Melissa's Musings(My opinionated view of life)

Top health official urges US public to get the measles vaccine | AP News “'Take the vaccine, please,” said  Dr. Mehmet Oz , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator whose boss has raised  suspicion about the safety and importance of vaccines . “We have a solution for our problem.”' (Read more at highlighted link above.)

Pfizer data suggest third dose of Covid-19 vaccine 'strongly' boosts protection against Delta variant - CNN : A third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can "strongly" boost protection against the Delta variant -- beyond the protection afforded by the standard two doses, suggests new data released by Pfizer on Wednesday.

Rare breakthrough coronavirus cases sicken Virginia mom, daughter - The Washington Post : Kim Marin, 51, of Fairfax County, has been fully vaccinated since mid-April and her 12-year-old daughter has been fully vaccinated since mid-June. They both tested positive for the coronavirus. '“I think the thing that’s so startling is that we have been really sick,” Marin said. “The messaging has been that cases like ours should be pretty mild. . . . We’re not in the hospital, so we’re so grateful for that. But it still has not been an easy week.”' The message is clear: Vax AND Mask.

COVID-19 Vaccines May Have Failed For Millions of Americans—Here’s Why | Observer 60 MILLION