It has fallen out of favor in the US too. I don't think anyone claimed it was a wonder drug, though. There was some initial evidence that it may have provided some benefit, and at the time, it was really the only strong lead. Subsequent trials and clinical experience, though, showed that it wasn't useful.
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I think you are not understanding my point and making it seem like I'm one of those anti-maskers. I am actually trying to explain why people want them gone. What you feel is normalizing is not mine. If you really want to understand why people don't want masks, don't keep going in circles like this. You claimed hot weather indoors at Disney is better than outdoors without. It wasn't true all the time. I wear them, but I utterly hate them now. In hot weather inside they still sucked at Disney. When I can not wear them I won't. Why? They are insanely uncomfortable to me. You can have not so postive experiences wearing and not be a maskhole.
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The immunocompromised have qualified due to their health and how they process vaccines. Not all immunocompromised even had antibodies after dose one per reports from people I know (some indirectly through a leukemia group I'm associated with). That, at this time per my understanding, is why they have shot #3. You still likely have strong protection from the vaccines, those with weakened immune systems may not.
Oh man, all those people that got J&J because it was one and done gonna be mad when they have to get another"Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 booster shot is 94% effective when administered two months after the first dose in the U.S., the company announced Tuesday, adding that the booster increases antibody levels four to six times higher than one shot alone.
A J&J booster dose given six months out from the first shot appears to be potentially even more protective against Covid, the company said, generating antibodies twelve-fold higher four weeks after the boost, regardless of age.
When given as a booster, the vaccine remained well-tolerated, with side effects generally consistent with those seen after the initial dose, according to J&J.
“We now have generated evidence that a booster shot further increases protection against COVID-19 and is expected to extend the duration of protection significantly,” Paul Stoffels, J&J’s chief scientific officer, said in a statement.
The new data, provided in a press release, helps J&J make a case to the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a booster shot to some 14.8 million Americans who have received the company’s single-dose vaccine so far.
The Biden administration announced plans last month to roll out booster shots for people who received the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. An FDA advisory committee on Friday unanimously recommended Pfizer booster shots to people age 65 and older and other vulnerable Americans. A final decision from the agency is expected any day now.
U.S. health officials said they needed more data on the J&J vaccine before they can recommend boosters of those shots.
The 94% efficacy rate for the J&J booster shot is for the U.S., the company said. Globally, a booster shot given about two months after the first dose is 75% effective against symptomatic infection, according to the company. It also demonstrated 100% effectiveness against severe and critical disease, it said.
The company also released data from a real-world study that found a single dose of its vaccine provided strong and long-lasting protection against Covid-19 related hospitalizations, demonstrating 81% effectiveness after several months.
The new data on a single dose is important as it is “critical to prioritize protecting as many people as possible against hospitalization and death given the continued spread of COVID-19 and rapidly emerging variants,” the company said.
“A single-shot COVID-19 vaccine that is easy to use, distribute and administer that provides strong and long-lasting protection is crucial to vaccinating the global population,” Stoffels said."
J&J says Covid booster shot is 94% effective in the U.S. when given two months after first dose
A J&J booster dose given six months out from the first shot appears to be potentially even more protective against Covid, the company added.
Here's a link to the J&J announcement -
Johnson & Johnson Announces Real-World Evidence and Phase 3 Data Confirming Strong and Long-Lasting Protection of Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine in the U.S.
Additional data show a booster increases protection 94 percent protection in the U.S. with booster given at two months Four-fold increase in antibodies when given at two months 12-fold increase in antibodies when booster given at six monthswww.jnj.com
I visited WDW two weeks ago because I decided the low crowds were worth the tradeoff for the indoor masks. My prior visit started the second day after masks were not required for the fully vaccinated (which translated to basically everybody). It was annoying in the queues but not too bad because the longest we waited was 25 minutes for FoP.
I didn't have any issues on RnR personally but I get it. There were other rides that made it harder. And yes, the ride pics are silly looking. Not to mention lost ones because mask fell a little while someone was legit screaming. Whether people realize it or not, I am not anti-mask, I just won't pretend they don't bother me at all, because they do. I even sing with one on which is worse because I have to manipulate them to wear right while deep breaths in and such.
That info will come from the CDC (hopefully any day now). Once the FDA approves the vaccine (in this case approval of a booster for 65+ and high risk) the CDC has to detail the logistics like who qualifies, how long people should wait after 2nd shot and when pharmacies and counties can start giving the boosters.
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I feel pretty much the same way except I do enjoy the ride photos but for me they are a reminder of the trip and the experience itself which included masks. I don’t think it’s a big deal but I am also not triggered by mask rules. I can see how people who are vocally anti-mask don’t want to share pictures on social media of themselves in a mask. That kinda thing gets you kicked out of the echo chamber
Why would you expect a blip from Labor Day in FL? Those blips as a result of holidays are because people let their mitigation guard down and gather differently on holidays. FL doesn't really have any mitigation. People who were mitigating on their own aren't going to change their behavior on a holiday weekend.
Agreed. I hate them, but was happy they mandated them in classrooms at my daughter's college. Hating them does not mean that you 1) don't follow the rules or 2) don't see the need for them in certain situations for now.
I don't share my ride photos on social media anyway and only have them because photopass is included with my AP (until next year). However, they look stupid and cover most of the reaction.I feel pretty much the same way except I do enjoy the ride photos but for me they are a reminder of the trip and the experience itself which included masks. I don’t think it’s a big deal but I am also not triggered by mask rules. I can see how people who are vocally anti-mask don’t want to share pictures on social media of themselves in a mask. That kinda thing gets you kicked out of the echo chamber
Mask or no mask the fragrance smell is overwhelming when I stepped into the Norway, France and Italy perfume gift shops in Epcot. The France shop is the most intense. A hot steamy day wearing cologne , perfume, no thanks. I would think an N95 mask could be better but I wear the regular cloth ones when required to do so.
I was on a flight Sunday where they forced a kid who looked to be 3-4 years old to wear a mask which resulted in the kid screaming at the top of his lungs for an hour. I can guarantee you that far more droplets of whatever he may have been carrying were expelled through the mask with him screaming like that than would have been if he was sitting there breathing with no mask. I'm not sure which "side" you were referring to but there are clearly situations like that where the mask up "side" lacks any common sense at all.
I purposely look away from the ride photo in Pirates. When they first added that I looked and the flash is so bright in there it had me seeing spots for several minutes.
