Everyone should get an O Positive blood transfusion.
Yeah a blood cancer of the plasma cells which produce your antibodies might be a top oh fuck you’re going to be immunocompromised disease.
Want thoughts of the doctors on here about mixing boosters. Wife and I got the j&j, but one study shows that we are probably better off getting Moderna or Pfizer as our booster based on antibody count. As this study was based on a small sample size over a short period in time, do the medical folks on here have confidence in recommending Moderna or Pfizer for folks that had j&j or should we just stick with the j&j to be safe.
What are Pit parents doing with the vaccine for the age 5-11 crowd?
Hopefully getting it injected in their kids' arms. If my kid wasn't old enough to have already received Pfizer, it would've been a no brainer to get the vaccine.
I don't understand why this one elicits more questions than other ones. It it just because it's new?
Hopefully getting it injected in their kids' arms. If my kid wasn't old enough to have already received Pfizer, it would've been a no brainer to get the vaccine.
I don't understand why this one elicits more questions than other ones. It it just because it's new?
Hopefully getting it injected in their kids' arms. If my kid wasn't old enough to have already received Pfizer, it would've been a no brainer to get the vaccine.
I don't understand why this one elicits more questions than other ones. It it just because it's new?
I don't think it's even "new." It's the same vaccine. They just had to do clinical trials on younger children to get the dosage and such right.
So far we're 100% on eligible people getting vaccinated, but I can't wrap my mind around why kids under 12 were not part of the initial approval package.
getting it as soon as I can get her scheduled
Probably because for the vast, vast, vast majority of kids, the 24-48 hour side effects from the vaccine will be significantly more discomforting than Covid, assuming they are similar to the adult side effects. So the parent has to plan on staying home from work with the kid the day after the shot(s), whereas if the kid gets Covid nobody even usually knows it unless they happen to take a test.
The PTB drew a distinction between under 12 and 12 and over. I'm not sure why. If it's based on the inability to get consent from young patients for clinical trials (just guessing), and there was never any additional concern at younger ages about efficacy and/or risks, I'd like to know that. If it's balancing the risks of side effects versus the generally benign nature of Covid in small kids, that's another factor.
So far we're 100% on eligible people getting vaccinated, but I can't wrap my mind around why kids under 12 were not part of the initial approval package.
Probably because for the vast, vast, vast majority of kids, the 24-48 hour side effects from the vaccine will be significantly more discomforting than Covid, assuming they are similar to the adult side effects. So the parent has to plan on staying home from work with the kid the day after the shot(s), whereas if the kid gets Covid nobody even usually knows it unless they happen to take a test.
I'm not sure I understand your question. The initial studies were done in adults and older kids, and then another round of studies was done in younger kids (age 5-11), which is why there was a delay in approval for younger kids.