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fierosound
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JAN 12, 07:41 AM
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maryjane
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JAN 12, 08:28 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierosound:
If the new variant takes off, they'll be calling it Covid 21 to differentiate it.
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It won't. This Covid/'rona thing is all gonna go away Jan 21.
(but, just in case what I heard from the other side of a bathroom stall wall is wrong and it don't... )
| quote | Immunity from Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine should last at least a year, the company said on Monday at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference.
The drugmaker said it was confident that the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology it used was well suited to deploy a vaccine based on the new variant of the coronavirus which has emerged in a handful of countries.
The company’s vaccine, mRNA-1273, uses synthetic mRNA to mimic the surface of the coronavirus and teach the immune system to recognize and neutralize it.
Moderna said in December it would run tests to confirm the vaccine’s activity against any strain.
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[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 01-12-2021).]
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sourmash
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JAN 15, 09:15 AM
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There was just a report out of Norway sharing that 13 people have died from complications from taking the Pfizer vaccine.
| quote | | At least 13 people have died in Norway due to side effects of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, the national medicines regulator has revealed. All were frail and elderly people who had unusually strong reactions to the jabs. |
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maryjane
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JAN 15, 09:44 AM
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| quote | At least 23 people who received Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shots have died in Norway, with 13 of the fatalities possibly linked to the vaccine’s side effects, authorities said on Thursday.
All 13 individuals were above the age of 80, according to the Norwegian Medicines Agency.
It said common side effects of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, such as fever and nausea, might have led to the death of some elderly patients.
Along with the 13 deaths, nine cases of serious side effects and seven instances of less serious side effects have been recorded, the agency’s medical director, Steinar Madsen, told national broadcaster NRK.
Norway started COVID-19 vaccinations last month, right after the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was approved by the European Medicines Agency.
Nearly 33,000 people have so far received a dose in the country, according to data by UK-based tracker OurWorldInData.
Latest figures show Norway’s virus caseload currently stands at 57,736, including 511 fatalities. |
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https://www.aa.com.tr/en/eu...side-effects/2111033
(Ankara Turkey News)
| quote | Those reported to have died were all elderly and frail. The Norwegian Medicines Agency urged, therefore, that it should be reconsidered whether to vaccinate the very weakest, despite claiming that the vaccine has "very little risk".
Four days before New Year's Eve, inoculation with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine began in Norway. Since Svein Andersen (67) at the Ellingsrudhjemmet elderly home became the first Norwegian to take the jab, over 33,000 Norwegians have received the vaccine in the subsequent weeks.
It was announced in advance that the vaccine may cause side effects of varying severity, and now the Norwegian Medicines Agency has mapped which ones have occurred in the country. A total of 29 side effects were reported, yet with an alarming share of deaths.
“Of these, there are 13 deaths, nine serious side effects and seven less serious side effects”, medical director of the Norwegian Medicines Agency Steinar Madsen told national broadcaster NRK.
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A total of 23 deaths have been reported by the Norwegian Medicines Agency in connection with the vaccination. However, only 13 of these have been assessed so far.
All the surveyed deaths have occurred among frail, elderly patients in nursing homes. All of the dead are over 80 years old and some of them are even over 90.
“It seems that some of these patients get such severe side effects in the form of fever and malaise that it can lead to a very serious illness even, an more serious one, which may lead to death”, Madsen said.
At the same time, Madsen emphasised that these cases are rare and that many thousands of frail people have been vaccinated without a fatal outcome. “Frail” means patients with advanced heart conditions, dementia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other serious diseases. |
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https://nation.com.pk/15-Ja...ccine-s-side-effects
(that is a Turkish news organization)
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sourmash
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JAN 15, 12:26 PM
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maryjane
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JAN 15, 01:06 PM
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VG= Verdens Gang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdens_Gang
Translated to English, it reads:
Has studied 13 deaths: Common side effects may have contributed to deaths in the weakest
Side effects that are harmless to most people may have contributed to some of the deaths among the weakest patients who have received the Pfizer vaccine, according to the Norwegian Medicines Agency.
We know that these common reactions are quite strong in some - most people get quite mild side effects, but some can get high fever, malaise or nausea. This has been thoroughly discussed between the Norwegian Medicines Agency and FHI, and FHI changed its recommendations based on the experience we have, that one should make an assessment of who should be vaccinated, says Steinar Madsen in the Norwegian Medicines Agency to VG.
All deaths that occur close to the time of vaccination are continuously reported and must be assessed. A total of 23 people have died in the near future after receiving the vaccine in Norway. 13 of these deaths have been assessed as of now. Among the remaining 29 adverse reaction reports that have been completed, there are nine serious adverse reactions and seven minor ones.
- We do not see anything alarming with these figures.
All deaths are in elderly and frail people with underlying diseases, says Madsen.
The Norwegian Medicines Agency has previously warned that more people will die with - but not necessarily from - the vaccine: Nursing home residents are the first to be given priority in the vaccine queue, and in Norwegian nursing homes where many are seriously ill , an average of around 350 - 400 people die per week.
What has also emerged in what has been reviewed so far is that the common and usually mild side effects may have had a more serious effect on the sickest. This has also been learned from, says Madsen.
- This may have contributed to some of these deaths.
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The RNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna both provide a strong immune response - which means that the vaccines are effective, but also that many will experience side effects such as fever, nausea or pain at the injection site.
- If a person who is very frail and has an underlying disease is vaccinated and has a strong reaction with fever, nausea and decreased appetite, it can lead to their underlying disease can have a more serious course. These side effects are completely harmless in most people and go away in a short time, but can be a great burden for very frail people, says Madsen.
FHI updated its vaccination guide on Monday with a clarification of even mild side effects can have serious consequences for the most frail, and that the benefit of vaccine for those with a short remaining life can be marginal. Therefore, an assessment must be made as to whether it is appropriate to give the vaccine to a nursing home resident who is very fragile.
These two vaccines have come to Norway so far:
Examines all deaths
Madsen says the Norwegian Medicines Agency will continue to make a thorough assessment of all deaths that are reported.
- We ask the doctors who report to be careful to include information about the patient's condition, how it developed, and what happened after the vaccination.
He has previously explained that the Medicines authorities in all countries follow similar cases and put it in a system.
- What is considered is whether the vaccine may be the cause of a death, or whether the death has occurred as a coincidence in time. The assessment of each side effect report will determine that, he explained.[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 01-15-2021).]
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sourmash
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JAN 15, 01:27 PM
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Yes, that was the humorous part where the report said these 13 deaths are nothing concerning, lol!
They're on a mission from God.
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