atpeace Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Burma Bill said: With the greatest respect, proof please. I have not knowingly become infected with Covid-19. I have never been tested as I have never felt unwell. I have never experienced any symptoms other than a mild cold which a hot coffee and a paracetamol relieved. My body temperature was always in the range 36 to 37 (normal). I no longer wear a mask but do regularly wash my hands. Personally, I regard myself as never being a Covid-19 patient. I have had 4 "jabs" so far. 2 starters of Sinovac, then first booster Sinovac and second booster Pfizer. Due third booster shortly. I don't think he was being literal. Most people have had Covid and how they come up with these numbers is questionable. 100% of people after getting a fourth shot don't die???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stoner Posted September 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2022 i predict a thread heading in about 6 to 8 months from now saying how x number of boosters will boost your boost so much that you wont need to boost for another 6 months at least. then after that it will simply be a boost in another 6 months followed by 2 more the following year. if that doesn't seem to work then a further scheduled boost will occur. once that schedule is complete a new boost system will be in place to boost the old boosters to new boost levels. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 minute ago, stoner said: i predict a thread heading in about 6 to 8 months from now saying how x number of boosters will boost your boost so much that you wont need to boost for another 6 months at least. You have heard about the notion of annual flu vaccine shots, right? It's not exactly a foreign concept... But whether that will ultimately become necessary/advised for COVID in the future remains a bit unknown right now, AFAIK. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 4 hours ago, spidermike007 said: The 3rd booster may also be effective against kangaroo pox. Where do these numbers come from? Are the boosters even effective against Omicron, and BA 4.6, BA5 and BA 4.6? How many boosters is enough? At what point do we start depending on a healthy immune system? Probably the same frequency as Flu vaccins . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, atpeace said: I don't think he was being literal. Most people have had Covid and how they come up with these numbers is questionable. 100% of people after getting a fourth shot don't die???? Unfortunately, the Thai MoPH, AFAICT, didn't specify in their public info the number of vaccinated folks tracked in their May to July sample, nor did they say how long they were tracked for post vaccination.... But, a large scale study out of Singapore has done exactly that, with very good vaccine effectiveness findings for mRNA COVID booster shots in preventing serious COVID illness for at least six months post injection. And that's great news! Booster Shots Protect Against Severe Covid for at Least Six Months, Study Finds "The mRNA booster vaccines -- made by drugmakers Pfizer Inc. and BionTech SE, or Moderna Inc. -- were most effective in cutting the rate of people with severe Covid, scoring an estimated 87%, and there was no evidence of their effect waning within six months, the study found." ... The study was led by researchers at Singapore’s National Center for Infectious Diseases and the National University of Singapore. It canvassed 2.4 million Singaporean residents aged 30 years and above vaccinated with at least two doses." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-26/boosters-protect-against-severe-covid-for-six-months-study-says Not too different from the more vaguely reported Thai data -- 83% effectiveness against serious COVID after three shots. Edited September 2, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stoner Posted September 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: You have heard about the notion of annual flu vaccine shots, right? yes whats the numbers on those who take and those who don't ? i think youll find the later is the much greater number. you may want to but from the looks of things the majority of people are not too keen anymore. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unblocktheplanet Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Anybody know if Bang Rak Medical Centre vax site (St Louis BTS) is still operating? Or Bang Sue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rattlesnake Posted September 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2022 3 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: You have heard about the notion of annual flu vaccine shots, right? It's not exactly a foreign concept... But whether that will ultimately become necessary/advised for COVID in the future remains a bit unknown right now, AFAIK. An annual shot and 4 shots in the space of 18 months is not the same thing. Invalid comparison. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted September 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2022 36 minutes ago, rattlesnake said: An annual shot and 4 shots in the space of 18 months is not the same thing. Invalid comparison. The stated aim of the public health community is to hopefully get future COVID vaccine shots to be on an annual basis, if needed. It's exactly a valid comparison. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said: Anybody know if Bang Rak Medical Centre vax site (St Louis BTS) is still operating? Or Bang Sue? I haven't heard anything lately about public vaccinations at Bang Rak... But the Bang Sue Central Vaccination Center was slated to continue operating thru the end of September. "The Bang Sue Grand Station's Central Vaccination Center (CVC) has announced it will continue to provide vaccination services until the end of September. According to CVC director Dr. Mingkwan Wichaidit, the center was originally scheduled to close at the end of August. However, public health officials decided to postpone its closure to continue providing services as people still come in for vaccinations and booster shots. ... He stated that the closure date could be changed again depending on the circumstances and that the CVC could be reopened for service immediately if necessary." https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/posts/pfbid02HmQxyX9a3wNKDh4F1NN9B4YP2efhk9dLEBqF6hE1ME9r3v1exDB6KMnL29ubegPfl Edited September 2, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rattlesnake Posted September 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) 19 hours ago, spidermike007 said: How does one even address a question like this? It is like asking me to prove that having great driving skills helps to prevent fatal accidents. Of course a strong immune system helps one to fight Covid. It helps one to fight any virus, flu, or contagious disease. This is science. Do the research. This is very elemental stuff. Bacteria in our guts can elicit an effective immune response against viruses that not only infect the gut, such as norovirus and rotavirus, but also those infecting the lungs, such as the flu virus. The beneficial gut microbes do this by ordering specialized immune cells to produce potent antiviral proteins that ultimately eliminate viral infections. And the body of a person lacking these beneficial gut bacteria won’t have as strong an immune response to invading viruses. As a result, infections might go unchecked, taking a toll on health. https://www.umassmed.edu/news/news-archives/2021/01/a-healthy-microbiome-builds-a-strong-immune-system-that-could-help-defeat-covid-19/ Wise words, and yet in this day and age they get frowned upon as they "promote vaccine hesitancy". As if hesitating about this was intrinsically a bad thing. It's an orthodoxy, a belief system and anything that goes against it is crushed. Be healthy, take care of your body. Edited September 3, 2022 by onthedarkside misinfo claim removed 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattlesnake Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 44 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: The stated aim of the public health community is to hopefully get future COVID vaccine shots to be on an annual basis, if needed. It's exactly a valid comparison. "Hopefully", right. With the bi-annual emergence of vaccine-resistant "variants", it seems their "hopes" will not be achieved anytime soon (and the cynic in me thinks they are just fine with that). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleftheros Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 10 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: You have heard about the notion of annual flu vaccine shots, right? It's not exactly a foreign concept... No, it isn't. But nor are the annual flu vaccines endlessly discussed every day on the mainstream media. So if serial boosters seem to some people like a 'foreign concept', it is the hysterical media that is mostly to blame. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 18 hours ago, Kevin Taylor said: How do they come up with these numbers ? Everyone has had covid now so who are they comparing the data against. Not me, I haven't had Covid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hiram Abiff Posted September 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2022 And the 5th will make you immortal 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted September 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2022 8 hours ago, rattlesnake said: Wise words, and yet in this day and age they get frowned upon as they "promote vaccine hesitancy". As if hesitating about this was intrinsically a bad thing. It's an orthodoxy, a belief system and anything that goes against it is crushed. Be healthy, take care of your body and your innate immune system will do the rest. When each vaccine manufacturer made over $10 billion in profits last year alone, on the vaccines, hesitancy is considered a very bad thing. I am not anti-vax. I am pro choice. I don't like being dictated to, told how many boosters I am supposed to purchase, told I might die if I don't, etc. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted September 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2022 14 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: I'm all for people being "healthy". But that aside, it matters A LOT when people try to use the "healthy lifestyle" argument as the basis for opposing COVID vaccinations or suggesting they're not needed if you're "healthy." There's no credible science that supports that notion. As for the rest of your post, it's nonsense. All the major public health agencies have been publicly and loudly saying since the beginning of COVID that people with various chronic conditions are at greater risk of poor outcomes if infected with COVID. Pretty much everyone knows that, and not many folks arguing on that point. But it's been discussed A LOT! Not really. There was never any discussion about a healthy diet, exercise or the increased chances of a weakened immune system caused by not taking care of oneself. The fat brigade insured that discussion never happened. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, perconrad said: My wife and I we have not had Covid also many we know have not, but I have had 2 vaccines and 3 boosters My wife & I have had the Single J&J shot. (we only got it because at the time seemed like Thailand would require it for re-entry) Since Then... Flown all over the USA on mask-less 6hour+ flights & Stayed in a few states all mask-less & have not gotten covid either So who knows eh? ???? Edited September 3, 2022 by mania Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eleftheros Posted September 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2022 35 minutes ago, spidermike007 said: Not really. There was never any discussion about a healthy diet, exercise or the increased chances of a weakened immune system caused by not taking care of oneself. The fat brigade insured that discussion never happened. Amazingly, no government as far as I am aware even mentioned the role of Vitamin D in helping to maintain the immune system, a factor which has been known about for decades and is the subject of a whole raft of scientific studies. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommysboy Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 11 hours ago, rattlesnake said: Wise words, and yet in this day and age they get frowned upon as they "promote vaccine hesitancy". As if hesitating about this was intrinsically a bad thing. It's an orthodoxy, a belief system and anything that goes against it is crushed. Be healthy, take care of your body. 'Be healthy, take care of your body.' Evidentially, this is sadly not a reliable maxim or there would be no need for vaccines. It's mostly true where Omicron is concerned though- It's very unlikely a healthy person will suffer serious illness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eleftheros Posted September 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2022 The absolute trust placed by so many people in Big Pharma to behave in an altruistic and ethical way is rather quaint. I wonder if those same people blindly trust Big Oil and Big Tobacco, too. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommysboy Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Too easy to forget that the earlier variants killed tens of thousands in the UK for instance, some of them even young and healthy. Even now, the vaccines make a dramatic difference for those with chronic underlying conditions. I would agree that there are doom and gloom merchants who over emphasize the dangers of the omicron variant for reasons best known to themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthedarkside Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 A series of off-topic posts for the subject of this thread have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkk Brian Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Eleftheros said: Amazingly, no government as far as I am aware even mentioned the role of Vitamin D in helping to maintain the immune system, a factor which has been known about for decades and is the subject of a whole raft of scientific studies. You're unaware of the UK government giving out free Vitamin D and advising everyone to take supplements then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthedarkside Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Another post with unsourced and unsubstantiated claims has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleftheros Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said: You're unaware of the UK government giving out free Vitamin D and advising everyone to take supplements then? If you read the official Covid-19 rapid guidelines on Vitamin D from the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, part of the DHSS, you will see that it specifically states: "Do not offer a vitamin D supplement to people solely to prevent COVID-19, except as part of a clinical trial." Vitamin D was employed to counteract lack of sunlight, for the winter months only. (Recommendation 1.2, page 7). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkk Brian Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 6 minutes ago, Eleftheros said: If you read the official Covid-19 rapid guidelines on Vitamin D from the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, part of the DHSS, you will see that it specifically states: "Do not offer a vitamin D supplement to people solely to prevent COVID-19, except as part of a clinical trial." Vitamin D was employed to counteract lack of sunlight, for the winter months only. (Recommendation 1.2, page 7). Why would they offer it solely for covid 19? Here is what I said 1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said: You're unaware of the UK government giving out free Vitamin D and advising everyone to take supplements then? Here is the proof During the autumn and winter months everyone in the UK is advised to take a supplement of vitamin D every day to support general health. This advice is particularly important for people who have been shielding this year due to coronavirus (COVID-19), or who are living in care homes, because they are more likely to have been indoors over the spring and summer and so may not have been able to obtain enough vitamin D from sunlight. Women and children who qualify for the Healthy Start scheme can get free supplements containing vitamin D. Currently in the UK, free supplements of folic acid, vitamin C and D are available to low-income new or expecting parents as part of the UK’s Healthy Start scheme – a program similar to the UK Welfare Food Scheme, but for young families. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthedarkside Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 The continued discussion of vitamins / supplements in regard to COVID here in this thread is going off-topic. And their use specifically to prevent or treat COVID is not recognized by the various major public health agencies. Therefore, time to move on and remain on-topic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 So does Favipiravir, Molnupiravir, and Paxlovid (soon to be availabe OTC in the Thai pharmacies) with more therapeutics for Covid in the pipeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, hotchilli said: Not me, I haven't had Covid... I'm not sure if I had it or not. May have had it in August 2020 as almost everyone in the Tambon had bad upper respiratory infections. I may go to a lab to get a antibody test to see if I've been exposed now that a positive antibody test (not an antigen test - different test) won't flag you for an unwanted stay in a Covid ward. Edited September 3, 2022 by connda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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