Hi all

i was wondering if anyone here had any strong opinions on Sinovac?

 

would really love to hear what you think of it and what your experience is of it.

 

Let me know in the replies. 

Probaby best for you to start off with your opinions so people can respond in like.

9 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Probaby best for you to start off with your opinions so people can respond in like.

Serious replies only please 

 

 

1 minute ago, FridgeMagnet1 said:

Serious replies only please 

 

 

Lol start a thread and ridicule your first poster with a reasonable suggestion. Hope this goes well for you and Sinovac

Totally ineffective against internal parasites, unlike Ivermectin.

Receiving first dose tomorrow, together with Thai wife. Looking forward to it. Can't complain when it's free! Mix and match rules are a mess. UK won't accept any mixes, some Countries accept any, others only certain combinations. If approved by WHO that should be good enough.

It think it is a case of you get what you pay for in a sense.  Some preliminary data suggests it is not strongly effective.  Maybe not harmful, but not the most effective nor long lasting vaccine.

My Thai friend had Sinovac to be followed by AV. On Friday I received a phone call to get Pfizer through expatvac. She was a little upset but then happy for me.

18 minutes ago, The Fugitive said:

Receiving first dose tomorrow, together with Thai wife. Looking forward to it. Can't complain when it's free! Mix and match rules are a mess. UK won't accept any mixes, some Countries accept any, others only certain combinations. If approved by WHO that should be good enough.

 

14 minutes ago, gk10012001 said:

It think it is a case of you get what you pay for in a sense.  Some preliminary data suggests it is not strongly effective.  Maybe not harmful, but not the most effective nor long lasting vaccine.

Bit disappointed with some of these well reasoned replies, was hoping for something stronger and angrier.

 

My opinion is this it has probably served its purpose now unless it is effective as a mix and match regime.

 

I was doubled dosed with it, came back to UK and got COVID almost straight away (tested, confirmed) 

Was a bit under the weather for 2 days, but it quickly went away.   

a google search mayb better ??

12 hours ago, FridgeMagnet1 said:

I was doubled dosed with it, came back to UK and got COVID almost straight away (tested, confirmed) 

Was a bit under the weather for 2 days, but it quickly went away.   

Since none of these vaccines are 100% effective against infection, but whose primary benefit is to prevent serious illness and death, it looks to me like your Sinovac shot proved effective. Without it your experience may well have been much worse that being "under the weather for 2 days" 

13 hours ago, FridgeMagnet1 said:

Serious replies only please 

 

 

are we in the same forum

The basic evidence to date (as I understand it) is:

(1) SV + SV gives about 50% protection and is OK for the early virus variants but ineffective against Delta

(2) SV + AZ (in that order) is as effective as AZ+AZ (ie c80% or more)

 

Haven't seen anything on SV+Pf or SV+Mod. Presumably if you have access to Pf or Mod you're unlikely to be starting out with SV ...

There are other considerations besides effectiveness. The UK (for example) does not recognise Sinovac, nor AZ manufactured elsewhere than UK/EU. Neither does the UK recognise any vaccine administered anywhere other than UK, EU or US. We desperately need standardised rules, any vaccines should be acceptable in any combinations everywhere. Universal digital vaccine passports are a must.

Very timely post, as I have a chance for Sinovac + AZ tomorrow in a village school.

 

Wife can go too but she has convinced herself as she had a serious heart condition in her teens, that Sinovac could kill her. So she has decided to wait for a pay-as-you-go vaccine, or 2 x AZ.

 

As for me I have explored every platform that you can register on and heard nothing until yesterday when the provincial hospital told me they have a list from the MFA of 30 recipients, but, as yet, not for me. I feel that if I hang on a week or so they may come good, but need to pass on tomorows opportunity.

 

Whether it's the local school doing 1000 locals tomorrow, or some big Bangkok hospital, we both will likely wait till other choices arrive as it seems risky to head where big crowds are. A recent vaccine day (for Thai only) has resulted in one person going to get jabbed, then being tested positive and now isolating at home. We are bored as F self solating for so long but can probably wait it out a bit longer.

 

As for SInovac, and mix and matching, it's hard who to believe. I recall Sinovac originally was deemed unsuitable for over 60's but (as there is plenty of stock?) it's ok now?

 

 

 

 

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