Covid-19 vaccine thread

[Soen Eber]

Got my 2nd booster just a couple hours ago. Fast, easy, and pain-free.

Yays, not hugs, please

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Tennessee to make ivermectin available without a prescription, despite research showing no benefit for COVID treatment

Ivermectin will soon be available without a prescription in Tennessee. Both the state House and Senate have given final approval to the bill intended to make the anti-parasitic more easily available to treat COVID, despite a growing body of research that finds no benefit.

wpln.org

LET'S GO DARWIN!

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Arkady Arkright]

There are times when one can only say "Good !".

 

[danielravennest]

Think of it as evolution in action: one less idiot.

 

[Free]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Anti-vaxxer Canadian ranch retreat has lassoed my £2,000

I deferred my holiday because of lockdown but now the owner refuses to accept vaccinated guests – and has kept my money

www.theguardian.com

Evernote link

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Crikey, they're not even in Alberta.

 

[Free]

FDA advisers overwhelmingly endorse Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

The company hopes it will sway vaccine holdouts to finally get their shots.

arstechnica.com

In terms of design, the vaccine follows a more traditional recipe than the two mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines or Johnson & Johnson's adenovirus vector-based design. Both of those designs are relatively new and work by delivering genetic code for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to our cells, which then translate the code. The Novavax vaccine, on the other hand, is a protein subunit-based vaccine that directly delivers the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to cells, along with an adjuvant—which is an additive used in vaccines to enhance immune responses to the vaccine. In this case, the adjuvant is derived from saponin compounds found in the Chilean soapbark tree, which have been used in FDA-approved vaccines previously.

Generally, the protein-subunit vaccine design is tried and trusted; it's already used in vaccines against flu, pertussis (whooping cough), and meningococcal infection, for example.

 

[Free]

Memes save lives!!!

Exposure to humorous memes about anti-vaxxers boosts intention to get a COVID-19 vaccine, study finds

A series of studies revealed that exposure to sarcastic memes about anti-vaxxers increased UK residents’ intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The researchers suggest that the humorous memes were able to bypass the typical defense processes of people who are vaccine-hesitant. ...

www.psypost.org

Pro-vaccination messaging may be surprisingly effective when delivered through humorous internet memes, according to new findings published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior. A series of studies revealed that exposure to sarcastic memes about anti-vaxxers increased UK residents’ intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The researchers suggest that the humorous memes were able to bypass the typical defense processes of people who are vaccine-hesitant.

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Holy cow, an actual study, not the Onion.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

lol

 

[Free]

Here come the lawsuits...

Moderna is suing Pfizer over its coronavirus vaccine

The company is filing patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer.

www.theverge.com

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Farage, the anti-vaxxer emerges.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Mrs. Beebo and I got the latest booster about two weeks ago. I had minimal reaction to it, but my wife says she hasn't felt well since then. Honestly, I have no idea whether there is any connection between the shot and her health, given that she feels bad most of the time anyway. It could be sheer coincidence.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Farage, the anti-vaxxer emerges.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Mrs. Beebo and I got the latest booster about two weeks ago. I had minimal reaction to it, but my wife says she hasn't felt well since then. Honestly, I have no idea whether there is any connection between the shot and her health, given that she feels bad most of the time anyway. It could be sheer coincidence.

I've felt a bit under the weather since my booster a couple of weeks ago, but nothing serious and not even like when I had my first shot, just longer-lasting (and I had flu jab the same week). I certainly can't ascribe it to the booster. More likely my age.

 

[Sid]

I got the latest booster yesterday. No reaction at all so far. Just a bit tired. But I'm always a bit tired lately.
Next up: The flu jab somewhere next month.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

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[Sid]

We facepalm and facepalm, but there are tons of people out there who believe all this .