Here is a link to the article https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/us/politics/merck-johnson-johnson-vaccine.html
Yeah, I’m super glad I got Pfizer and am hopeful that it will remain the dominant one available in this area since I really would rather Boyfriend get that (or moderna). I know J&J will be a game changer, especially in places/populations where getting people in for the second shot would be difficult, or where reliable super cold refrigeration is hard to come by, but I’m selfish and would rather my team be 95% protected.
I get it. I got the Pfizer one. My wife got Moderna. Personally, if the j&j vaccine prevented most transmittable disease, I’d gladly take it. Being less sick or not sick at all should mean less contagious spreading.
It's true, and I probably come off as entitled. If it was just me and hubs I would probably be fine with the J&J but we've got the kiddo, and it'll be years before children can be vaccinated. I am trying to share the greatest immunities possible. We live in a rural anti-vax area and there is no telling how many people around us will refuse the shot.
Out of curiosity, why would you prefer to avoid the J&J jab? I think that it is a great tool in the kit, considering it’s efficacy after one shot. I’m not sure we know enough to say that it is less effective than Moderna or Pfizer with the current disease landscape- it could be better or worse against new strains, but will probably provide milder disease (like the other two would) regardless.
Wasn’t there somebody somewhere that said we needed a vaccine with at least 70% efficacy? Either way I remember when the vaccines were said to be over 90% I was pretty impressed.
It's a lot harder for security to figure out exactly who's shouting racial slurs at opposing players with a mask on.
I have tickets for 7 Braves games, including June 15 against the Sawx. Tickets are still available, if you want to come to Atlanta. And, I could concert, and have tickets to concert this fall.
heh But it seems like the efficacy improves over time. The vaccine is probably more effective than advertised.
I'm reading now that j&j is testing in 12 to 18s and that they plan to rapidly test the younger groups, then pregnant women, then the immunocompromised. Widespread distribution might happen early next year for young children . The other vaccine companies are testing as well but it seems to be at a slower pace. J&j might be faster just because the type of vaccine has been around and already proven generally safe.
Anecdotally, I see how our hospital system’s daily covid census and our numbers have dropped precipitously. Almost 50% in the last month. We have given over a quarter million doses in the Houston area. Our overall positivity has dropped off as well. These vaccines do work, even if the actual efficacy numbers can be debated over a few percentage points.
I found an article about what I was remembering. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/07/cor...f-it-being-highly-effective-is-not-great.html “Scientists are hoping for a coronavirus vaccine that is at least 75% effective, but 50% or 60% effective would be acceptable, too, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said during a Q&A with the Brown University School of Public Health.” My point is, and this is just my opinion, one shot or two, all three of the vaccines are above that line. And as of now, I don’t think you can decide which one you get (at least that’s how it is here). If I sign up and wait months and finally get called up, and they say “alright NatCH, it’s only one shot,” I’m not gonna go “Ew, David” and head to the back of the line.
Last Saturday, Wife and I did the most reckless social thing we've done since the pandemic started. Went to a friend's 40th party. A few of those people I didn't know their stance on precautions. As far as over-the-hill parties go, this one was small. About 12 of us in a shop drinking shots and playing darts, listening to music. If covid was there, we may have killed it with the amount of tequila we all drank.
That's a good point. From what I've read about vaccinations in this state, the vaccination sites are sent batches of x vaccine. Being in a rural area there's 1 place for me to get vaccinated currently, so I doubt I would have a choice unless I want to wait a long, long time, and then possibly even travel to get it.
My parents are being fools and for some reason refusing to get vaccinated. I’ve said all I can say about it and despite my wife’s medical opinion, which they typically follow, they won’t. And it both angers and saddens me. My Dad especially doesn’t have the greatest health history, but as I’ve told them before, if something happens to them, at least I’ll know it wasn’t me or my family’s fault. My in-laws on the other hand are vaccinated and just had my wife and her brother over for lunch, sans mask, this past weekend. You couldn’t ask for two completely different ways family has dealt with this.