Covid-19 Vaccine - Where, How & Costs

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Here in UK, we seem to have a weird mix of enthusiastic up-takers of vaccines and utter anti-vaxxists.

Upside, ~½ of population have had at least one dose. But, what is the 'seasonal flu' shunning proportion ? IIRC, ~¼...

Also, there is a growing number of people with 'Long Covid', whose 'chinese banquet menu' of 'systemic post-viral exhaustion' symptoms take many months to recover. In fact, there are worrying hints that some 'Long Covid' may develop into diabetes...

IIRC, no-one who's had a vaccination has later caught Covid and then developed 'Long Covid', but this may be statistical due 'insufficient data'...

Also, there's scant data on 'new variant' factors.

Happens I've had 'Long Symptoms' twice: 'Suspected Rheumatic Fever' as an adolescent left me weak as a new kitten for many, many months. Tests were inconclusive. As there was a vaccination-preventable kiddy epidemic doing the rounds, local facilities were a tad distracted.....

And, in the 70s, I caught a virus that kerb-stomped me. Our family had been out to beach for a stroll. After getting home, I suddenly said, "I don't feel well, I'm going to lay down...", fell across bed and fainted. I had huge fevers and sweats for a week, remember nothing coherent. And, yes, was again left as weak as new kitten for many months.

This time, follow-up tests established my immune system had totally nuked an un-identified virus, almost bankrupting my body. Clinic was very, very glad when my 'counts' slowly climbed back into 'green zone'. Though they monitored me for quite a while, I did not develop diabetes...

( Given my HLA kin, I suspect the clinic's researcher was almost disappointed...)
 
Brazil in an even worse state now with COVID and one man is to blame.

Infectious disease experts warn that it will only get worse, given president Jair Bolsonaro’s attacks on efforts to restrict movement and a slow rollout of vaccines.
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Brazil's gravediggers exhume bodies to make space for Covid victims

As cemeteries run out of space, World Health Organization experts warn multiple states in ‘critical condition’
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Over one million people in the U.K. have long COVID including over 100,000 health workers in the NHS.
 
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'AstraZeneca? Non, merci' – sceptical Parisians decline offer of immediate Covid jabs

Paris has launched an operation to convince residents to get vaccinations by knocking on doors or stopping them in the street
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No evidence UK uptake of AstraZeneca vaccine is slowing, expert says

There is no evidence uptake of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is slowing in the UK despite some European countries pausing its rollout, a public health expert has said.
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Millennials to be offered single-shot Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine to ‘jab and go’

The vaccine is being formally assessed by the UK's regulatory authority and could be available by July
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It looks like the US is to do without the AZ vaccine even if it wins approval, that they have sufficient contracts with other companies.

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Exclusive: Fauci says U.S. may not need AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

The United States may not need AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, even if it wins U.S. regulatory approval, Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease doctor told Reuters on Thursday.
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Over one million people in the U.K. have long COVID including over 100,000 health workers in the NHS.
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It could happens in all probability that one country will see a large strike among their health workers that could see drastic measures being taken by their surrounding neighbors.
 
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It looks like the US is to do without the AZ vaccine even if it wins approval, that they have sufficient contracts with other companies.

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Exclusive: Fauci says U.S. may not need AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

The United States may not need AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, even if it wins U.S. regulatory approval, Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease doctor told Reuters on Thursday.
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Hope they'll allow their sizeable stockpile to be exported quickly in this case.
 
The logical priority would see them share those with their southern neighbors.
 
The US has stopped production of the AZ vaccine that caused the loss of 15 million shots of the J&J vaccine & it will now only produce the J&J vaccine.

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U.S. puts J&J in charge of plant that botched COVID vaccine, removes AstraZeneca

The United States has put Johnson and Johnson in charge of a plant that ruined 15 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine and has stopped British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc from using the facility, a senior health official said on Saturday.
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The US has stopped production of the AZ vaccine that caused the loss of 15 million shots of the J&J vaccine & it will now only produce the J&J vaccine.
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That could end up backfiring rather badly.
 
On the contrary, in the US a vaccine oversupply is being predicted. At 154 million doses given, that appears likely.
 
Generally good news but it also shows why the P1 variant will have to be kept an eye on.

However, when tested against a mutated version of the virus called P.1 that was first discovered in Brazil and has since been reported in 36 countries, the levels of neutralisation reduced 14-fold, Parry said, but still showed the shot “retains broad efficacy” against this variant.
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UK data show good immune response in over 80s after 2-dose Pfizer COVID-19 shot

Some 98% of 80 to 96 year-olds who had two doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine had a strong antibody immune response, adding to evidence that it can help protect those most at risk of severe or fatal COVID-19, UK data showed on Thursday.
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Troubling "Eek" variant found in most Tokyo hospital COVID cases - NHK

Around 70% of coronavirus patients tested at a Tokyo hospital last month carried a mutation known for reducing vaccine protection, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday.
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Young Pakistanis rush to purchase Russian vaccine as private sales open

Thousands of Pakistanis rushed to get inoculated in the first round of commercial sales of COVID-19 vaccines that began over the weekend, with vaccination sites in the southern city of Karachi saying on Sunday they had already sold out.
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As quoted in the article there is now a 40% gap in intention to get vaccinated between the two political sides as shown in the latest survey by Gallup. To the best of my knowledge this kind of split isn’t apparent in the U.K.

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Liberals’ New Vaccine Trick: Driving Deep Into Trump Country

For city residents with a car and time for a road trip, a disturbing disparity can quickly become an opportunity.
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Yes the whole point of vaccine passports is to restrict you if you’re not vaccinated. But it’s not that simply as a lot of is to protect those who cannot be vaccinated for health reasons or if by chance the vaccine fails from those who would wilfully not get vaccinated.

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Republicans go to war over vaccine passports

Several prominent Republicans are sounding the alarm over a Biden administration initiative to partner with private companies to develop a so-called vaccine passport, which would offer proof that a person had been inoculated against COVID-19.
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'I spent $15,000': Man arrested at Disney resort in Florida after refusing temperature check

Body camera video showed the man refusing to leave Disney Springs in Orlando, arguing about how much he had spent and claiming to be a Disney stockholder.
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UK to ease lockdown next week, will test vaccine passports

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s slow but steady march out of a three-month lockdown remains on track even as coronavirus cases surge elsewhere in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday, as he confirmed that businesses from barbers to bookstores will be allowed to reopen next week.
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I normally avoid political comments but I can say with certainty that doing or not doing something based on political affiliation, as opposed to reliance on scientific information, is not rational. Outside of politics, any 'conspiracy' related information is not to be trusted. Yet, I mention this to show how bad and wrong information can spread on the internet, and not just about the subject at hand. Contact your health care provider with any questions.

Research can be greatly hampered by a number of anonymous posts claiming certain knowledge. I suspect books and contact with actual people will clarify what is desired by all: true, factual information. Now and in the future.
 
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How much information has Russia supplied to the EU on the Sputnik vaccine.

Is anything coming out of Hungary on effectiveness and side effects?
 
Argentinian President Alberto Fernández has tested positive for COVID-19, about two months after he received a dose of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, CNN reports.

Fernández wrote on Twitter Friday that he had received a positive antigen test after observing a temperature of about 99 degrees. Another PCR test confirmed this diagnosis.

"I'm already isolated, complying with the current protocol and following the instructions of my personal doctor," Fernandez said in a tweet translated from Spanish. "I have contacted the people I met in the last 48 hours to assess whether they constitute close contact."
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Argentina’s president tests positive for coronavirus

Argentinian President Alberto Fernández has tested positive for COVID-19, about two months after he received a dose of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, CNN reports.Fernández wrote on Twitter Fri…
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AstraZeneca jab 'could be blocked for under-30s' by UK regulator over blood clot

ASTRAZENECA’S Covid jab could be blocked for people under-30 as soon as today by the UK’s vaccine regulator. It comes after concerns have been rising about a small minority of people developing rar…
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I increasingly think that the AZ vaccine will be weeded out longer term from the vaccines basket, you don’t want a vaccine that people are frightened of. Other similar viral vector vaccines are not getting these kind of issues coming up. We’ve got Moderna vaccine coming up & the J&J one. From what I’ve read the J&J one will be one given to millennials especially as it’s one shot and go.
 
Even more mutated variant appears in California after first appearing in India. These variants increasingly look like that only vaccinated immunity will be able to cope with them.

However, immunity produced by vaccines is believed to be better than immunity produced by surviving COVID-19.

And while some variants are believed to result in the slight reduction of the effectiveness of some vaccines, some experts say that reduction equates to only mild to moderate illness.
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'Double mutant' coronavirus variant is found in California

The existence of a coronavirus variant containing two worrisome mutations, first discovered in India two weeks ago, is confirmed in California.
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Brazil saw 4000 deaths in the last 24 hours. Efforts to fight the virus continue to be hampered by the President though he has at least changed tact on vaccinations. The country is now host to at least 92 variants of the virus and is expected to reach half million deaths by the 1st July this year.

Covid: Brazil has more than 4,000 deaths in 24 hours for first time https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-56657818
 
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Now the next big question is with Kids: what vaccine for them at what risks?
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When will kids and teens be vaccinated against Covid-19? | CNN

With more than 44 million people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in the United States, many adults are hopeful that a more normal life is on the horizon. Now families are wondering when vaccines will be available for teens and children.
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AstraZeneca jab 'could be blocked for under-30s' by UK regulator over blood clot

ASTRAZENECA’S Covid jab could be blocked for people under-30 as soon as today by the UK’s vaccine regulator. It comes after concerns have been rising about a small minority of people developing rar…
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I increasingly think that the AZ vaccine will be weeded out longer term from the vaccines basket, you don’t want a vaccine that people are frightened of. Other similar viral vector vaccines are not getting these kind of issues coming up. We’ve got Moderna vaccine coming up & the J&J one. From what I’ve read the J&J one will be one given to millennials especially as it’s one shot and go.
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Official now:

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Covid: Under-30s offered alternative to Oxford-AstraZeneca jab

A review finds a "plausible" link to rare blood clots, but says the jab remains beneficial for most.
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Makes an interesting contrast to calling the policy of some EU countries on the same issue "completely crackers", doesn't it? That was not even 3 weeks ago! Meanwhile (as mentioned in the same article), EMA affirms their view that benefit outweighs risk and advocates no restriction, so now we have the UK being more cautious than the much maligned EU agency. Considering that, due to the more advanced stage of the vaccination campaign, under-30 is quite possibly more disruptive than under-55 in France, Sir John Bell's comments have aged very poorly indeed.
 
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I fear that this decision will come back to haunt the UK big time in the very near future.
 
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www.thesun.co.uk

AstraZeneca jab 'could be blocked for under-30s' by UK regulator over blood clot

ASTRAZENECA’S Covid jab could be blocked for people under-30 as soon as today by the UK’s vaccine regulator. It comes after concerns have been rising about a small minority of people developing rar…
www.thesun.co.uk www.thesun.co.uk

I increasingly think that the AZ vaccine will be weeded out longer term from the vaccines basket, you don’t want a vaccine that people are frightened of. Other similar viral vector vaccines are not getting these kind of issues coming up. We’ve got Moderna vaccine coming up & the J&J one. From what I’ve read the J&J one will be one given to millennials especially as it’s one shot and go.
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There's at least some clotting cases associated with Pfizer as well IIRC (I know that's mRNA, not viral vector), so it's possibly not something specific to AZ. I'll be very interested to see what the mechanism is when they figure it out.
 
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