Forgot to mention, both my wife and I had no problems with the first dose, didn’t have any side effects at all.
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So my 5G reception is going to drop to half in only 6 months. Fark!
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Did Lol.
My worry is that we will see a wave of infections in the southern and eastern suburbs while the infections reduce in west and north. I notice my LGA is regularly getting new cases now which wasn’t the case earlier in this wave. In other words, infections reducing on one side of town will be counterbalanced by increase in infections on the other side of town.
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Noted at the presser, seems to a vax blitz in Dandenong, including an additional hub.
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I got vaccinated (both doses) with Pfizer in July. So I’m assuming I’ll need my booster by January?
I’ve also called up my local GP. Wondering if my mum needs to get a third dose because she’s in the high risk category. They said nothing has been announced yet.
That’s very true, and T-cell response is a very important component.
“Effectiveness” is not well defined in that article.
Protection from hospitalisation remains at 90 percent, though.
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The priority needs to remain getting as many people two-dosed as possible. The vaccine remains highly effective against severe disease and death.
I think at some point down the line (i.e. really late in 2021 or early 2022) boosters will be a thing. But the absolute best utilization of vaccines right now is getting as many people as possible double-dosed.
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Oh for sure. I only asked about my mum as I’d heard that those who were considered high risk may need that third dose for coverage.
Can anyone tell me if they know if novavax will be approved for use in Australia this year or early next year.
Supposed to be arriving second week of November but no date on when it will be approved
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Cheers👍
Sorry to hear that Chop. I hope all works out well for him.
Just so you’re up with the latest, and to add to how cooked we are right now, the household is no longer required to isolate for 14 days along with the PCC. It is still best practice, and would be wise in order to protect his workplace (if he goes there) and the community. But, as caseload is so high now, DH can no longer handle SCCs, which means there is no directive for them to self isolate any more. And if they do self isolate, because there is no directive, they are not eligible for financial compensation (if they would otherwise have qualified)
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Agreed.
I’ve know of a few areas where they’ve had to implement the isolation of staff and test instructions long before VicHealth got in touch with them.
p.s hope your friend is okay!
It’s odd that the employer or workplace manager does not have a system in place to notify all who have been there at the same time.
not sure if this has been studied in humans (probably not) but does raise food for thought.
Otherwise I’m fairly certain IM is preferred purely because it causes the least amount of irritation at the injection site (as a general rule - I’d be surprised if this doesn’t differ slightly depending on the vaccine).
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Pffff… why do they give a ■■■■.
It affects me personally but you don’t see me carrying on in the street.
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Guessing that will be vaccine number 5 or 6 for you.