Covid Vaccine

[dave]

I got an email from my doctor's office today announcing that they will have vaccines and had a link to an application.
I filled one out for myself and mom since she's nearly 95...hope they will vaccinate her and me too since I'm her caregiver. Need to add my sister but she's not a patient at that practice.
BTW, this practice treats mostly old folks -- I'm usually the youngest person in the waiting room and I turned 60 in November.
I've got a feeling they won't ever have enough for all the gray hairs...

[Augie91]

Hospital in Texas offering $500 to get shots! It's a shame that some folks want shots so bad and others gotta be paid. I feel bad for both sides!!! Prayers for you and your mom Dave!!! My mom is 75 and she feels the same as you do.
https://youtu.be/oMLxum137wg was

[Stank Delicious]

Getting my shot in the morning at 0730.

[Augie91]

Getting my shot in the morning at 0730.

Let us know how it goes!!  I'm curious to understand how the distribution is going.  I'm a logistics guy by heart and the thought of all aspects of distribution is something that I find really cool.

[Vagus]

Is the process used to develop the current vaccine(s) something that can be replicated for other variations of covid, or is it largely starting from scratch?  I guess that's a vagus question.  But similar to how they redo the flu vaccine each year, I would think that a tweak wouldn't require full scale validation or field trials before being released, right?

Takes about a month to redesign the vaccine. Since manufacturing is already in place, the transition should be instantaneous. However, regulatory barricades may still require clinical trials, which will take 6-9 months.

[dave]

Getting my shot in the morning at 0730.

I hope you don't get autism!

[Stank Delicious]

Getting my shot in the morning at 0730.

I hope you don't get autism!

What if I already have it?

[Augie91]

"The CEO of Covid-19 vaccine maker Moderna warned Wednesday that the coronavirus that has brought world economies to a standstill and overwhelmed hospitals will be around "forever.""

"Public health officials and infectious disease experts have said there is a high likelihood that Covid-19 will become an endemic disease, meaning it will become present in communities at all times, though likely at lower levels than it is now."

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/01/13/mode...rever.html

[dave]

Getting my shot in the morning at 0730.

I hope you don't get autism!

What if I already have it?

I hope it doesn't cure your autism!

[Trub Lou]

"The CEO of Covid-19 vaccine maker Moderna warned Wednesday that the coronavirus that has brought world economies to a standstill and overwhelmed hospitals will be around "forever.""

"Public health officials and infectious disease experts have said there is a high likelihood that Covid-19 will become an endemic disease, meaning it will become present in communities at all times, though likely at lower levels than it is now."

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/01/13/mode...rever.html

It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.