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Why you can expect more severe vaccine side effects if you're younger or a woman
Business Insider ^ | Apr 2021 | Aria Bendix

Posted on 04/08/2021 3:40:01 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

Our immune systems tend to deteriorate as we age, so older people's bodies don't work as hard to defend them against foreign invaders — including the protein introduced to the body via a vaccine. As a result, side effects are often milder and less numerous among the elderly than among younger adults.

Women tend to have stronger reactions to many vaccines, including those for polio, influenza, measles, and mumps — so it's no surprise that they have more side effects after their coronavirus shots, too. Cherian said this likely has to do with estrogen levels.

"Testosterone tends to be an immune-suppressive hormone, and estrogen tends to be an immune stimulant," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: chinavirusvaccine; covid; estrogen; sideeffects; vaccines
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To: oldbrowser
"I’m a 74 year old male and I rarely catch whatever is going around. But I caught the virus and recovered with only minor symptoms. I took the moderna vaccine both times and I got hammered both times."

Then you're hundreds of times more immune to the disease than those who have only had the virus or the vaccine without having both.

41 posted on 04/08/2021 8:54:37 PM PDT by familyop
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To: scrabblehack; oldbrowser
"With real vaccines you can’t take the vaccine if you’ve got the illness. Was your first case closed before you were allowed to take the vaccine?"

It's a real vaccine, and they won't test us before giving us the vaccine. They only ask us whether we have the disease or not at the time. Those who've had the disease and recovered are recommended to take the vaccine.

42 posted on 04/08/2021 8:58:04 PM PDT by familyop
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To: scrabblehack

http://dict.org/bin/Dict?Form=Dict2&Database=*&Query=vaccine

“2. any preparation used to render an organism immune to some
disease, by inducing or increasing the natural immunity
mechanisms. Prior to 1995, such preparations usually
contained killed organisms of the type for which immunity
was desired, and sometimes used live organisms having
attenuated virulence. Since that date, preparations
containing only specific antigenic portions of the
pathogenic organism have also been used. Some of these are
prepared by genetic engineering techniques.
[PJC]”


43 posted on 04/08/2021 8:59:54 PM PDT by familyop
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To: TBall

The first Moderna trial volunteers took the vaccine more than a year ago, in March of last year. They’re okay.


44 posted on 04/08/2021 9:04:10 PM PDT by familyop
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To: hsmomx3

My brother who is a democrat feels millions have died, get the vaccine. I pointed out that 99.4 percent that get the virus get a mild case like the flu and then over. Why get the vaccine if it can endanger your life. These statistics fall on deaf ears with him.


45 posted on 04/08/2021 9:47:03 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

I have to wonder, for those who haven’t gotton the shot and take Vitamin D, Zinc, K2, etc....will the vitamins last longer with regard to staying healthy and not getting Covid vs those who got shots and may be told they need another round of shots in the coming months.


46 posted on 04/08/2021 10:01:30 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: HIDEK6
Because God is an old white man.

Actually it’s because we’ve moved so far from God that the aims of women’s healthcare these past few decades have been almost wholly centered around birth control and sexual libertinism. (The abortion industry being the ultimate byproduct.) Not on honoring our life-bearing potential and fertility. Or the full feminine scope of our bodies as a whole.

It’s symbolic that the Covid vaccines themselves relied at some point on the cell lines of an aborted fetus. Goes to show how anchored on abortion our society, and the medical establishment really is. - A child sacrifice at the altar of science.

God can work good from evil, but the very real biological differences between men and women need to be appreciated. Including in this pandemic.

47 posted on 04/08/2021 11:35:46 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: Grampa Dave

Yes age also factors in too! Younger women may experience more things statistically than older women, etc...


48 posted on 04/08/2021 11:45:23 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: hsmomx3
"I have to wonder, for those who haven’t gotton the shot and take Vitamin D, Zinc, K2, etc....will the vitamins last longer with regard to staying healthy and not getting Covid vs those who got shots and may be told they need another round of shots in the coming months."

Those who take antiviral vitamins and supplements need to keep taking them while the virus is circulating, so there's that. We were taking them, and slacked off a bit. As luck would have it, that's when I was exposed. I got sick, but it was quite mild - milder than a typical cold, but longer and a little different. The burning in my nose and sudden loss of sense of smell was something I've never experienced with a virus. I think I had a very mild case about a year ago, and then this. I don't intend to take the shot, but will keep up with vitamin D, fresh air and sunshine as I normally do.

49 posted on 04/09/2021 6:36:18 AM PDT by Think free or die
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To: Think free or die

Good to hear you didn’t have a severe case of the virus and I applaud you for keeping up with the vitamins.


50 posted on 04/09/2021 8:00:30 AM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: hsmomx3
The course of the disease is quite variable. I was exposed at an indoor gathering where at least 4 people tested positive within 4-5 days. The person standing next to me spent 2 weeks in the hospital with COVID and has to be on oxygen for several weeks at home. I'm a good 20 years younger, but my case was mild. I assume we had similar exposure, but the other person has pre-existing auto-immune issues, is a bit overweight, and presumably doesn't take anti-virals. I'm a retired teacher, so I've been exposed to a lot of bugs in recent years, in addition to those our two sons brought home when they were small.

Our son works in an ER and sees COVID patients every working day. He says until recently they were mostly old, obese, or both. More recently he is seeing younger people who aren't terribly sick. They are scared and their doctors refer them to the ER to be sure their lungs are OK. Need for reassurance + CYA by the primary physicians = ER visit.

51 posted on 04/09/2021 8:13:28 AM PDT by Think free or die
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To: oldbrowser

But I caught the virus and recovered with only minor symptoms.

I took the moderna vaccine both times and I got hammered both times.

What was the time span between having the virus and getting your first vaccine?

Thanks


52 posted on 04/09/2021 12:03:00 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Starstruck tagline: (Since I'm old, I don't know whether I'm senile or brilliant. Or happily both!))
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To: hsmomx3
Tell her nobody ever dies OF the vacination. They only die WITH the vacination.
53 posted on 04/09/2021 4:49:32 PM PDT by Theophilus (Dems fear fear. Christians fear God. )
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To: scrabblehack

I received the first dose of vaccine 90 days after I recovered from the virus.


54 posted on 04/10/2021 11:31:59 AM PDT by oldbrowser ( This is not a crisis it’s a catastrophe.)
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To: Grampa Dave

80 days after I recovered from virus.


55 posted on 04/10/2021 11:34:16 AM PDT by oldbrowser ( This is not a crisis it’s a catastrophe.)
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To: oldbrowser

“80 days after I recovered from virus.”

That is about in the range of what our PPO told us to wait for our vaccinations if we had the CV.

The good news is you should be well protect for a good time period.


56 posted on 04/10/2021 11:41:53 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Starstruck tagline: (Since I'ms old, I don't know whether I'm senile or brilliant. Or happily both!))
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

“God can work good from evil, but the very real biological differences between men and women need to be appreciated. Including in this pandemic.”

The women in our family have done better re less side effects from their vaccines than the weaker ones, the guys.


57 posted on 04/10/2021 11:45:32 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Starstruck tagline: (Since I'ms old, I don't know whether I'm senile or brilliant. Or happily both!))
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To: familyop

First Patient Dosed in Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Trial ...https://www.biospace.com › article › moderna-s-covid-...

Mar 16, 2020 — The trial is being conducted at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. The first patient was dosed today.


58 posted on 04/10/2021 11:48:11 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Starstruck tagline: (Since I'ms old, I don't know whether I'm senile or brilliant. Or happily both!))
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To: ozarkgirl

Ping to article above! for your interest.


59 posted on 04/12/2021 11:05:25 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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