Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

[inlinesix]

3 minutes ago, Turboflat4 said:

It makes you wonder if this was an "honest mistake". 

Retraction issued? Isn't mcf part of sph? No umbrage? 😁

Not giving the raw data is the problem.  That 1 case is too far away.

Only hantu saw it.

[Ash2017]

Just curious thoughts:

1. Are we getting the best bang for the buck with the vaccines? 

2. If we are so cautious until we are willing to let many businesses especially F&B go under and with renewed HA, why are we preparing for the biggest orgy of bodies with the coming NDP, the virus will have a buffet time? It is also mind-boggling to understand how authorities can allow individuals from high risk countries to enter our country and worse without proper measures at the airport resulting in a spread of the variant in the community?

3. There are conflicting views by the medical professionals which made been made public. Shouldn't the medical profession come out to clear the air rather than our politicians?

4. For those less than 15 cases that requires oxygen, somebody decided to give every household an oximeter? I wondered if Sinovac vaccination is made free to the public would there be greater conversation from no to yes for vaccination?

5. We were instructed to mentally prepared for the virus to be endemic but currently we are like going into the final stages of World War III? So is this how we marched towards an endemic situation or still a pandemic?

6. It appears the current "vaccines" appear to have some effect on reducing the mortality and morbidity but at what price individuals or society as whole is paying for? Subsequent yearly booster shots (may end being a vaccine drug addict), eventually somebody has to pay for the whole lot of vaccines, severe complications and death from vaccination their numbers versus complications and death from non-vaccinated individuals (not just from Singapore data but worldwide), how many normal individuals after vaccination becomes inflicted with morbidity for their rest of their lives from complications of vaccination, currently it is too early to know the long term effect of vaccination - nobody knows if after 10 years post-vaccination anybody many glow in the dark, etc.

Personally this may cost me my job but I believe our politicians have done their best and it is time to hand over the handling of the pandemic to our medical profession. In addition, please forget about if you are white/blue/red or any colour of the rainbow, lets work together. It baffles me how our top infectious specialist is sideline because of politics who happens to be an elected president of international infectious disease organization. 

If everyone chip in to buy ST or better still subscribe to ST, I may have more ammunition to bang table but cannot umbrage to have more say in our editorial. Go out and buy the Sunday Times tomorrow. Don't care what you use it for, use to wrap durian or wipe your ugly backside, just go and buy. 

[Ender]

He offered a theory on why the numbers for vaccinated who were infected and vaccinated who were  symptomic are so much different between Israel and UK. 

Israel's 3 weeks gap between 1st and 2nd dose vs UK's 8 -12 weeks

 

New study from UK suggest 8 weeks gap to be the sweet spot for pfizer.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57929953

• Quote

   

  • both short and long dosing intervals of the Pfizer vaccine generated strong immune responses overall
  • a three-week schedule generated fewer of the neutralising antibodies that can bind the virus and stop it infecting cells than a 10-week interval
  • while antibody levels dipped after the first dose, levels of T-cells - a different type of immune cell - remained high
  • the longer schedule led to fewer T-cells overall but a higher proportion of a specific type or subset, called helper T-cells, which according to the researchers, supports immune memory

   

   

Edited July 24, 2021 by Ender

[bsswan]

13 hours ago, Ender said:

He offered a theory on why the numbers for vaccinated who were infected and vaccinated who were  symptomic are so much different between Israel and UK. 

Israel's 3 weeks gap between 1st and 2nd dose vs UK's 8 -12 weeks

 

New study from UK suggest 8 weeks gap to be the sweet spot for pfizer.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57929953

•  

Means Boris knew better about how the Pfizer vaccine works than Pfizer does?

Everyone slammed him when he doubled the time between doses, trying to get more people their first dose.......then everyone copied.

I mean, Boris is still a d!ck but he's also not completely stoopid. Time will only tell but a few countries did well, most did 50:50 and the likes of Brazil and Hungary prop up the rest.

[Jamesc]

Its not UK know 8 weeks gives the best protection.

It was give one shot to as many people as possible

because so many people were getting infected

and more with partial protection is better than just a few with full protection.

A broken clock is also always correct 2 times every day.

[Jamesc]

Tax payers will be paying for Covid for many years to come.

So we should keep as many people alive as possible

so they carry on and pay more!

[Kb27]

BioNTech aims to develop mRNA-based malaria vaccine

BERLIN: BioNTech wants to build on its success in COVID-19 by developing the first vaccine for malaria based on mRNA technology and aims to start clinical testing by the end on 2022, in an attempt to eradicate the mosquito-borne illness.

The Mainz, Germany-based company, which developed a COVID-19 vaccine with its partner Pfizer, said on Monday (Jul 26) it is also exploring vaccine production in Africa as part of efforts to expand manufacturing capacity and increase global access.

"The response to the pandemic has shown that science and innovation can transform people's lives when all key stakeholders work together towards a common goal," said BioNTech's chief executive and co-founder Ugur Sahin.

Scientists around the world have been working for decades to develop a vaccine to prevent malaria that infects millions of people every year and kills more than 400,000 - most of them babies and young children in the poorest parts of Africa.

The world's first and only licensed malaria vaccine, Mosquirix, was developed by GlaxoSmithKline over many years of clinical trial across several African countries, but is only around 30 per cent effective.

Researchers at Oxford's Jenner Institute led by Adrian Hill, one of the lead scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, are also developing a potential new malaria vaccine that has shown promise in a year-long trial.

MRNA vaccines prompt the human body to make a protein that is part of the pathogen, triggering an immune response.

BioNTech said it will assess multiple vaccine candidates that target the circumsporozoite protein (CSP), as well as new antigens discovered in pre-clinical research and select the most promising for a clinical trial due to start by the end of 2022.

The company is also evaluating setting up mRNA vaccine production in Africa, either with partners or on its own, as part of efforts to scale up manufacturing capacity in low- and middle-income countries.

BioNTech did not disclose how the project would be funded, but said the World Health Organization (WHO), European Commission and other organisations have offered their support to set up the necessary infrastructure.

BioNTech also plans to start a clinical trial to test a vaccine candidate for tuberculosis in 2022 and is working with partners to develop vaccines against nine different infectious diseases as well as for cancer.

[Mustank]

On 7/23/2021 at 4:23 PM, Jamesc said:

Yes exactly.

That's why we all take 2 shots 

If people think lesser is better why take 2 shots?

They should just take one only.

How many people took just one? Lesser is better right?

I support 2 shots 

[Jamesc]

The latest studies show that 8 weeks is the sweet spot and has higher protection against Delta than people whose second shot was 3 weeks.

Does anyone know why Moderna is 4 week interval when Pfizer is 3 weeks?

[Jellandross]

 

 

[Mustank]

29 minutes ago, happy_man said:

Israel already ok'd 3rd Pfrizer booster shot - just 6 months after starting vaccination in Dec'20.

Don't understand know why so desperate, even going against FDA & WHO advise. 🤨

https://atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com/covids-third-booster-shots-create-controversy/

 

2 shots already very siong

3rd shot wait mati

Need a very long time interval for 3rd shot 

[Fcw75]

5 minutes ago, Mustank said:

2 shots already very siong

3rd shot wait mati

Need a very long time interval for 3rd shot 

You always PAP 万岁！

Go for it bro, the more the merrier!

[Mustank]

2 minutes ago, Fcw75 said:

You always PAP 万岁！

Go for it bro, the more the merrier!

old already lah bro

Need more recovery time between shots

[Ender]

21 minutes ago, Mustank said:

2 shots already very siong

3rd shot wait mati

Need a very long time interval for 3rd shot 

Both shots, no side effects for me. I welcome a 3rd shot, in case both my shots are blanks. I.e. Lao hong.

[Fcw75]

10 minutes ago, Ender said:

Both shots, no side effects for me. I welcome a 3rd shot, in case both my shots are blanks. I.e. Lao hong.

 Bro, just tell them 1 time give you 5 doses. No need pull out 30mcg everytime, so troublesome.

Like that NSC personnel.

🤣

5 shots of Pfizer still less than 2 shots of Moderna.

Edited July 28, 2021 by Fcw75

[Mustank]

10 minutes ago, Ender said:

Both shots, no side effects for me. I welcome a 3rd shot, in case both my shots are blanks. I.e. Lao hong.

I also fire blanks one

[Vinyl]

When freedom is more important than lives. Pity the healthcare workers in US.

Florida's vaccination rate is 48.5%.

[Ender]

9 minutes ago, Mustank said:

I also fire blanks one

This is abit too much info....😅