Melissa's Musings(My opinionated view of life)

Coronavirus vaccines may not prevent many symptoms of long covid, study suggests - The Washington Post

FDA restricts J&J's COVID-19 vaccine due to blood clot risk | AP News : WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Thursday strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clots. The Food and Drug Administration said the shot should only be given to adults who cannot receive a different vaccine or specifically request J&J's vaccine.

Israeli Study Suggests Protection Against COVID-19 Infection from 2nd Booster Shot Wanes Quickly | Health News | US News This is unacceptable.  Only protecting against severe illness or death is not good enough for a virus that damages human organs with a mild case.   It is not good enough to only protect against severe illness or death when you can contract long Covid with a minor case.  It wasn't "good enough" for a smallpox or polio vaccine.  It's not "good enough" to stop developing a vaccine because you're too lazy to establish a higher bar. It's not good enough to consider to "live with it."  What happens when people who have damage to their organs contract the virus over and over again? It's not like the brain, heart, lungs, or kidneys can heal from this and take the beating of repeated cases of the virus.    I am very disappointed in this mindset.  Very.

Moderna could be ready to develop Omicron booster in weeks - CEO | Reuters

Omicron significantly reduces Covid antibodies generated by Pfizer vaccine, study finds

Mixing Pfizer, AstraZ COVID-19 shots with Moderna gives better immune response -UK study | Reuters

Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine Recipients Almost 4X as Likely to Get Blood Clots: Study : The study also noted that women aged 30-49 showed the highest risk levels among all recipients counted.

What to know about Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 12 | Science News : Federal health officials authorized the Pfizer vaccine for this age group on October 29.

Covid-19: Do vaccines reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus? | New Scientist

The political fight over COVID-19 vaccine mandates is deepening : NPR : Republicans in Texas and Florida are combatting COVID-19 mandates as a matter of personal liberty, even as the data show just how crucial vaccination — and mandates — are to beating the virus.

A Moderna or Pfizer booster appears better for J&J COVID vaccine : Shots - Health News : NPR : Should people who get a COVID booster get a different vaccine from their original shot? The results of a highly anticipated study suggest that in some cases the answer may be yes.

Religious Exemptions To COVID Vaccines Threaten The Health And Welfare Of Others | Americans United for Separation of Church and State : Requests for religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccination requirements are skyrocketing. They’re much higher than requests for medical exemptions. If allowed to grow unchecked, demands for religious exemptions will undermine the government’s public health goal of preventing the spread of COVID-19. People shouldn't be allowed religious exemptions.  Period.  Also, medical exemptions are being misused, so we need very strict guidelines for allowing those as well.  Most people wanting exemptions shouldn't be allowed them.  They do have not medical conditions which should allow them to be exempt.

Noted COVID-19 researchers remind us that poor countries must be vaccinated to end pandemic : Two well-known vaccine researchers, Dame Sarah Gilbert, one of the co-developers of the Oxford vaccine and Richard Hatchett, head of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, have issued a reminder to the world that the pandemic will not end unless stronger efforts are made to vaccinate people living in poor countries. In their Focus piece published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the pair note that as of the end of last month, 41.5% of the world's population had received at least one dose of the available vaccines—but in poor countries, that percentage is just 1.9%.

Why Your Uncle Isn’t Going to Get Vaccinated | Skeptical Inquirer

Why doctors back state COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health care | American Medical Association

Microneedle patch delivers COVID-19 DNA vaccine, doesn't require cold storage

Vaccine Q&A: Do I have a moral obligation to wear a mask or get vaccinated? : While there has been much discussion about how effective various public health measures are against COVID-19, there has been less discussion about the moral and ethical issues raised by the pandemic. What are our moral obligations in the face of COVID-19?

Texas Megachurch Preacher: No Religious Argument Against COVID-19 Shots

Israeli data on COVID boosters to be published this week in major journal

Vaccines effective against Delta variant