COVID-19 vaccines & treatments 2021

Like most on the minority side of any issue ... they are very very vocal.

Think of the Melbourne protests where they appeared a massive mob but, in reality, were around 2,000 in a city of 5 mil

 

No doubt other health authorities will be watching with interest.

"People aged under 30 in Germany should only receive the Biontech/Pfizer (PFE.N)COVID-19 vaccine as it causes fewer heart inflammations in younger people than the Moderna (MRNA.O)shot, an advisory committee said on Wednesday."

Germany recommends only Biontech/Pfizer vaccine for under-30s

 

Very good news about your son. He probably brushed it off as a non-event.

As many would realise it's the usual process going on as with any vaccination. As new data comes in, it's assessed and, if necessary, changes are made. Quite normal.

 

Discovered today, via my translator, that I have actually had doses of three different vaccines:

Pfizer x 2 (before leaving AUS)
Sinovac x 1
Sinopharm x 1

I thought I'd had Sinovac x2, but China have been mixing vaccinations for expediency purposes.

The n=1 experiment continues...!

 

Did China make you take their vaccines even though you had two doses of Pfizer upon arrival in the country?

 

Let us know when you start

Let us know when you start growing additional body parts

 

No, not as a condition of entry.

However, I came to China to attend the National Games (an in-house Olympics basically) and all competitors and staff were required to be vaccinated to enter the 'Games bubble'. They simply didn't have the bureaucratic flexibility to recognise foreign vaccines in the accreditation process, so Sino-vaccination was the only option.

 

Heh. The aftereffects of both were actually much milder than the second Pfizer dose, which gave me a 2-day hangover feeling.

 

Indications Covid-19 may result in onset diabetes.

"Several studies have recently reported new-onset diabetes associated with COVID-19. The phenomenon of new-onset diabetes following admission to the hospital has been observed previously with other viral infections and acute illnesses."

COVID-19, Hyperglycemia, and New-Onset Diabetes

 

Not so much a vaccine or treatment however a discussion on why the vaccines don't contravene Nuremberg Code ie they don't apply, been replaced with Helinski declaration, it's not experimental, that they are still voluntary or there are restrictions, it's a health order etc.

COVID vaccines don't violate the Nuremberg Code. Here's how to convince the doubters

 

True but if it does encourage that group to be vaccinated the cost-benefit could well be in favour of providing it to them.

 

Current status in Australia on vaccinating under 12's.

COVID-19 vaccination in children and adolescents

Article by the Mayo Clinic in the same issue. Side bar has related topics.

COVID-19 vaccines for kids: What you need to know

 

This is neither vaccine nor treatment, rather it’s related to spreading Covid.

Men are more likely to spread it because their lungs are bigger and they’ll spread more viral particles

Ugh, Men! Study Finds That Dudes Spread Way More COVID — Futurism

 

Time to hold your breath - literally.

Vaccines shown to induce lower levels of neutralising antibodies against Omicron coronavirus variant | University of Oxford

 

Today ATAGI has reaffirmed its recommendation that the timing of the booster shot remain at five months after competing the primary course.

ATAGI statement on Omicron variant

 

Early days of course but this from the Imperial College of London on Friday.

"The study finds no evidence of Omicron having lower severity than Delta, judged by either the proportion of people testing positive who report symptoms, or by the proportion of cases seeking hospital care after infection. However, hospitalisation data remains very limited at this time."

Omicron largely evades immunity from past infection or two vaccine doses | Imperial News | Imperial College London