I am not personally convinced that a booster is worthwhile for _most_ people. There is limited but believable data that one would be helpful for immunocompromised people who responded poorly to the first two shots. I see claims that people my age nay not have responded so well, but no data to support those claims.
I am thinking about it because my wife and daughter are both arguably higher than normal risk, and I will be taking that in-person drawing class, three hours twice a week in a neighboring county with an even lower vaccination rate than Fresno. I will wear a new N95 mask each day, but except for me the students will probably almost all be teenagers, and vaccinations will not be required or verified. Masks will be on offer, but maybe not required. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
“If you’re not vaccinated and if you have not had Covid… you’re going to get the Delta variant.” — Adm. Brett Giroir, the Trump White House’s COVID-19 testing czar, on CNN.
Andrew Sullivan: Let It Rip [Click] “. . .let mounting sickness and rising deaths concentrate the minds of the recalcitrant. Let reality persuade the delusional and deranged. It has a pretty solid record of doing just that.” Note: click through to the full column for an account of the idiotic mass behavior that brought about the outbreak of coronavirus among vaccinated tourists in Provincetown around July 4th.
I actually WANT the third shot, and like hearing that reactions to it are mild...but I'll believe it when I see it because I had a STRONG reaction to the 2nd shot. But whatever the reaction, I am ready to take the 3rd shot.
A Plant That ‘Cannot Die’ Reveals Its Genetic Secrets [Click] The article doesn’t mention some things that I recall about this extraordinary plant. If you see photos of its flowers you immediately see that it is a kind of conifer—they look like those of pine trees. And its trunk grows down into the ground rather than up into the air, seeking water in the bottoms of the dry riverbeds where they grow.
Two from the Washington Post:
ReplyDeleteCDC study shows three-fourths of people infected in Massachusetts coronavirus outbreak were vaccinated but few required hospitalization [Click] Delta variant, July 4th tourist gathering at Provincetown.
Pfizer data show vaccine protection remains robust six months after vaccination. [Click] Company officials also presented data showing that a third shot could boost disease-fighting antibodies many times higher than the level achieved by the standard two-dose regimen.
I am not personally convinced that a booster is worthwhile for _most_ people. There is limited but believable data that one would be helpful for immunocompromised people who responded poorly to the first two shots. I see claims that people my age nay not have responded so well, but no data to support those claims.
DeleteI am thinking about it because my wife and daughter are both arguably higher than normal risk, and I will be taking that in-person drawing class, three hours twice a week in a neighboring county with an even lower vaccination rate than Fresno. I will wear a new N95 mask each day, but except for me the students will probably almost all be teenagers, and vaccinations will not be required or verified. Masks will be on offer, but maybe not required. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Delete“If you’re not vaccinated and if you have not had Covid… you’re going to get the Delta variant.”
ReplyDelete— Adm. Brett Giroir, the Trump White House’s COVID-19 testing czar, on CNN.
Growing numbers of holdouts are getting vaccinated. [Click]
Andrew Sullivan: Let It Rip [Click] “. . .let mounting sickness and rising deaths concentrate the minds of the recalcitrant. Let reality persuade the delusional and deranged. It has a pretty solid record of doing just that.” Note: click through to the full column for an account of the idiotic mass behavior that brought about the outbreak of coronavirus among vaccinated tourists in Provincetown around July 4th.
Out of control and rising: why bitcoin has Nigeria’s government in a panic [Click]
ReplyDeleteData from Israel confirms: Booster dose safe for use [Click] Side effects, when they occur, are reportedly minor. Two thousand cases in study.
ReplyDelete‘I Would Go Tomorrow to Get the Third Shot’ [Click] “An infectious-disease doctor on what we know about the Delta variant and the risks that lie ahead.”
DeleteI actually WANT the third shot, and like hearing that reactions to it are mild...but I'll believe it when I see it because I had a STRONG reaction to the 2nd shot. But whatever the reaction, I am ready to take the 3rd shot.
DeleteA Plant That ‘Cannot Die’ Reveals Its Genetic Secrets [Click] The article doesn’t mention some things that I recall about this extraordinary plant. If you see photos of its flowers you immediately see that it is a kind of conifer—they look like those of pine trees. And its trunk grows down into the ground rather than up into the air, seeking water in the bottoms of the dry riverbeds where they grow.
ReplyDeleteHow Susan Wright’s Campaign Knew She Would Lose [Click] [mild chortle]
ReplyDeleteBishop: Catholic Diocese of Albany covered up sexual abuse by priests [Click] Oh, my. This sounds like a public admission to being an accessory after the fact.
ReplyDelete*Thank you,* Alan and Bill.
ReplyDeleteCalifornia learns costly pandemic lesson about hospitals [Click] “California's hospital system is far more elastic than was thought at the start of the pandemic.”
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