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Good vaccine news!
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02/17/2021 12:34 PM
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At this morning's Covid task force briefing, Dr. Fauci cited two studies, one from Spain and one from Israel, that show strong indications that vaccinated people are MUCH less capable of passing on the virus, even if they were exposed post-vaccination. Hopefully, additional studies will find the same results and will enable the BVI to modify entry protocols for those who have been vaccinated.
Tom Garvey
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02/17/2021 11:50 PM
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My second shot is March 15. Hope to be down soon!
Tom Garvey
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02/18/2021 10:08 AM
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My second shot is March 15. Hope to be down soon! The news yesterday included more data on how the trials were conducted. I think most people don’t understand what 95% means with a vaccine. I Know that I didn’t. There were 21,000 plus participants in the Pfizer phase 3 trials.Exactly 8 got covid looking out from 7 days after the second shot. All 8 cases were very mild and it looks like they would not be transmissible. Hopefully this kind of news will lead to reopening world wide.
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02/18/2021 10:45 AM
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They shut our vaccination centers due to the inclement weather, but redirected the vaccine to school teachers, who refused to re-open the schools until they were vaccinated. It has become political, and it looks like they are finding a way to prioritize teachers over seniors. We can't even sign up for a first dose, so it could be months before we can consider traveling to the BVI.
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02/18/2021 12:07 PM
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Time Will Tell
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My second shot is March 15. Hope to be down soon! The news yesterday included more data on how the trials were conducted. I think most people don’t understand what 95% means with a vaccine. I Know that I didn’t. There were 21,000 plus participants in the Pfizer phase 3 trials.Exactly 8 got covid looking out from 7 days after the second shot. All 8 cases were very mild and it looks like they would not be transmissible. Hopefully this kind of news will lead to reopening world wide. People have played fast and loose with the numbers - that is the media, drug companies, government officials, everyone. The original results report that Pfizer published in JAMA was good for understanding what they tested for, more importantly what they DIDN'T look for, and how the 95% number was derived. Unfortunately, a quick Google search (how I found it last year) didn't give me the original piece - so much has been written since. Since they never bothered to test for asymptomatic people with Covid in the population, all they can really say is that of the study volunteers who felt the need to get tested and were positive, only 5% of those people came from the vaccinated group, and of those, none were considered serious. The study "ended" when they had 100 people who tested positive - obviously, the study didn't really end there, but they felt they could publish at that point. It was a good result - great even - but didn't really answer many of the questions that people, myself included, would like answered. Having said that, I still have gotten both of my shots. Apologies for not being able to point people to the original piece. And I cannot wait to get back to the islands either! Fair winds!
Peter s/y Time Will Tell (2019 Lagoon 42) peter@syTimeWillTell.com
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02/18/2021 12:52 PM
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OK, guys, none of this has anything to do with the BVI, but just general Covid stuff. I am moving this to BVI People Talk.
Carol Hill
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02/22/2021 07:16 AM
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Results of a study in Scotland... Massive reductions in hospitalisations after having the vaccine. Down 94% for AstraZeneca and 85% for Pfizer. This is for the elderly and care home residents so the most vulnerable and most have had one dose only! Link here... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56153600
Last edited by Jeannius; 02/22/2021 07:20 AM.
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02/22/2021 09:52 PM
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George--the CURRENT rate of infection for those under 60 is 30%?? 30% under age 60 have been vaccinated.
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