Hello John and Doves,
The FDA has approved the
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for 'emergency use
authorization'.
This technology has
never before been used in humans. At least two human
trials on COVID-19 vaccines have been halted due to
adverse health issues.
"The Food and Drug
Administration on Friday authorized Pfizer's coronavirus
vaccine for emergency use, kicking off a massive effort to
initially deliver nearly 3 million doses for the vaccine
to more than 600 sites nationwide. The approval
comes just a day after the FDA's advisory panel voted 17-4
in favor of approving the vaccines.
Israel should have
received their first batch of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
this past week.
Frontline medical
workers and residents of long-term facilities will be the
first to get the vaccine, and could receive it as early as
Monday." The CDC said there will be an "active
surveillance system" to monitor adverse side effects in
these first recipients.
Pfizer has reported
their vaccine is 95% effective for adults 18 to
64. People with immune system problems,
people who suffer from severe allergic reaction, or
pregnant women could be restricted from receiving the
vaccine.
The vaccine needs to be
stored at negative 94 degrees Fahrenheit; they will be
shipped in deep-freeze 'suitcases'at negative 94 degrees
Fahrenheit; these suitcases (called 'pizza boxes' cooled
with dry ice) can be shipped to various sites for
distribution - pharmacies, outpatient clinics, hospitals,
etc. Dry ice will be delivered to sites that can't
store these vaccines at the required temperature.
UPS and FedEx will ship/deliver the vaccine along with
vaccine kits (syringes, masks, diluting agent, gloves,
etc.) The people handling and giving the vaccine
will need special training.
The Pfizer vaccine uses
the new technology for mRNA vaccines - that still has not
been approved by the FDA. mRNA is inserted into the
patient via Lipid Nanoparticles (LNP's).
This vaccine has actual
genetic information from this SARS-CoV-2 virus - the
messenger RNA (mRNA). This code of genetic
information is of the viral spike glycoprotein (S) of this
virus.
The Lipid Nanoparticles
encase the mRNA and consist of 4 lipids/fats that make the
injection sight receptive to absorbing the vaccine.
They are "tiny greasy spheres that protect the mRNA and
help it slide inside cells. These particles are
probably around 100 nanometers across. Curiously,
that's about the same size as the coronavirus itself."
Also, the lipid used at the highest concentration in the
vaccine has a positive charge and the RNA has a negative
charge so these two stick together. The other 3
lipids "are 'helpers' that give structural integrity to
the nanoparticles or stop them from
clumping."https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/09/1013538/what-are-the-ingredients-of-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine/
What
are the ingredients of Pfizer’s covid-19 vaccine? | MIT
Technology Review
Four salts are used in the
vaccine - one is table salt, potassium chloride.
These salts keep the pH of the vaccine close to that of
the human body.
Sucrose is used in the
vaccine. It's job is to cyroprotect the
nanoparticles from the cold temperature and prevent them
from sticking together.
Pfizer reports that there
are no preservatives in their vaccine. And there are
no microchips.
The vaccine is mixed with
saline before injection into the patient.
The body sees this
coronavirus protein as foreign and begins an immune
response. "Then, if someone was immunized gets exposed to
the coronavirus later on, their body's immune system will
be able to fight it off more easily and they're more
likely to avoid serious illness." (quote from above
link)
This mRNA is NOT the same
as what is in the human body - in the code, Pfizer has
substituted some mRNA building blocks that are called
'modified nucleosides' - these keep the body from
destroying this foreign RNA when it's injected. mRNA is
easily destroyed by enzymes in the body.
The complete 'recipe' for
this vaccine is a Pfizer secret. It is known as
BTN162 - Pfizer will change the name to a more 'user
friendly' name.
The vaccine will
require two doses.
Are there side effects
with this vaccine?
During the Pfizer human
trial, participants reported headaches, fevers, and
hangover-like symptoms. Also, the UK produced safety
instructions; link below: the vaccine "should not be
used by pregnant or breast-feeding mothers and children...it
is unknown what effect the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine will
have on fertility." "Adverse reactions
reported in clinical studies are listed in this section
per MedDRA system organ class...
Nervous system
disorders: very common - headache.
Musculoskeletal
and connective tissue disorders: very
common - arthralgia (pain in a joint; sharp, severe
pain, extending along a nerve or group of nerves,
experienced in a joint or joints); and myalgia (muscular
pain)
.https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/myalgia
Myalgia
| definition of myalgia by Medical dictionary
General disorders
and administration site conditions: very common
- injection site pain; fatigue, chills, pyrexia
(fever). common - redness at injection site;
injection site swelling
Gastrointestinal
disorders: common: nausea
Reg 174 Information for UK
Healthcare Professionals: (lots of information here)
Knowing the possible side
effects is important. Medical experts are concerned
that Americans won't come back for their second dose after
they experience the first dose!
"Medical experts this week
urged advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention that the agency should warn Americans that the
side effects from a COVID-19 vaccine won't be "a walk in
the park"...patients will need to be prepared to
endure the potentially grueling side effects that come
with Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines - or they won't
come back for the necessary second dose..."They
are going to know they have a vaccine. They are
probably not going to feel wonderful. But they've
got to come back for that second dose." "When you do
(get the vaccine), it's normal to have some arm soreness
or fatigue, some body aches and maybe even a fever.
It sounds like in some of these trials, maybe even having
to stay home from work."...volunteers who have
participated in the clinical trials have reported
experiencing uncomfortable side effects such as high
fever, body aches, headaches, and exhaustion."
https://nypost.com/2020/11/25/cdc-should-warn-people-about-covid-19-vaccine-side-effects-experts/
CDC
should warn people about COVID-19 vaccine side effects:
experts
"States are prioritizing
healthcare workers and elderly long-term care residents
for the first vaccines. There are about 21 million
healthcare workers in the United States and 3 million
nursing home residents. Most states anticipate they
will be able to vaccinate only between 13% to 18% of their
healthcare workers with the first distribution...The
federal government has said it will continue to sent out
millions of doses each week but has not released exact
figures...The CDC has laid out a possible framework of
three distribution phases, suggesting essential workers
and people aged 65 and older as the next priority. ((Note:
Pfizer is reporting results on people age 18 to 64.)
Some states have indicated
they plan to give essential workers priority after
healthcare workers....At least 20 large industries are
lobbying states to get their workers classified as
essential....Pfizer will make 50 million doses this year -
enough to inoculate 25 million people - about half of
which would go to the United States. Pfizer has an
agreement with the U.S. government to supply a total of
100 million doses, enough for 50 million people to be
vaccinated. The United States has an option to buy
an additional 500 million doses...."
https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/myalgia
Explainer:
U.S. has authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine - when
will I get it? | Reuters
I am already hearing about
hospitals, healthcare facilities, physician and dentist
offices requiring their employees to take this vaccine
when it become available. Last year, my state of
Colorado, removed the 'religious' exemption for vaccines;
making it very difficult now for someone to opt out.
This does not bode well for the tens of millions of
Americans who do not want to take this vaccine.
"Even if the government
were stopped from mandating vaccines, think about what
"getting back to normal" would look like if private
entities required Americans to provide proof of vaccine
for so-called normal activities - travel, concerts,
churches, retailers, theme parks, theatres, employers - to
protect themselves from disease or lawsuits."
https://thefederalist.com/2020/12/07/science-says-im-in-the-back-of-the-covid-vaccine-line-but-government-and-corporations-will-force-me-through-it/
I
Don't Want To Be In The COVID Vaccine Line, But
Government And Corporations Will Force Us Through It
"Only about half of
Americans said they would try to get a COVID-19 vaccine
once one is available, according to a new CNN Poll
conducted by SSRS....Health experts have warned
that if enough people choose not to get a COVID-19
vaccine, it may keep the US from herd immunity against
the coronavirus."
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/health/covid-19-vaccine-willingness-cnn-poll-wellness/index.html
Percentage
of Americans willing to get Covid-19 vaccine is falling,
CNN poll finds - CNN
It is important to know as
much as one can before being getting a particular vaccine
- how it works, how it's given, what are the possible side
effects, who should not take the vaccine, etc.. And
this vaccine is a whole new technology - mRNA and
nanoparticles.
What could possibly go
wrong?
Pray for the peace of
Jerusalem!
Maranatha!
Chance