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When will upsers be able to receive the covid-19 shot?
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<blockquote data-quote="Brownwifey" data-source="post: 4732664" data-attributes="member: 51329"><p>I hear you and understand your skepticism. We are definitely in uncharted territory here. BUT, there is a body of work dealing with similar viruses, there is adequate trial data for emergency rollout, and in my opinion, the risk has been mitigated as much as humanly possible. Yes, I work in this field. I don't think the real concern is long term side effects. Your body ends up with antibodies to a specific virus (the same result as other vaccines). The real concern would be for unknown initial side effects which pose a significant health risk (highly unlikely). Trials have shown both vaccines to be safe with typical minor side effects associated with similar vaccines in healthy adults. As far as how messenger RNA works, its basic molecular biology. Google "protein synthesis" to learn more about the translation step ( mRNA is the template for antisense strand, etc). I seriously want to stay away from debating information disseminated from CDC or other government agencies. </p><p></p><p>Bottom line is folks can argue til the cows come home about the pros and cons of getting the vaccine. It comes down to personal choice. I have worked in this field for over 20 years and consider myself to be a cautious person. Just wanted to share my personal opinion that given the data available on current vaccines available I wouldn't hesitate to give it to my family. Take that for what its worth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brownwifey, post: 4732664, member: 51329"] I hear you and understand your skepticism. We are definitely in uncharted territory here. BUT, there is a body of work dealing with similar viruses, there is adequate trial data for emergency rollout, and in my opinion, the risk has been mitigated as much as humanly possible. Yes, I work in this field. I don't think the real concern is long term side effects. Your body ends up with antibodies to a specific virus (the same result as other vaccines). The real concern would be for unknown initial side effects which pose a significant health risk (highly unlikely). Trials have shown both vaccines to be safe with typical minor side effects associated with similar vaccines in healthy adults. As far as how messenger RNA works, its basic molecular biology. Google "protein synthesis" to learn more about the translation step ( mRNA is the template for antisense strand, etc). I seriously want to stay away from debating information disseminated from CDC or other government agencies. Bottom line is folks can argue til the cows come home about the pros and cons of getting the vaccine. It comes down to personal choice. I have worked in this field for over 20 years and consider myself to be a cautious person. Just wanted to share my personal opinion that given the data available on current vaccines available I wouldn't hesitate to give it to my family. Take that for what its worth. [/QUOTE]
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