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In reply to the discussion: New data on coronavirus vaccine effectiveness may be "a wakeup call" [View all]wnylib
(25,355 posts)28. Moderna here, too, but my
reaction was so mild that I have feared that my immune system just did not respond well enough. After the second shot, just some back muscle aches, short (one day) loss of appetite, and a temp increase in tenths of a degree, not even a whole degree increase. Very mild tenderness in my throat.
No reaction to the first shot.
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New data on coronavirus vaccine effectiveness may be "a wakeup call" [View all]
TheProle
Aug 2021
OP
I had Covid arm that lasted a couple of weeks - nothing took the pain and itching away.
Native
Aug 2021
#49
I got Moderna, too, the first one available to me, and I felt awful that night and the next day
Rhiannon12866
Aug 2021
#72
Preliminary data have shown for some time that Moderna is more effective against Delta
Warpy
Aug 2021
#3
"Even so, this particular study found that the moderna vac was only 76% effective against Delta"
BumRushDaShow
Aug 2021
#54
This study contradicts other studies level of durability including that of Pfizer
rkleinberger
Aug 2021
#8
No, this is not why. Back in April the results of this study has not been published yet.
totodeinhere
Aug 2021
#59
When you said "this is why" I assumed you were talking about the OP study.
totodeinhere
Aug 2021
#63
The OP study is verifying what others have been finding regarding potential drop off
BumRushDaShow
Aug 2021
#64
I got Moderna, but I got it very early. I really hope they figure out the booster soon.
Scrivener7
Aug 2021
#21
Very bad news when the kids going back unmasked, un-distanced and only a minority of those 12 and
Evolve Dammit
Aug 2021
#24
Problem is that the scare is that maybe "vaccines don't work! See!" except they do
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2021
#55
Period. I'm double vaccinated but wear mask in stores even though case loads very low this region.nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2021
#57
And yet I just had a "discussion" with a NURSE about the "failure" of the vaccine
oldsoftie
Aug 2021
#77
Perhaps efficacy is diminished because we are now with DELTA, not Covid. As the virus mutates, it
secondwind
Aug 2021
#38
Not panic-worthy: Technically, don't all vaccines have nearly 0% efficacy against
wiggs
Aug 2021
#42
"effectiveness against severe illness, hospitalization and death is still pretty good."
TheProle
Aug 2021
#60
