I'm in Pfizer's COVID vaccine trial, ask me anything.

[Diomedes]

Haha, no I worked on viruses that infect bacteria. But I do teach about the zombie brain fungus every year, one of my favorite topics.

[Axel]

Didn't your dissertation have to do with some kind of zombie fungus that infects insects?

[Diomedes]

I mean, sure, but that's nothing new.

[Jordan]

Or you're just asymptomatic.

[Scottybeans]

Do you feel any zombie-like tendencies forming? Foggy brain, thirst for human flesh, anything like that?

[JonM]

I don't know about people being more or less susceptible or not, but I do know all about trying to maintain equipment in a medical environment. My team is responsible for equipment all over the hospital (including those from COVID wards). Precautions and PPE are just as important for us as they are for the nurses and doctors who actively treat patients. This is precisely why they're going to be offering the vaccine to all staff. Every day I go to work, I'm willingly walking into a warzone. Thankfully, we'll all have better protection for ourselves and for our families very soon.

[Tarsun2]

its insane if you think about it. not the vaccine but the actual virus and the transmission.
A single trip to the bar and the whole group gets it.
A single dinner party and the whole family gets it.

ive been in and out of rooms with covid patients, repair equipment at my bench that has been used for covid patients, and have been on covid floors on a regular basis and have not gotten it.
I repair the ventilators that are used on covid patients and i know that there is no way to completely clean every nook and crany of these things.
Recently i spoke with a charge nurse who shares the same disbelief. She had stories of performing chest compressions on a covid + patient without a mask on during a critical event.

it makes me think that some people (age aside) are simply more likely to get it than others... or maybe healthcare workers have a "more robust" immune system. idk

[Nish]

Cool! I will let her know.

[martix_agent]

We received word today at work that all staff who want the vaccine should be able to get it within the next four weeks. Since my wife and I both work for the same healthcare system, we’re both going to be getting it asap. I expect my daughter will also be receiving hers soon as well since she is a first responder. I’m looking forward to being able to finally put this nightmare behind us.

I want it to be over, but I suspect it'll be late next year before we get enough vaccines spread into the world for it to be pretty much negated. It sounds like the Us is going to target the vulnerable first, from what I've heard. After that the health care workers.

edit: well neverminded. My wifes friend who also works in healthcare just was contacted and was asked if she wanted the vaccine.

[Diomedes]

Light at the end of the tunnel! Don't get sloppy, everyone. We're just about done.

[JonM]

We received word today at work that all staff who want the vaccine should be able to get it within the next four weeks. Since my wife and I both work for the same healthcare system, we’re both going to be getting it asap. I expect my daughter will also be receiving hers soon as well since she is a first responder. I’m looking forward to being able to finally put this nightmare behind us.

[Diomedes]

Couldn’t imagine why it would be a problem; mRNA has a half-life of about five minutes in your cells. After those five minutes, this is essentially a subunit vaccine (a vaccine that delivers a dose of the specific protein your immune system detects and responds to). And we’ve been using those for decades.

[Nish]

Friend of mine and I were talking about this tonight. Are they concernes about a long term affect on Tcells (tnf cells) and ability to fight off cancer?

[dukie]

its frowned upon now since they figured out the doctors just wanted a look at your ass.

[Flounder]

IV vs IM injection info

Intramuscular injections may be used instead of intravenous injections because some drugs are irritating to veins, or because a suitable vein can't be located. It may be used instead of oral delivery because some drugs are destroyed by the digestive system when a drug is swallowed.