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RE: Immunization
Smudge's Mom > 02-09-2021, 10:21 AM
Absolutely continuing with the safety protocols. There is always the possibility that you can be carrying the germs without being sick (or showing any signs of illness). I would imagine that there are any number of "Typhoid Marys" walking around.
And I don't know about other women "of a certain age" but I, for one (now pushing 80), love the masks...they cover sagging jowls and all the wrinkles. I have them in all colors and patterns to match every outfit...they are total fashion statements. I may just wear them forever. -
RE: Immunization
admin > 02-09-2021, 07:39 PM
Thanks for the good chuckle. I'm not quite there yet but the money I've saved in lipstick alone is astounding!! -
RE: Immunization
MUM_of_FLUFFY > 02-10-2021, 06:39 AM
I do love the masks too!!! And - I had to throw out my tinted lip balms because they were past their use-by-date... -
RE: Immunization
MUM_of_FLUFFY > 02-18-2021, 02:00 AM
I want to be very careful about the information I post here about vaccines because I don't want to disseminate any false information. Everyone should do their own scientific research and make their own minds up. I am most certainly not an expert!!!
I was watching abc news the other night and they were discussing how the various Covid vaccines are expected to work. I don't understand everything they were saying - but they were talking about whether the vaccines prevent transmission. Here is an extract from the article:
Do COVID-19 vaccines prevent transmission?
The goal of vaccination is, first and foremost, to stop people getting sick, says Nigel McMillan, director of infectious diseases and immunology at Menzies Health. Sometimes, vaccines are also able to stop us from getting infected in the first place — and therefore prevent us from passing the virus onto others. This is known as sterilising immunity.
"That's a very high bar for vaccines, and not all vaccines do that," Professor McMillan says.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2021-...n/13121348
So - from what I understand - the current vaccines may stop us getting very sick from Covid 19 - but they may not stop us acquiring the virus and transmitting the virus. This was new information for me that I immediately passed on to my mum. On the abc news tv program I watched a panel discuss a scenario where someone might acquire Covid-19. If they have been vaccinated they may be asymptomatic - or they may not get so sick that they need to be on a ventilator.
Here's another quote from the article:
It is highly unlikely any of our current crop of COVID-19 vaccines will provide sterilising immunity. While early trials showed the vaccines reduced the amount of virus in animals' lungs, none of the jabs completely eliminated it from their system, Professor Lewin says.
I'm very grateful to Smudge's Mom for this thread! I expect to be offered the AstraZeneca vaccine in the second round of vaccinations in Australia and I will post about it when I get it. Mum will be offered the Pfizer vaccine in the first round and I'll post about that too.
Pam xox -
RE: Immunization
HelenMac > 04-18-2021, 08:39 PM
I had my first shot of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday no side affects apart from a lump on my arm. Vaccinator told us to drink lots of water and to move the arm around after the vaccine. I drank lots of water (I do anyway) and was fine. Hubby didn't and ended up with a headache all night and very sore arm next day but fine now.. Next one will be around 7th May. I wear a glucose sensor in my right arm so hoping they can do the second one in the left arm again as forgot to ask. -
RE: Immunization
MUM_of_FLUFFY > 04-18-2021, 10:04 PM
Thanks for the update Helen...much appreciated x
The rollout here in Australia here has been much slower than we were initially advised and neither Mum nor I have had our vaccines yet. There is some concern about blood clots with the AstraZeneca vaccine so I'm hoping we will both be able to get the Pfizer vaccine... -
RE: Immunization
admin > 04-19-2021, 08:08 AM
Same here. Our government here in Canada wasted months talking to China about getting in line for their vaccines rather than securing domestic supply so all that's available is the AstraZeneca and we've just had a second case of the blood clotting issue here so nobody is banging the door down for that one. On top of that the other vaccines are only available for one dose if you're in one of the approved groups which is high risk and over 55 so I don't qualify for those anyway. My daughter in law is pregnant, (pretty excited about the new grandchild coming in November!), and got the Pfizer vaccine the other day but they have no idea when she'll be able to get the recommended second dose. Unmitigated disaster here... -
RE: Immunization
Codysmom > 04-19-2021, 04:35 PM
Due to the very contagious variant here in South Africa they brought in the J & J vaccine (which apparently is more effective against this variant) and seemingly works with only needs one dose. However, at this stage it's ONLY available for health care workers. Nothing for the general population at this stage and it's also unclear when anything will be available...so we'll have to just wait and see IF anything ever becomes available.
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RE: Immunization
MUM_of_FLUFFY > 04-22-2021, 02:34 AM
There has been a 70% - 80% drop in AstraZeneca vaccinations among healthcare workers here in Australia since blood clot concerns were raised:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-22/n.../100087090 -
RE: Immunization
Ragstimes1 > 04-22-2021, 12:47 PM
I had my second vaccine on Tuesday. My arm was a little bit sore and I've had some sore muscles but I don't know if it's from that or just general aches. I had the Moderna shot and I hardly felt this one. The guy who gave the shot was good. In about two weeks when that vaccine kicks in, I'm going to shoprite and do a big shopping. Tired or ordering from whole foods. I had to laugh at my brother - the farm hermit. The first thing he did when his vaccine was past 2 weeks was go to the Acme. You still need a mask and to stay back from people tho.
Sue