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  • Paxlovid

    I have been getting messages in my Pharmacy portal for Paxlovid, an anti-viral that they say is helpful in treating COVID-19 infections. Is it really that successful, and if so, why is the State of Emergency still going on?
    That's what
    - She

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    - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

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  • #2
    I’ve heard it’s good. The problem now is that in the early days the vax was The Thing, and doctors and pharmacists were told not to prescribe or dispense Paxlovid. And we know it’s all about control of the populace.

    And money for the vax.


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    • #3
      I'm still not allowed to go to the office because I didn't get the jab.
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      • #4
        Hmmmmm
        The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
          I'm still not allowed to go to the office because I didn't get the jab.
          That's just stupid.
          That's what
          - She

          Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
          - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

          I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
          - Stephen R. Donaldson

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          • #6
            Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
            I'm still not allowed to go to the office because I didn't get the jab.
            The Republican Candidate for POTUS - whoever that might be - should campaign on Trump's promise to reinstate every military member who was booted out because of the vax requirement with BACKPAY.
            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post

              The Republican Candidate for POTUS - whoever that might be - should campaign on Trump's promise to reinstate every military member who was booted out because of the vax requirement with BACKPAY.
              Or upgrade their discharge to Honorable and offer them a Federal job
              That's what
              - She

              Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
              - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

              I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
              - Stephen R. Donaldson

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post

                Or upgrade their discharge to Honorable and offer them a Federal job
                Or that! Somehow - recognize them and fairly compensate them for the contempt shown them by this administration.
                The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
                  I'm still not allowed to go to the office because I didn't get the jab.




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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post
                    I have been getting messages in my Pharmacy portal for Paxlovid, an anti-viral that they say is helpful in treating COVID-19 infections. Is it really that successful, and if so, why is the State of Emergency still going on?
                    13 Things To Know About Paxlovid, the Latest COVID-19 Pill

                    The issue seems to be what's called "Covid Rebound" and the suggestion that those who took Paxlovid have an increased chance of testing positive for it not long after recovering (the above brings that up in #11).

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post

                      That's just stupid.
                      I wouldn't go that far, but he should definitely get the jab.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Juvenal View Post

                        I wouldn't go that far, but he should definitely get the jab.
                        It's positively pointless at this point
                        That's what
                        - She

                        Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
                        - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

                        I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
                        - Stephen R. Donaldson

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post

                          It's positively pointless at this point
                          US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect
                          .
                          Americans who got the updated COVID-19 booster shots are better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven’t — at least for now, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.

                          Updated boosters rolled out by Pfizer and rival Moderna in September have been a hard sell for vaccine-weary Americans. Only about 13% of U.S. adults so far have gotten a “bivalent” shot that targets the omicron strain as well as the original coronavirus. On Tuesday, White House officials announced a renewed push for more Americans to get the latest shots.

                          In the first look at the new shots’ real-world effectiveness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked people with coronavirus-like symptoms who sought testing at drugstores around the country between September and early November. Researchers compared the vaccination status of those who wound up having COVID-19 with those who didn’t.

                          The new omicron-targeting booster added 30% to 56% protection against symptomatic infection, depending on how many prior vaccinations someone had, how long ago and their age, the CDC concluded.

                          People getting the greatest benefit are those who’d never had a prior booster, just two doses of the original COVID-19 vaccine at least eight months earlier, said CDC’s Dr. Ruth Link-Gelles, who led the study.

                          But even people who got a summertime booster of the original vaccine before seeking the new fall formula were 30% to 40% more protected than if they’d skipped this latest shot, she said.

                          “We think about it as the additional benefit or incremental benefit of getting one more dose, and in this case that one more dose is a bivalent,” Link-Gelles said.

                          The updated boosters target the BA.5 omicron strain that until recently was the most common type. The original COVID-19 vaccines have offered strong protection against severe disease and death no matter the variant, but protection against mild infection has proved temporary. CDC’s analysis tracked only the first few months of the new boosters’ use so it’s too early to know how long the added protection against symptomatic infection lasts.

                          ...

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Juvenal View Post

                            US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect
                            .
                            Americans who got the updated COVID-19 booster shots are better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven’t — at least for now, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.

                            Updated boosters rolled out by Pfizer and rival Moderna in September have been a hard sell for vaccine-weary Americans. Only about 13% of U.S. adults so far have gotten a “bivalent” shot that targets the omicron strain as well as the original coronavirus. On Tuesday, White House officials announced a renewed push for more Americans to get the latest shots.

                            In the first look at the new shots’ real-world effectiveness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked people with coronavirus-like symptoms who sought testing at drugstores around the country between September and early November. Researchers compared the vaccination status of those who wound up having COVID-19 with those who didn’t.

                            The new omicron-targeting booster added 30% to 56% protection against symptomatic infection, depending on how many prior vaccinations someone had, how long ago and their age, the CDC concluded.

                            People getting the greatest benefit are those who’d never had a prior booster, just two doses of the original COVID-19 vaccine at least eight months earlier, said CDC’s Dr. Ruth Link-Gelles, who led the study.

                            But even people who got a summertime booster of the original vaccine before seeking the new fall formula were 30% to 40% more protected than if they’d skipped this latest shot, she said.

                            “We think about it as the additional benefit or incremental benefit of getting one more dose, and in this case that one more dose is a bivalent,” Link-Gelles said.

                            The updated boosters target the BA.5 omicron strain that until recently was the most common type. The original COVID-19 vaccines have offered strong protection against severe disease and death no matter the variant, but protection against mild infection has proved temporary. CDC’s analysis tracked only the first few months of the new boosters’ use so it’s too early to know how long the added protection against symptomatic infection lasts.

                            ...
                            Heard that song and dance before. Still not convincing. If you are afraid though, by all means, have at it.
                            That's what
                            - She

                            Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
                            - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

                            I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
                            - Stephen R. Donaldson

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Juvenal View Post

                              US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect
                              .
                              Americans who got the updated COVID-19 booster shots are better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven’t — at least for now, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.

                              Updated boosters rolled out by Pfizer and rival Moderna in September have been a hard sell for vaccine-weary Americans. Only about 13% of U.S. adults so far have gotten a “bivalent” shot that targets the omicron strain as well as the original coronavirus. On Tuesday, White House officials announced a renewed push for more Americans to get the latest shots.

                              In the first look at the new shots’ real-world effectiveness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked people with coronavirus-like symptoms who sought testing at drugstores around the country between September and early November. Researchers compared the vaccination status of those who wound up having COVID-19 with those who didn’t.

                              The new omicron-targeting booster added 30% to 56% protection against symptomatic infection, depending on how many prior vaccinations someone had, how long ago and their age, the CDC concluded.

                              People getting the greatest benefit are those who’d never had a prior booster, just two doses of the original COVID-19 vaccine at least eight months earlier, said CDC’s Dr. Ruth Link-Gelles, who led the study.

                              But even people who got a summertime booster of the original vaccine before seeking the new fall formula were 30% to 40% more protected than if they’d skipped this latest shot, she said.

                              “We think about it as the additional benefit or incremental benefit of getting one more dose, and in this case that one more dose is a bivalent,” Link-Gelles said.

                              The updated boosters target the BA.5 omicron strain that until recently was the most common type. The original COVID-19 vaccines have offered strong protection against severe disease and death no matter the variant, but protection against mild infection has proved temporary. CDC’s analysis tracked only the first few months of the new boosters’ use so it’s too early to know how long the added protection against symptomatic infection lasts.

                              ...
                              At this point, I've had Covid twice. The first time, my fever lasted 3 days. The second time, I had about a half-degree fever and felt bad for an evening; worked the next day (from home). The second time, everybody in the house got it, except for my wife, who'd already had Covid twice (second time for her was also rather mild). I think I'll pass, thanks.
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