Science THE BIG JAB!

I HOPE SO. ONLY WAY IT'LL GET DONE RIGHT

 

ITS WHAT DOCS ON THE FRONT LINE ARE CHATTING ABOUT. THEY SAID THEIR COLLEAGUES FEEL THE SAME. THEY DON'T TRUST IT.

 

While I certainly don't disagree with you adding this option, it does surprise me. While I do discuss vaccinations with my doctor at my annual physical, in the middle of this pandemic it wouldn't have occurred to me to consult him about whether I should get vaccinated ASAP. The risk to my 68 year-old body of actually getting the virus far outweighs whatever miniscule chance there is that an FDA-approved vaccine might have some side effects.

 

First it needs to be shown safe and effective.
Priority is health care workers and high risk people. I am neither so if need be I can wait my turn. It's better for me to not go to dinner so a nurse or postal worker or grocery clerk can be protected.

 

While those are good points, they aren't really what I'm asking. The vaccines aren't going to be made available unless the science demonstrates to the FDA that they are safe and effective. I'm also not asking whether you want to jump the line. The question is, once an FDA approved vaccine(s) become available, and you fit in the cohort that is now eligible to receive a vaccination, how soon will you be going to get it?

 

Just because something is FDA approved doesn't mean its going to be safe. I mean watch the informercials on daytime TV about all the lawsuits about the drugs that were previously deemed FDA safe and are recalled or causing people to get all fucked up.

I wouldn't be upset that I'm way down the list to get this vaccine.

Also, this is something one will need to take regularly I believe, like a flu shot.

 

As soon as reasonably possible.

 

FDA approval means that the vaccine data doesn't show signs of significant dangerous side effects. Sure, something could crop up later as has happened with other drugs. I would say that there's a significant difference between a vaccine, which is an injection done once or twice to stimulate an immune response, and a drug that is taken repeatedly to treat a medical condition. While all kinds of claims are made against the safety of vaccines, most have been proven to be wrong when studied by researchers.

Likely that will be the case, but the length that a immune response will last is unknown at this time.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the first widespread use of an mRNA vaccine? And it was developed on a fast track in a matter of months?

This isn't like other vaccines, it has a whole different mechanism. One that has never been administered on a wide-spread basis.

But stab away!

 

I'll let you know if I grow a second head or something.

 

do you mean 3rd head?

 

He'll change his mind!

 

I'm first going to need to my tech support guy to review the vaccine and make sure A. there's no mind control nanobots (as Bill Gates is reported to have developed) and B. there's no 5G in it.

If he gives the thumbs-up, I'll take it.

 

That's good enough for me.