Hopefully my Moderna shots (2nd shot was @ the end of March) are still going strong, as I’m going on a ~27 hour bus trip in a few hours.
I do have N95’ masks and will likely even double up with a slightly looser fitting KN95 on the outside if I have to sit right beside someone. One more N95 to adjust to try to keep it as comfortable as possible — which is NOT very comfortable over 2 hours or so. Am taking along a little pulse oximeter I just got and tested (looks to be fairly accurate, used correctly) — I’ve never noticed a problem, but I’ve also never worn a mask for anywhere near so long. (There will be some stops / breaks / chances to be outside & get a little relief, and the weather looks GREAT, so, at least there is that.)
Age and a couple other modest risk factors make this a wee bit scary, but, life has to go on, so, yeah, be as ready as possible and hope that statistically I fit the IL data and not the Georgia data...
why do you have to continue to wear a mask when you got a vaccine to protect you from the virus?...
â Iâm going on a ~27 hour bus tripâ
May as well make sure that you are topped up with zinc, vitamin D and C, while traveling.
Maybe a quart or two of tonic water per day (contains quinine, which helps shuttle zinc into the cells, like its derivative, hydroxychloroquine). Quercitin also has some of that zinc ionophore activity, if there is no bathroom on the bus, and you donât want to have to urinate much (but there should be a bathroom).
Hand sanitizer and a disinfecting mouthwash occasionallyâŚ
â Hopefully my Moderna shots (2nd shot was @ the end of March) are still going strongâ
The issue of waning effectiveness seems to be much more with Pfizer than Moderna. I saw a report that J&J actually seems to be increasing in effectiveness over time.
Pfizer is only about 1/3rd the dose of Moderna, and has a week less interval between doses. Both of those factors (lower dose and interval) are known to generally produce lower immune response and duration.