15 thoughts on “C-19 Chat Post – October 17 2021”

  1. The FDA recently announced that all people over 18 who received the J&J vaccine should get another dose as early as two months after the first one. To me, the following is a confusing statement by Dr. Fauchi:
    “I think that they should feel good about it because what the advisers to the FDA felt is that given the data that they saw, very likely this should have been a two dose vaccine to begin with.”

    I did not get J&J, but if I did, I would be wondering if I am putting at risk the vulnerable people that I come in contact with since now it sounds like, in a sense, I am not fully vaccinated. Once I get the booster (really the missing second dose?), how long will it be until I needed another dose (a true booster?)? And so on…

    1. From what I understand, the J&J efficacy is lower than the Pfizer and Moderna. I’m not Joshua but yes, maybe it should have been a 2 shot like the others from the beginning.

      I myself got the 2 Pfizer shots which were 3 weeks apart iirc. Thereafter a few months later got my third (booster).

    2. I found this. I see this as a fail that sadly will have consequences. I know of a fair amount of folks who were hesitant to receive a vaccine at all but ended up choosing the single dose JJ. I seriously doubt the majority of folks with that mindset will have a second vaccine. In addition, it only feeds into the doubt and lack of trust many Americans have.

      https://nypost.com/2021/10/17/dr-anthony-fauci-on-sunday-said-the-fda-advisory-panel-that-recommended-boosters-for-johnson-johnsons-one-shot-vaccine-believes-that-it-likely-should-have-always-been-a-two-dose-regimen/

      1. The J&J was only a one shot because at the time, it was perceived to be the strongest but in reality it’s actually the weakest of the vaccines.

        I initially wanted the J&J since only one shot was “necessary” but now I’m glad that the B&W had only the two shot Pfizer. 🙂

      1. Thank you and interesting. I don’t recall whether JJ was available in the first few months when moderna and pfeizer were introduced. I wonder if those months saw the largest number of vaccines

      1. Short answer. No.

        For all my muted criticism of Gottlieb he’s a brilliant mind and solid professional. I wish he was Biden’s nominee for the FDA. Because he served before under Trump I don’t think Biden would do it.

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