Posted on 12/17/2020 2:31:22 PM PST by gas_dr
I was asked by several Freepers to post a thread once I have received my Pfizer Corona Virus Vaccine. As many of you know, I am a critical care physician in a large city environment. We have been having a surge for the last several weeks.
I received the Vaccine this morning at 7:56 AM. I was the third physician outside of the large academic center in town to receive the vaccine. Our hospital system had the vaccine released it first as we are the largest non-academic system in the city.
Prequel: I have been on experimental prophylaxis combination for health care workers since March. I have been taking part in a study sanctioned by an IRB and been administered a protocol of medications on a daily an weekly basis. In my practice, I currently have had well over 1500 encounters with CoVID patients in the hospital setting, have had responsibility for the surge CoVID unit in July, and now again this month. I have completed numerous airway interventions on CoVID patients and some how managed to never contract the virus.
My hospital system has genuinely taken exceptional care of its HCW and employees and I am lucky as we have never lacked for PPE, made significant reuses of PPE, and was actually provided a P100 mask fit for me by the hospital. All of my colleague received the same.
I was contacted by the system chief medical officer on Monday and the department chair on Tuesday that I was considered 1A in terms of priority as were roughly 18 of my physician colleagues. Critical care nurses and anyone in any of our critical care units were also contacted. I was told to arrive at 745 this AM.
EVENT: I arrived and underwent a very streamlined check in process, gave written informed consent that was not unusual in any way. Acknowledged that this was a vaccine being administered under EUA conditions. The media was out in force as this was the first private hospital as previously said that was inoculating its staff.
I was called third stepped up and underwent the most routine of injections. The vaccination was administered into my left deltoid, a quantity of approximately 0.3 cc on a 30 g needle. To say I felt nothing would be absolutely true. There was absolutely pain. I was asked to wait in an observed seating area for 20 minutes after my vaccine and then released.
Over the course of the day, I have developed very mild muscle pain in the left arm. It is not at all limiting in anyway. I have had no other symptoms. We were told that approximately 6% of patients develop very low grade symptoms.
I was given my CDC vaccination card and read every word of it. It states that this card is an record of administration, the lot number, date and time of vaccine was recorded. It says to please present this card to my primary care provider at my net appointment for addition to my medical record. There is absolutely nothing on this card that says or implies that I should maintain it on my person. as a record.
I was scheduled for follow up booster in 19 - 21 days. When I left, I cannot quantify the wave of relief and genuine happiness that I had. I was reflecting that in 7 days, I would not longer have to personally worry about this disease causing a tragic outcome in me personally. I also was overjoyed that the means in 7 - 10 days I will no longer be a threat to my family, my elderly parents, and I won't have to get any further CoVID tests.
Like as been said in the media and by President Trump and Pence. There is light at the end of the tunnel, and there is hope that this is the beginning of the end. I genuinely felt that and continue to feel it. As I have said before, this represents the Manhattan project of the 21st century. I am proud to be a recipient of this vaccine, and grateful for the President who made this happen in 10 months. They said it couldn't happen. They were wrong. I will continue to update how I feel, and the next round in early January
To all Freepers out there -- be well, stay safe and Merry Christmas.
Worthwhile vanity!
Some disappointing, but not unexpected insight...
“There is intense interest in antibody immunity to coronaviruses. However, it is unknown if coronaviruses evolve to escape such immunity, and if so, how rapidly. Here we address this question by characterizing the historical evolution of human coronavirus 229E. We identify human sera from the 1980s and 1990s that have neutralizing titers against contemporaneous 229E that are comparable to the anti-SARS-CoV-2 titers induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination. We test these sera against 229E strains isolated after sera collection, and find that neutralizing titers are lower against these “future” viruses. In some cases, sera that neutralize contemporaneous 229E viral strains with titers >1:100 do not detectably neutralize strains isolated 8-17 years later. The decreased neutralization of “future” viruses is due to antigenic evolution of the viral spike, especially in the receptor-binding domain. If these results extrapolate to other coronaviruses, then it may be advisable to periodically update SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.”
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.17.423313v1
Source please.
Second request.
You haven’t been able to source or back-up any of your B.S.
“You haven’t been able to source or back-up any of your B.S.”
I gave you a source. Watch Lou Dobbs Tonight! On youtube
It has been asserted that all three of the currently available vaccines for the coronavirus used cells from aborted babies in some part of the process. Can you affirm or deny this assertion and provide adequate documentaion to support your answer?
It’s extensively posted. There is a renal cel line from an aborted child in 1972. The reason for the abortion was not listed and it was in France.
This cell lines was used indirectly in the testing of the vaccine but no aborted cell lines were used in the development or the creation of Pfizer or moderna
So a cultured cell line thousands of generations removed from the original cells in 1972 were used
These are the facts. The judgments surrounding these facts are up to the individual.
This cell line was used indirectly in the testing of the vaccine but no aborted cell lines were used in the development or the creation of Pfizer or moderna
The development creates the vaccine. The testing must occur on cells in culture before human trials can commence. There is a vast difference.
Again I am not one to argue the judgments. I hs e presented the facts as I understand them.
If the testing on cells from culture was performed on cells derived from an aborted individual, and then that testing was used for development using cells disparate or separate, then the extended result is not one of physical participation in innocent bloodshed, but a participation in principle nonetheless. Does that make sense? I’m not into making unjust accusations, but am obligated to make ethical considerations.
While I have my own opinion, I respect the opinions and individual judgments each person is entitled to make.
Is there a way to test for T cell immunity to Covid-19?
My Son and I just took the first Moderna shots this morning. Didn’t feel a thing.
However, I’ve been cheesing off the lib commies by calling it the, “Trump Shot.”
Our arms started hurting ten hours after the shot. Mine still aches this morning. Nothing so bad that it’s disabling, though. Feels like someone punched my arm.
Not nearly as painful as when my shipmates, “Tacked,” the crow on my arm when I made 3rd class Boatswain’s Mate.
I miss those guys.
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