is some transparency. The reality is though you can't rapidly vaccinate millions (billions) of people without finding a few that are severely allergic in some way to the vaccine. Just hope it's only a few.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slunnie
Could you explain yourself a little clearer, please?Quote:
Originally Posted by superquag
What we know about the South African Variant, so far.
Eminent South African infectious diseases epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim, co-chair of the country's advisory committee on COVID-19, wrote in a briefing on December 18 that the higher viral load in swabs of the new variant may translate into higher transmissibility — and that this variant is transmitting more quickly. This could mean that South Africa’s second wave is larger than the first, he noted.
South African coronavirus variant: What we know so far – POLITICO
Ministerial briefing ,the Second COVID-19 wave in South AfrIca, 18 DECEMBER 2020.
Full Presentation by SSAK - 18 Dec | Virus | Mutation (scribd.com)
FWIW, an article from the Daily Mail. Not my preferred media outlet, but that's no reason to ignore it.
This boosted virulence may also defeat robustly youthful immune defences. South Africa’s health minister has warned that ‘young, previously healthy people are now becoming very sick’.
Perhaps most worrying of all, the mutant strain could beat antibodies that people had developed by surviving previous Covid-19 infections. Doctors are now reporting a growing numbers of patients contracting Covid-19 a second time.
JOHN NAISH: We face a life or death game against the mutant viruses (msn.com)