Once again the people have spoken
Despite assurances all vaccines are created equal (bullshit) its getting so bad that media is trying to run stories about how you should take whatever jab they happen to load in a syringe for you
Speaks volumes doesnt it
Most recent News News business news stories and video from CP24
www.cp24.com
"At a briefing earlier on Wednesday morning, Toronto’s vaccine task force chair Matthew Pegg said that
the total number of people who are declining a vaccine after arriving for an appointment is “very, very low” and is not having a significant impact on the number of shots being administered."
I haven't heard of any need in Canada to offer incentives for people to get the vaccine, except in Alberta.
Elsewhere the people seeking jabs may be filling up the available appointments quickly.
So, being in BC, why shouldn't i let other people go first.
[Especially as i am at very low risk re myself in my Bat Cave or to others outside of it.
Or could have already been infected & not know it. Which would give me substantial immunity in itself.]
Then i can wait to get my vaccine of choice for shot #2, namely Pisser.
After all, moreover, what scientific studies have been done saying mixing Pisser and Madonna is safe.
And having first shot protection already, isn't there evidence that delaying may be better (see quotes from article below)?
Also, if i wait for incentives, i could get a shot at a big lotto winner, lol.
Convince me otherwise ;
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"What we found was that they were underestimating the efficacy of the first dose, and rather than the efficacy being 52 per cent, it was actually 92 per cent," she said. "For us, that was a game changer."
"... NACI says its decision to delay second doses is based on emerging real-world data from Quebec, B.C., Israel, the U.K. and the U.S. that showed "good effectiveness" of between 70 and 80 per cent from a single dose of the vaccines "for up to two months in some studies."
"... "It's shown us really good vaccine effectiveness two months after receipt of the first dose and that the effectiveness isn't decreasing over time," Dr. Shelley Deeks, vice-chair of NACI and a lead author of the recommendations, said in an interview.
"... Skowronski says once good protection is established, it doesn't suddenly disappear or "fall off a cliff." Instead, protection against a disease wanes gradually after a vaccination, which buys researchers time to "re-evaluate the optimal timing of the second dose."
"She said that longer intervals between a first and a second dose of a vaccine are generally preferred because shorter intervals can interfere with the immune boost response and longer intervals are often associated with ultimately higher antibody levels.
"Alyson Kelvin, an assistant professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax and virologist at the Canadian Center for Vaccinology, says the clinical trials on COVID-19 vaccines ran with the shortest time frame possible so they could get data out quickly, but
previous studies on other vaccines show longer intervals are generally better.
"... "The only reason to go with a shorter interval is if you don't get good protection with the first dose, and a second dose administered sooner could top it up a lot," Skowronski said.
"That's a scenario that we are not dealing with here. We're getting excellent protection after the first dose, and we have a clear and present danger threat now with ongoing elevated pandemic disease risk on top of that scarcity of vaccine supply."
"First-dose vaccine numbers in British Columbia have risen to above 75 per cent of the eligible population, with second-shot totals hovering near 25 per cent.
VICTORIA - First-dose vaccine numbers in British Columbia have risen to above 75 per cent of the eligible population, with second-shot totals hovering near 25 per cent.
www.therecord.com
I wonder if BC is about to reach "herd immunity".
