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Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant

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Re: Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant

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Product manufacturer recommends use of its product. Surprise!

Unclear why the cynicism is warranted here. They’re not just making a guess, they performed an experiment that is inline with a comparable experiment from non affiliated SA scientists to yield these results.

Should they not run this type of experiment and make a useful and true recommendation to the public? Would that be a better more pure scenario for you?

Re: Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant

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Is "First Shot" "Second Shot" and "Booster" the same as 3 "doses"?

According to the CVS person who did my booster, the booster for Pfizer is a full dose while the Moderna booster is a half dose (relative to each manufacturer's original first and second shot doses).

Worth noting that Moderna uses a larger dosis then Pfizer for the first and second shot.

Re: Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant

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It's not deadly enough for me to consider a booster, I'll pass on this supplementary shot https://www.marketwatch.com/story/who-has-not-seen-any-repor...

Not deadly enough _to you_. I'm sure those who are vulnerable will thank you immensely for your compassion.

Re: Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant

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post #3

Product manufacturer recommends use of its product. Surprise!

If they can show that the product helps to save lifes and at some point get back to a normalcy, and especially if there’s no other significantly better product available, I really don’t have an issue with that.

Re: Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant

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Not to hijack the thread: why is my post being flagged? I'm asking a genuine question!

I was linking to UK Government data here [0] and asking about the numbers.

They're not adding up. I want to know if my interpretation is correct

[0] - https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsde...

Re: Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant

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post #8

Is "First Shot" "Second Shot" and "Booster" the same as 3 "doses"?

According to the CVS person who did my booster, the booster for Pfizer is a full dose while the Moderna booster is a half dose (relative to each manufacturer's original first and second shot doses).

Probably because Moderna’s original shot was already a higher dosage than Pfizers.

Re: Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant

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post #14

It's not deadly enough for me to consider a booster, I'll pass on this supplementary shot https://www.marketwatch.com/story/who-has-not-seen-any-repor...

Not deadly enough _to you_. I'm sure those who are vulnerable will thank you immensely for your compassion.

You are aware that while the covid vaccines protect against severe illness and death, they don't prevent somebody catching and spreading the virus?
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