General Discussion

uponit7771

(93,532 posts)

15. thx !!

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #8)

Mon Apr 26, 2021, 04:49 PM

Apr 2021

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

64 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

I can't wait till this Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, comes to the US. This is what I'm waiting for. [View all] peoli Apr 2021 OP

You may have to wait longer, India is going to need all of the help they can get now w/ the SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #1

This company has applied for EUA and is planning to sell 200 million doses in the US this year peoli Apr 2021 #4

EUA? Emerg. Use Authorization I am guessing? Thanks for the heads up. NT SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #7

Yes, emergency use authorization peoli Apr 2021 #9

I might have made a mistake...I think EUA can begin tomorrow peoli Apr 2021 #63

No sweat. Eventually it'll make its way here, just a matter of time I suspect. Take care! SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #64

FDA don't normally like to approve vaccines that haven't had clinical trials in the US. LisaL Apr 2021 #27

So they want to sell to other countries instead of making sure their population JI7 Apr 2021 #43

+1000. The plan to sell here must have come before the sudden explosion Hortensis Apr 2021 #12

Amen! This is a huge contribution and a credit to India's medical field. I certainly hope that SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #14

Their scientists have always been good. The problem is corrupt govt and ignorant masses JI7 Apr 2021 #44

"Covaxin works by teaching the immune system to make antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus" RockRaven Apr 2021 #2

I'm glad you've done your research peoli Apr 2021 #5

Covaxin is a traditional inactivated virus vaccine. Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #8

thx !! uponit7771 Apr 2021 #15

The current mRNA vaccines have a very narrow specific focus - the spike protein womanofthehills Apr 2021 #17

Israel also has dramatically reduced numbers of infections LisaL Apr 2021 #29

With my allergies, I would prefer to wait for a more traditional vaccine with more protection from womanofthehills Apr 2021 #32

Like I said, it might never be approved in the US. LisaL Apr 2021 #36

All vaccines are exciting and valuable. Efficacy 78% against infection, Hortensis Apr 2021 #3

They aren't 100% against severe disease. Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #10

I read the wrong source apparently, though quite recent and Hortensis Apr 2021 #13

The initial tests (prior to emergency approval) were 100%. Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #21

Ah, thanks. I'd read that a very good body of data had been Hortensis Apr 2021 #38

Yes. 75 million vaccinated, 0.008% got infected and less than one in one million died. TraceNC Apr 2021 #16

Without more detail, it is not clear what that comment means. Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #23

Also didn't mention that only 396 of the 5,800 were hospitalized. TraceNC Apr 2021 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author TraceNC Apr 2021 #31

Same number in my post. Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #33

Just correcting my number from above. It's 0.006%. TraceNC Apr 2021 #35

We just had a "break-through" reported in the suburban Philly area today BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #42

What type of person gets COVID after being fully Vaccinated. DontBelieveEastisEas Apr 2021 #39

I doubt if there is enough data to be meaningful - Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #40

Timing of up to 14 days DontBelieveEastisEas Apr 2021 #41

That very well could be it. TraceNC Apr 2021 #45

That's true DontBelieveEastisEas Apr 2021 #47

Pretty disappointing to see the doubt being fueled on DU. TraceNC Apr 2021 #55

Nope. Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #48

Catch the VIRUS 2 weeks before they test Positive on the first Fully Vaccinated date. DontBelieveEastisEas Apr 2021 #51

Most people are positive within 5 days of exposure - Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #52

depends what the vax was, and what the 2nd type of COVID was. The AstraZeneca vax is only 10.4% Celerity Apr 2021 #58

Where did you find that about the deaths? The last thing I'd seen from the CDC pnwmom Apr 2021 #54

They haven't found any caused by the vaccine. Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #57

This is a traditional vaccine - Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #6

Waiting for something you think may be better Disaffected Apr 2021 #11

Not a mistake if you are very careful and live way out in the country where I do womanofthehills Apr 2021 #20

It might never be approved in the US. LisaL Apr 2021 #28

From an Israeli study of last week womanofthehills Apr 2021 #34

Yes, vaccines are less efficient against variants. Which doesn't mean they don't LisaL Apr 2021 #37

I wasn't willing to wait dsc Apr 2021 #26

Covid won't wait. Consider what's available sooner. TraceNC Apr 2021 #18

"Perfection is the enemy of progress." -Winston Churchill. N/T Bantamfancier Apr 2021 #19

+1000 roamer65 Apr 2021 #22

That's how all vaccines work. It's just that the current ones use more advanced technology, Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #24

Why? LisaL Apr 2021 #25

Can you get I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #46

No. You can't get covaxin because it's not approved in the US. LisaL Apr 2021 #50

I ain't waitin' for shit. Iggo Apr 2021 #49

Thank you! shanti Apr 2021 #53

Good for you peoli Apr 2021 #60

...and everyone around me. Iggo Apr 2021 #62

Interesting. One dose or two? nt ecstatic Apr 2021 #56

Everyone always thinks they have some special insight no one else has. BannonsLiver Apr 2021 #59

Is that what everyone always thinks? peoli Apr 2021 #61