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In what might be described as a blow to Groton-based drugmaker Pfizer, an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that coronavirus vaccine booster shots need only be administered to the elderly or infirm. The FDA is expected to make a decision based on the advisory committee's recommendations soon.
The decision Friday came after a review published in top medical journal, The Lancet, earlier in the week cited data insufficient to support any benefit of boosters to the general population.
Why get a booster? Studies earlier this year suggested vaccine protection against infection is waning, although the vaccines were still highly effective against hospitalization.
YES, you CAN "infect gramma" even if you are vaccinated.
YES, you CAN contract the virus even if you are vaccinated.
but but but IF you contract the virus, being vaccinated will diminish the length and severity of the symptoms, and possibly keep you out of the hospital.
originally posted by: Irishhaf
a reply to: SleeperHasAwakened
Follow the money, I had mistrust right off the bat it seemed to rushed and ready (they were chasing those guaranteed dollars), then as the narrative shifted media never spoke about any other potential vaccine, I have yet to have a doctor I spoke with have a clue about novavax.
Head of the FDA resigns in April I think it was to get a job at Pfizer 6 months later right before FDA approval, think someone here posted a link to Congressional investments in the market, bunch of them are heavily invested in Pfizer.
Add in the CDC throwing out money for covid care and covid deaths to hospitals, AFTER banning "elective" procedures (I put quotes around it because diagnosed with cancer after a certain date, ooo sorry to bad thats elective treatment), skewing the numbers of cases and deaths.
I am not sold on Agenda 21, This I think is just an example of pure old fashioned greed which leads to grabbing power by default to ensure you can continue getting more money. (IMO)
I actually believe this ("being vaccinated will diminish the length and severity of the symptoms, and possibly keep you out of the hospital."), but the question is, why wasn't this level set as the original narrative from the jump of the vaccine??.
I am forecasting that, when the dust settles, we will see many officials be sacked and possibly even prosecuted for abuse of authority over this vaccination drive.
originally posted by: MiddleInsite
No one I know has said you can't get Covid once you're vaccinated. Of course you can, but from the article:
"Although coronavirus deaths in Connecticut have declined markedly since February, it is important to note that death — and hospitalization — rates have consistently been higher among unvaccinated persons compared to fully vaccinated persons.
According to DPH, unvaccinated residents have a 5-times higher risk of being infected with, an 8-times higher risk of dying from, and are six times more likely to be hospitalized over COVID-19, compared to people vaccinated against the virus."
And the articles first sentence reads, "According to DPH, unvaccinated residents have a much higher risk of being hospitalized and dying from COVID-19 than vaccinated people."
All the vaccine does is give your body a jump start in identifying the virus when it enters your system. Instead of waiting for your immune system to figure out it's a virus, send that info to the B cells, so they can make antibodies and start the process of eliminating the threat. It just give you more time to fight the virus, and to fight it as soon as it enters your system. That's all.
a reply to: SleeperHasAwakened
originally posted by: GravitySucks
With 67% of the state vaccinated, how does the math work out on this?
originally posted by: GravitySucks
With 67% of the state vaccinated, how does the math work out on this?
originally posted by: MiddleInsite
No one I know has said you can't get Covid once you're vaccinated.
-Joseph Robinette Biden
“You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations.”
originally posted by: 1947boomer
originally posted by: GravitySucks
With 67% of the state vaccinated, how does the math work out on this?
This is probably best thought of in terms of Relative Risk Ratio (RRR). The RRR in this case is how likely are you to end up in the hospital if you are unvaccinated compared to how likely you are to end up in the hospital if you are vaccinated.
The unvaccinated account for .7 of the cases and make up only .33 of the population, so the fraction of cases divided by the fraction of the population represented by unvaccinated people is (.7/.33 = 2.12)
The vaccinated account for .3 of the cases and make up .67 of the population, so the fraction of cases divided by the fraction of the population represented by the vaccinated people is (.3/.67 = .448).
The RRR of ending up in the hospital is 2.12/.448 = 4.7 if you are unvaccinated as compared to vaccinated.
originally posted by: SleeperHasAwakened
For the record I am pro-vaccine choice.
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If you're young and healthy you should have the choice to vax or not.
I actually believe this ("being vaccinated will diminish the length and severity of the symptoms, and possibly keep you out of the hospital."), but the question is, why wasn't this level set as the original narrative from the jump of the vaccine??.
Again, I think on balance, the development of the vaccine is a positive,
I am forecasting that, when the dust settles, we will see many officials be sacked and possibly even prosecuted for abuse of authority over this vaccination drive.
originally posted by: GravitySucks
a reply to: Justoneman
That does not sound correct. Doesn't it say that breakthrough deaths are 8.2% of all cases since February 4?
originally posted by: MiddleInsite
No one I know has said you can't get Covid once you're vaccinated. Of course you can, but from the article:
originally posted by: TauPhiLambda
Keep in mind these are symptomatic cases. The majority of covid cases are asymptomatic and never get tested. The actual number of cases is several times more than reported tested cases.