Red Mosquito

Bi_3 wrote:Seems like something parents should consider waiting a few months on unless there are other contributing factors in their young child's health or a new formulation that prevents omicron variants is released. I mean, we don't give our kids flu shots from three years ago.

Sometimes we do!

I haven't had a kid this young in a while, but I would have have gotten this shot in a heartbeat. Boosters and reformulations can come later (and probably will on an annual basis).

I couldn't see not giving my kid whatever imperfect protection they could have. We're always going to be chasing the strains.

spike wrote:

Bi_3 wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:

B wrote:

Bi_3 wrote:Is this vaccine the same one we have been using? The one that is based on the sequencing of the original strain from Wuhan in December of 2019?

Yes, I think. Dosing is different than for adults, and testing was occurring during the omicron surge. So, it looks like the data was convincing for the epidemiologists.

$cience!

IIRC this was the test that was stopped and a third dose was added because of low immune system responses for a majority of the trial subjects and the FDA approved it under a lowered response threshold than previous vaccines.

I dunno:

https://data.cdc.gov/widgets/9bhg-hcku? ... irect=true

Seems like something parents should consider waiting a few months on unless there are other contributing factors in their young child's health or a new formulation that prevents omicron variants is released. I mean, we don't give our kids flu shots from three years ago.

If memory serves, they’ve “updated” the vaccine at least once, and yes, are working on a formula that’s even more effective against the omicron strain. Supposed so be ready before the school year, I believe.

Waiting for that makes more sense to me as there is some reporting that an increase in the number of shots beyond three might actually be reducing the immunity window. My kids (6 and 10) are vaccinated but not boosted (wife and I are boosted though) and as of now we are waiting until what one assumes is that annual shot becomes available to get them anything more. Obviously we would adjust if the public health situation changes but we have several neighbors who work just across the river at NIH and that seems to be a common approach.

Let them eat spike proteins!

verb_to_trust wrote:Let them eat spike proteins!

Hilarious as always, Verb. Have you considered stand up?

JuanHamm wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Let them eat spike proteins!

Hilarious as always, Verb. Have you considered stand up?

You and me are the same. Just RMers complaining.

If covid is a top 5 cause of death for toddlers, the news has not been covering it. That seems like a story.

Because toddlers rarely ever die of any cause

BurtReynolds wrote:Sounds like very sick people.

Or just regular people that don’t want to miss a week of work because they can’t afford to. Just one example.

verb_to_trust wrote:Because toddlers rarely ever die of any cause

*coughs*

*chokes*

*coughs*

verb's right.

Fuck, I feel gross.

But here's a quick story out of SC: https://www.wistv.com/2021/11/03/covid- ... dept-says/

Yep, your kid is more likely to be murdered than to die of covid. I guess that means we need a vaccine to prevent homicide.

*gun laws

spike wrote:*gun laws

You really DO hate America.

B wrote:

spike wrote:*gun laws

You really DO hate America.

I'll give spike this one. Little kids get shot in Chicago all the time

B wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Because toddlers rarely ever die of any cause

*coughs*

*chokes*

*coughs*

verb's right.

Fuck, I feel gross.

But here's a quick story out of SC: https://www.wistv.com/2021/11/03/covid- ... dept-says/

5-11 y.o. are not toddlers.

B wrote:

simple schoolboy wrote:.

Do pediatricians promote flu shots to help protect the adults in the kids environs?

I can assure you, pediatrician don't care about a single person in their community that they can't bill for.

Has B provided power rankings of all the various medical specialties and what about each annoys him?

Bi_3 wrote:

B wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Because toddlers rarely ever die of any cause

*coughs*

*chokes*

*coughs*

verb's right.

Fuck, I feel gross.

But here's a quick story out of SC: https://www.wistv.com/2021/11/03/covid- ... dept-says/

5-11 y.o. are not toddlers.

Bah. It's somewhere.

The CDC is joke

Personally that was never one of my fav Public Enemy songs

verb_to_trust wrote:The CDC is joke

Confirmation the verb account is a Russian bot designed to divide us.