The way that this Covid vaccine works is quite different from the flu shot. The Covid vax. is not a (dead) bacteria or virus being injected into your body. (With Pfizer & Moderna) RNA (called messenger RNA) that's been coded in a lab goes into your arm. The RNA has instructions, or a code, that gets deposited on the cell. The ribosomes of the cell make a spike protein. It looks similar to the spike protein on the surface of the actual Corona virus. Then your body is supposed to make antibodies (antigens) that goes after the spike protein and neutralize it.
The problem is that this has not been tested in any long-term studies, so, this is more of an experiment. We don't know whether or not the DNA gets permanently changed (possibly bad). We're talking about something that's not supposed to be in your body (made in a lab) that can bind to the surface of your cells and possibly may not be able to be reversed.
Also, since the drug is still being evaluated for long term adverse effects, pregnancy, etc., the FDA would not license the drug, but instead, put out as EUA... Emergency Use Authorization.
Welcome back. Haven't heard from you for awhile. Enjoy.
Thanks. I've been around. Unfortunately, I've spent way too much time in other threads where I should have exited a long time ago. I'm learning the hard way.
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On 3/20/2021 at 7:04 AM, lumbarpain56 said:
As a LTC RN I never took the flu shot. especially now with all the hype and misleading information out there and don't feel I should be forced to take one either. It's my choice.
One of the worst clusters we had in NZ was from a rest home 12 people died, a large number of that were transferred out for a while because there were no staff to look after them because the facility staff were all sick with covid. They put out a call for staff to be seconded to Rosewood.
Sure, its your choice not to get vaccinated. What about your patients rights to not get sick or potentially die from a highly contagious illness? Especially when many of those people are already dealing with multiple medical morbidiities and may well already be imnocompromised
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On 3/23/2021 at 3:04 PM, toomuchbaloney said:
Before 1933 there were no diagnosis of autism. What do you think that means?
Oh, I know this one. ?
they didn't formally diagnose it until 1943?
Time goes by and the diagnostic criteria/testing improves in accuracy. I would also be curious as to how many of this increase in autism is from formal/internet self diagnosis
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On 4/21/2021 at 2:21 PM, HRoark64 said:
How about this - if lockdowns worked, why would we do them again? If they didn't work, why would we do them again? If masks worked, why are we still wearing them? If they didn't work, why are we still wearing them?
Psst, lock downs work. Total of 22 people dead, life has been fairly normal for the last six months.
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The thread title asks the question "Does the shot mess with your DNA?" Therefore it is actually completely relevant.