Yeah, scary stuff.
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Yeah, scary stuff.
..... they vaccinated 85% of adults in one week.
With the assistance of just 37 doctors.
Bhutan, with only 37 doctors, vaccinates 470,000 people in 9 days - Mothership.SG - News from Singapore, Asia and around the world
[Edit: 37 doctors ..... and 1200 trained volunteers, and UNICEF was assisting too ...]
Bhutan vaccinated almost all adults against covid-19 in a week | The Economist
Changes every day doesn't it!Quote:
The South African variant of COVID-19 could “break through” the defences of the Pfizer vaccine, according to a new study out of Israel.
It compared 400 people who had received one or two doses of vaccine but had tested positive for the virus after two weeks, with the same number of unvaccinated patients with COVID-19, reported The Straits Time.
The study, which has not yet been peer reviewed, came from the Tel Aviv University and Israel’s largest healthcare provider, Clalit, and uncovered the South African variant in about one per cent of cases.
But patients who had received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine had the South African strain — known as the B1351 variant — eight times higher than those unvaccinated.
Regards PhilipA
Ever had the flu shot Bob?Quote:
Originally Posted by bob10
Seasonal Flu Shot | CDC
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There is a small possibility that flu vaccine could be associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome, generally no more than 1 or 2 cases per million people vaccinated. This is much lower than the risk of severe complications from flu, which can be prevented by flu vaccine.
Guillain-Barre syndrome and Flu Vaccine | CDC
I know that the question is "what if I am that 1 in a million?" but we all (mostly) seem happy enough to play those odds when it comes to the established vaccines and medicines. As reported in the news, oral contraceptives have a much higher rate of risk for blood clotting but women accept that risk too (I wonder if us blokes would have taken on the responsibility if it was us that had to take it[bigwhistle]).Quote:
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare disorder in which a person’s own immune system damages their nerve cells, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis. GBS can cause symptoms that usually last for a few weeks. Most people recover fully from GBS, but some people have long-term nerve damage. In very rare cases, people have died of GBS, usually from difficulty breathing. In the United States, an estimated 3,000 to 6,000 people develop GBS each year.
I suppose the real question might be "what else is yet to be discovered that might cause us harm?" and that might be what is causing the hesitation. I suppose that question can be answered by the uneventful vaccination of the many millions of people around the world.
Wow! That's about 1 dose per minute, 24hrs a day for 9 days PER DOCTOR!!! They must've had some help . . . great effort though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arapiles
Yes, all rational thinking goes out the window when it's your arse on the line. Any way, by the time the vaccine gets to me, the way it is going, It will probably be a completely different one. And in the back of the mind I know the flu vaccine has had long enough to dispel any doubts. Doubts are forming over these covid ones. Especially doubts about our fearless leaders veracity.Quote:
Originally Posted by SBD4
Yes. That's the nature of the beast. And all the more reason to get the vaccination process right.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipA
is any loss of life acceptable?
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Originally Posted by bob10
It's too late now shipmate but I can chuck you some blood thinners if it helps. OR, you can finish off the Litre of Navy Rum, now that should protect you from everybloodythingknown to man.
Gotta be worth a try & if not you will die happy & ****ed.[smilebigeye]
PS. look out for a PM from me later. No not Scomo or BoJo.
Kind of misleading headline - it was 1200 volunteers who did the injections.Quote:
Originally Posted by SBD4