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No. Re search in China, testes in brazil. So forgetful ah u chink?The Chinese vaccine is the better choice for us since it was trialled on Asians

No. Re search in China, testes in brazil. So forgetful ah u chink?The Chinese vaccine is the better choice for us since it was trialled on Asians
Blockedphase 3 trial results not dependable data? u have no idea what you're talking about.
https://govinsider.asia/health/paul...nside-singapores-hunt-for-a-covid-19-vaccine/Where's Dr Paul Tambyah? It would be extremely useful if he is consulted. I am sure plenty of folks would like to have his input.
Yes thanks. It's a good read. I wonder what are his views right now. Also no news of the vaccine trials conducted by the NUS’s vaccine development projects.but nothing important and this is before the pfizer saga
I am sure Prof Mak is a qualified chap. But he is from the establishment. What we want to hear are impartial expert opinions from people more qualified than him.Netizens call for “full transparency” by MOH after reports of adverse events from Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination recorded in S’pore - The Online Citizen Asia
Netizens call for “full transparency” by MOH after reports of adverse events from Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination recorded in S’pore
Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) director of medical services Kenneth Mak on Friday (22 January) said that a number of “adverse events” have been reported by people who have received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Singapore, but the majority of them are “very mild”.
Speaking at a virtual COVID-19 multi-ministry taskforce press conference yesterday, Prof Mak noted that such reports are still being compiled for submission to the COVID-19 vaccination expert panel for review and recommendations.
“As soon as we’re able to get those recommendations out and we have organised and categorised these adverse events, we will be then able to publicise and inform you what those adverse events are,” he said.
The associate professor, however, did not reveal the number of adverse events that have been reported in the country.
“Most of these adverse events are very mild. They generally are local reactions that take place that includes pain, redness, swelling, soreness of the muscles where an injection have taken place,” Prof Mak explained.
He added that some had previously reported they experienced fatigue, more generalised muscles aches and fever after getting the vaccine.
“Many of these symptoms, in fact, reflect the body’s immune system responding to the vaccine dose that has been injected in them.
“And [there] will be some that may have more serious side effects, which include allergic reactions of a variety of different grades of severity,” said Prof Mak.
He went on to explain the process for tracking such adverse events.
“This goes through the institutions which perform the vaccinations, as well as other doctors who may see patients who have had the vaccination, and have had any adverse effects,” he said.
These reports are then sent to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA), which has a pharmacovigilance programme in place to receive and process them.
Prof Mak added that expert panels within the HSA will review the reports to determine the severity of the adverse events.
“And there are also reports that will be sent to the Ministry of Health where we will also consult our experts to determine whether or not we need to adjust our list of indications of precautions that need to be taken for vaccination,” he added.
As of Friday, more than 60,000 people in Singapore have received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The number is expected to increase substantially in the coming weeks, as reported by The Straits Times.
The Government will start COVID-19 vaccination for senior residents in Ang Mo Kio and Tanjong Pagar from next Wednesday (27 January) onwards.
Between 5,000 to 10,000 senior citizens in each of the pilot areas will be invited for vaccinations to start.
Over in the United States, health officials reported that allergic reactions are occurring at a rate of 11.1 per 1 million vaccinations.
Yahoo! News Singapore’s report highlighted that in comparison, flu vaccines cause about 1.3 such reactions per million doses administered there.
Netizens call for “full transparency” by MOH following reports of adverse events from Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination in Singapore
Penning their thoughts under the comment section of Yahoo! News Singapore‘s and Mothership‘s Facebook posts, many netizens have called for “full transparency” by the MOH, following the reports of “adverse events” from the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination recorded in Singapore.
Some even commented on the fuckwarezone forum urging the MOH to “come clean” with the number of such reports.
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It is an extreme side effect but it does happen especially for someone who is already old and frail.
Can rerun this year? Encore!OLD and FRAIL.
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Can rerun this year? Encore!
It takes years to develop a drug ... And even more for a vaccine.. no one has any real clinical trial data at this point. We are all guinea pigs.
Where's Dr Paul Tambyah? It would be extremely useful if he is consulted. I am sure plenty of folks would like to have his input.
Thanks bro. This is great news, my wish has been granted. 8pm on 2 Feb on FB and IG. I really want to hear him out.Infectious diseases expert Paul Tambyah set to hold Q&A session on COVID-19 vaccines
Prof Tambyah has played a part in the nation's search for a vaccine given his clinical and research expertise
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Infectious diseases expert Prof Paul Tambyah has called on members of the public to send in their burning questions about COVID-19 vaccines for an upcoming virtual Q&A session.
A Professor of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Senior Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician at the National University Hospital (NUH), Prof Tambyah also serves as the Clinical Lead for the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine’s Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme.
He has served as the Assistant Dean of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and is the immediate past president of the Singapore Society of Infectious Diseases. Last year, Prof Tambyah was elected President-Elect of the International Society of Infectious Diseases’ (ISID) Executive Committee and is on track to become ISID’s President next year.
Prof Tambyah has intimate knowledge about the how the COVID-19 vaccines work and has played a part in the nation’s search for a COVID-19 vaccine given his clinical and research expertise. He has also been educating the public on how the COVID-19 virus spreads since the pandemic hit Singapore last January.
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Prof Tambyah, who is also the chairman of the Singapore Democratic Party, is gearing up for another round of questions from the public on the novel coronavirus.
In a Facebook post published on Tuesday (19 Jan), Prof Tambyah said that residents he has been meeting at his walkabouts at Bukit Panjang have been asking him about COVID-19 and the vaccines that will the Government will be rolling out progressively as part of a large-scale national immunisation scheme this year.
The noted medical doctor promised to answer as many questions on COVID-19 and the vaccines in a virtual Q&A session that will be held on Facebook Live and Instagram Live at 8pm on 2 Feb. Send your questions about the virus and the vaccines to Prof Tambyah HERE.
Whether it's phase 1 to 3 or 100... How much testing for medium or long term effects can be done in less than a year?you should read up more on phase 1-3 drug trials before you come to your conclusions. your information is outdated.
Not sure about the Pfizer vaccine, now it's been approved in Australia? You can scratch these 4 concerns straight off your list
A gloved hand inserts a vial of the Pfizer vaccine into a syringe.
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Archa Fox, University of Western Australia
January 25, 2021 2.46pm AEDT
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has today provisionally approved Australia’s first COVID vaccine, the Pfizer vaccine, paving the way for its rollout to begin in mid-to-late February among high-risk groups.
Two doses will be required, at least three weeks apart. The vaccine can be given to people 16 years and older.
The Pfizer vaccine is based on mRNA technology, a way of giving the body the genetic instructions it needs to make the coronavirus spike protein. The idea is to prime your immune system to mount a protective immune response if you encounter the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
As this is the first mRNA vaccine to be approved for humans, some people have taken to social media to voice their concern. But you can strike these four myths about mRNA vaccines straight off your list.
Myth 1: they enter your DNA and change your genome
Our genome is the complete set of instructions for making all the molecules our cells need to function. Our genome is made of DNA, a different type of molecule to the RNA in the mRNA vaccines. It’s generally not possible for RNA to become part of our genome.
The myth of mRNA vaccines modifying genomes may have surfaced as some types of RNA retroviruses, such as HIV, contain genes that make a protein called “reverse transcriptase”.
A retrovirus is a type of virus that inserts a copy of its RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell it invades, therefore altering the genome of that cell. Taking the example of HIV, reverse transcriptase can convert the HIV RNA into DNA, so the HIV genes can enter our genome.
But SARS-CoV-2 is not a retrovirus and the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines don’t make reverse transcriptase. They only contain one gene: the gene for the SARS-CoV-2 viral spike protein.
So, the only way the COVID-19 vaccine mRNA might enter your DNA is if you were unlucky enough to be infected at precisely the same time with HIV, or another kind of retrovirus, and this virus was active for the few short hours the vaccine mRNA was present in your cells. The chances of this happening are vanishingly small.
Unlike DNA, mRNA doesn’t last long in our cells. The mRNA lasts just long enough to instruct the cell to make viral spike protein, but will then break down, like all the other thousands of mRNA molecules our cells make all the time.
Myth 2: they connect you to the internet
The Pfizer mRNA vaccine contains a piece of mRNA which is coated in a lipid (fatty) droplet. The lipid helps the vaccine enter our cells, as the membrane holding our cells together is also made mostly of lipid. The vaccine and the membrane can fuse easily, depositing the mRNA inside the cell.
Some other companies, developing different mRNA vaccines, are exploring mixing their vaccines with materials called “hydrogels”. The hydrogels might help disperse the vaccine slowly into our cells.
Many countries have already begun rolling out the Pfizer vaccine. Marton Monus/AP
Bioengineers have used similar hydrogels for many years in different ways. For instance, they’ve used them to help stem cells survive after being put inside our bodies.
The use of hydrogels for these stem cell (and other) implants has created a myth they’re needed for electronic implants, which can be linked to the internet. Conspiracy theorists have jumped from implants to hydrogels to mRNA vaccines based on no evidence.
Since Pfizer’s COVID mRNA vaccines don’t include hydrogels as a component (nor do Moderna’s), this is not a concern. Though this wouldn’t be a valid concern even if these vaccines did use hydrogels.
Myth 3: they cause autoimmune disease
Autoimmune diseases, such as arthritis and multiple sclerosis, are chronic (long-term) illnesses where our immune systems attack our own cells.
It’s not entirely clear where this belief has come from, but we don’t have any evidence to suggest mRNA vaccines can cause autoimmune diseases.
The fact mRNA is very short-lived inside our cells indicates this is highly unlikely, because you would usually need a long-lived foreign agent to trigger a chronic autoimmune response.
Interestingly, mRNA vaccines are now being designed and delivered to treat autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. However, these are still at the early stage of development.
Myth 4: they make you infertile
Recent discussions on Twitter suggested antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein might “cross-react” and also target a protein in the placenta. If the immune system attacks the placenta, as the argument goes, that could make women infertile.
The basis for this idea is that coronavirus spike proteins, including that of SARS-CoV-2, have a very short region of similarity to a protein called syncitin-1 found in human placenta.
That amounts to a short stretch of five or six amino acids, where three or four amino acids are identical between coronavirus spike proteins and syncitin-1. Proteins as long as the spike protein will always share tiny regions of similarity with other human proteins. Our immune system is trained to ignore this.
The chances of making antibodies that cross-react with syncitin-1 are very small.
There’s no evidence antibodies against any coronavirus cause infertility. If coronavirus spike proteins did lead the immune system to attack the placenta, we’d see widespread infertility after common cold seasons, which are caused by a range of viruses, including coronaviruses.
It’s true pregnant women were not included in the clinical trials for the Pfizer vaccine. Excluding this group from clinical trials is standard practice, but many have argued more COVID vaccine trials should include pregnant women.
All technologies were new once
Of all the vaccine technologies being explored against COVID-19, mRNA vaccines have proved the most efficient in reducing the incidence of severe COVID disease.
However, we still don’t fully understand their long-term safety, as with all new medicines.
The TGA’s approval is valid for two years and it will continue to monitor the vaccine’s safety both in Australia and overseas.