Abundance of Caution??? WTF?

@mott-the-hoople said
still waiting for someone to defend allowing people from all over the world to freely walk into our country

@sh76 said
The utter contempt the authorities seem to have for the risk assessment and decision making abilities of the plebs is mind-blowing.

@no1marauder said
a public health agency making science based decisions

@no1marauder said
What is the risk of getting the severe blood clotting? You keep pretending you know, but you don't.

@shallow-blue said
What is the risk of dying of Corona when you can't get the shot because J&J has been banned and you don't qualify for Astra-Zeneca? You keep pretending it is zero, but you know it is not.

@shallow-blue said
To be fair... your average plebeian doesn't even know that there is a difference between Bayesian and frequentist, let alone what it is. So while I wouldn't trust the government over the public {i]per se[/i], I certainly wouldn't trust the public over the government, either.

I just got my first Pfizer vaccine and the ppl there were wishing for JnJ bcc it’s only one shot instead of two

@athousandyoung said
I just got my first Pfizer vaccine and the ppl there were wishing for JnJ bcc it’s only one shot instead of two

For the record (and obviously speak to your doctor), but here are some of the reasons I've heard to skip the second dose:

1. (the obvious one) The first dose is very effective on its own, so why bother?

2. For most people, the second dose triggers the worst side effects. I had a 24-hour fever with chills and headache after my second dose.

3. They might learn later that you need a booster after 6-12 months. Delaying the second shot for a a few months could delay when you need the booster.

4. (I don't fully understand this one, but it comes via the head of the Biology department at a major university) The delivery mechanism that Pfizer uses may only work a handful of times in your lifetime. After that, the body may learn to tear it apart before it reaches the cellular level. As such, getting two doses may "waste" one of your 3 or 4 uses of the Pfizer delivery mechanism.

There are counterarguments, of course. And personally, I got 2 doses. But it's not exactly cut-and-dried that the 2 dose regimen is the only correct strategy.

@sh76 said
For the record (and obviously speak to your doctor), but here are some of the reasons I've heard to skip the second dose:

1. (the obvious one) The first dose is very effective on its own, so why bother?

2. For most people, the second dose triggers the worst side effects. I had a 24-hour fever with chills and headache after my second dose.

3. They might learn later that ...[text shortened]... ot 2 doses. But it's not exactly cut-and-dried that the 2 dose regimen is the only correct strategy.

@sh76 said
Which do you think is a greater over-all risk to health? The J&J (or AZ) vaccine or a bacon cheeseburger with a milkshake chaser on a daily basis?

@no1marauder said
I had some fatigue after the first dose and slept a lot.

I took the second dose yesterday and feel crappy today i.e. cough, nausea, fever.

@no1marauder said
I had some fatigue after the first dose and slept a lot.

I took the second dose yesterday and feel crappy today i.e. cough, nausea, fever.