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Originally Posted by opendoor
Care to point out what I said that was incorrect?
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Certainly.
Almost nowhere with regular deliveries is holding back 2nd shots.
This is disinformation because regular deliveries are not happening. If regular deliveries were happening there would be no need to delay second shots. You've repeatedly stated there are no logistical issues with the distribution of vaccine nor the amount of vaccine available, which is not just demonstrably wrong but irresponsible to suggest.
It makes no sense to keep half your doses in a freezer doing nothing when you're just going to get more the next week.
The vaccine is not arriving in a week. That is the point. The demand for the vaccine greatly exceeds the amount available. The Trump admin ####ed up and didn't order enough. They had the right to have their orders placed and filled first, but they under-ordered by tens to hundreds of millions. As a result orders from elsewhere are in the queue and causing delays in delivery and then distribution.
And in the event of a supply disruption (like Canada is seeing starting this week), you just delay the 2nd dose. The UK is delaying up to 12 weeks in order to cover more people.
Delaying or skipping the second dose is not a good idea, in any shape or form. The idea behind the second shot is to boost the immunity response and develop anti-bodies to fight off the virus. Scientists fear that delaying or skipping the second shot could work against the efficacy of the vaccine as it would allow for the virus to potentially build resistance to the vaccine or mutate like we are seeing in the UK. Funny how those concerns appear to be playing out with a more virulent mutation establishing itself in the UK where they have adopted the delay tactic. What does your doctor tell you when you get a prescription? Follow the damn instructions and take the medication as prescribed to its completion, even if you are feeling better!
And the US likely has the most stable supply in the world, so states holding back 2nd doses is asinine.
This is highly debatable if not just flat out inaccurate. The US is struggling with having enough vaccine and getting it into people's arms. This is the reality that every state is reporting. The logistics of this distribution are immense and many states are struggling with it. Those that have put a plan in place and have had success in distribution are running out of vaccine and demanding more, which is not being delivered.
The 21/28 day intervals for Pfizer/Moderna weren't determined through rigorous experimentation; the companies just went with the shortest intervals that they thought would work in order to speed up the trials and provide protection in the shortest time frame.
Yes and no. All of the trial testing has been on that cycle. That is why they have been able to claim a 95% success rate in the efficacy of the vaccine, because they administered it in a consistent and controlled way. They have no idea what the impact would be because they did not test in other intervals. They are hoping a delay would not have much impact, but scientists have warned of the potential for negative outcomes... like those in the UK where they are not following the recommended vaccine protocol and delaying the second shot. Again, scientists warned about the risks associated with delays in treatment, and those warnings are proving accurate based on the outcomes in the UK.