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Will you soon have a chance to get either the Moderna or the Pfizer mRNA vaccine?  If so, here are some nitty-gritty things that you will want to know about these 95% protective vaccines courtesy of the CDC.

Each vaccine consists of a small fragment of RNA specially formulated so that your body won’t produce an immune response to it.  This RNA is packaged in a fatty nanoparticle that permits your white cells to swallow it up and begin producing pure and non-infectious CoVid spike protein.  Your lymphocytes then produce antibodies to that spike protein.  These antibodies prevent infectious CoVid virus  from entering your cells.

The RNA in a fat ball must be stored at subzero temps in freezers and transported in dry ice. An antifreeze, polyethylene glycol (PEG) prevents damaging ice formation.  It’s this antifreeze, similar to that used in cars, that some people have a deadly allergic reaction against.

Each vaccine requires two doses for optimal immunization.  For the Pfizer, 30 ug in 0.3 milliliters is given and repeated in 3 weeks.  For the Moderna, 100 ug in 0.5 milliliters is injected and repeated in 1 month.  You must receive the same vaccine twice; you can’t mix and match.

Vaccination is safe for those who have CoVid.  Those with only a positive CoVid test, vaccination may begin 10 days after that positive test.  For those with symptoms, vaccination should be delayed about 3 weeks.

If you have just been exposed to CoVid, wait until your 14 day quarantine period is over to begin vaccination.  Beginning CoVid vaccinations will not prevent CoVid if the virus has just entered your body.

Persons who are immunocompromised including those with HIV may be vaccinated.  Persons with stable HIV were included in vaccine trials, but effectiveness data about this group is not available.  Those with autoimmune diseases may receive the mRNA vaccines.

The mRNA vaccines are considered safe for pregnant and breast-feeding women.  They may also be given to adolescents 16 years and older.

After vaccination, there is an 80-90% chance that you’ll experience pain, swelling, redness at the side and/or swollen glands in your armpit.  There is a 50-80% chance you’ll get a fever, headache, fatigue, chills, muscle aches, or joint pains.  Most symptoms are mild to moderate and occur within 3 days of vaccination.  Reactions are more common after the second dose.  You can take Tylenol, acetaminophen, for pain and fever control.

A severe allergic reaction may occur in .001 percent of cases or 11 in one million which is a very low risk but 10 times higher than with the flu vaccine.  81% of those developing such post-vaccination reactions with the mRNA vaccine from Pfizer had a history of severe allergies.  All recovered with prompt medical therapy.  

Those with a history of a severe allergic reaction to a previous mRNA vaccine or another vaccine, polyethylene glycol (PEG), or polysorbate, should not receive these mRNA vaccines.  Just recently, the FDA reported that 3 individuals who had undergone injection of so-called facial filler material to erase wrinkles suffered severe allergic reactions to the Moderna vaccine.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-product/clinical-considerations.html

https://www.statnews.com/2020/12/17/moderna-vaccine-fda-panel/

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7002e1.htm

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