My understanding is that a 'booster' is a regular dose, no different than the first one that you may have received; except where it is a different brand.
If you have info otherwise, please post a link I'd like to know more...
Thanks!
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It’s official: Pfizer booster vaccination starts 1 July 2021
If you have info otherwise, please post a link I'd like to know more...
Thanks!
It is.........at least as to Pfizer.
Pfizer expects to receive emergency authorization use for its "booster" in August. Hopefully it will also have been formulated for the Delta variant.
What effect(s) taking a full unapproved third dose at this point are unknown............let alone the potential effects of mixing different vaccines.
Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
Pfizer just announced they are working on an actual booster. Not what is currently available, but one that works on the Delta scariant.
Stay tuned for when it will start shipping.
www.marketwatch.com
Stay tuned for when it will start shipping.
Pfizer and BioNTech to develop booster vaccine for delta variant
Pfizer Inc. and COVID-19 vaccine partner BioNTech said late Thursday they are developing a booster shot specifically targeting the so-called Delta variant of...
www.marketwatch.com
They are presently seeking approval for emergency use for a booster shot …no existing shot is not booster-shot, not same thing ..what Dominican is calling a booster is third regular shot of pfizer for people who had 2 shots of Sinovac because Sinovac is lacking for variant protection..
Pfizer developing booster shot to combat COVID-19 Delta variant - National | Globalnews.ca
The updated version of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine targets "the full spike protein of the Delta variant," the companies said in a statement.
globalnews.ca
What studies did the DR perform to bless an additional booster?
Perhaps they now realize that Si-No-Vac (full credit to Windeguy) is really more of a placebo than a vaccine.
www.nbcnews.com
Either way..........roll up those sleeves.
Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
Perhaps they now realize that Si-No-Vac (full credit to Windeguy) is really more of a placebo than a vaccine.
Fully vaccinated people don't need Covid boosters, health agencies say
"We are prepared for booster doses if and when the science demonstrates that they are needed," the FDA and the CDC said.
www.nbcnews.com
Either way..........roll up those sleeves.
Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
People on this board that DO NOT live in the Dominican Republic and know NOTHING about what is going on here continue to post their worthless opinions. Everything is opening up here. Tourism is almost back to normal,, 50 International flights a day into PUJ filled with tourists. Hospitals seeing almost no serious Covid cases.
Does anyone think this has NOTHING to do with the rollout of the vaccine?????????????????
Does anyone think this has NOTHING to do with the rollout of the vaccine?????????????????
More important is how long will it take to fill the refrigerators of the big, rich countries and get to the Dominican RepublicPfizer just announced they are working on an actual booster. Not what is currently available, but one that works on the Delta scariant.
Stay tuned for when it will start shipping.
Pfizer and BioNTech to develop booster vaccine for delta variant
Pfizer Inc. and COVID-19 vaccine partner BioNTech said late Thursday they are developing a booster shot specifically targeting the so-called Delta variant of...
And you know this to be true because it is .............based on a study conducted by an institute created by the vaccines manufacturer?
And did you read beyond the headline about it being "estimates" subject to downward revisions..........or this part;
"Therefore, effectiveness estimates regarding severe disease and death, in particular, should be interpreted with caution."
It is filled with "maybe's"................but if it gives people comfort......much like a placebo.
And the DR can be none to comfortable with Sinovac to bless a booster that does not even fully address the delta variant and has not been approved as a booster...................unless of course they view Sinovac as not really being a relevant vaccine.
Roll up those sleeves for number 3..........or is it really number 1. And what of the real Pfizer delta variant vaccine booster scheduled for emergency use later this fall. Is it number 2 or number 4? And can number 5 be far behind
And what are the long term effects of the vaccines themselves, mixed and matched?
If 545k tourists to PUJ so far in 2021 and 1.7 million in the same period pre-pandemic 2019 is almost back to normal..............then you are right..........then again.......
Perhaps you should let the Banco Central know their deficit is gone, they do not agree;
Banco Central de la República Dominicana
Banco Central RD Nuestro objetivo principal es mantener la estabilidad de precios, por mandato constitucional y la Ley Monetaria y Financiera No.183-02 #BCRD
www.bancentral.gov.do
Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
Dominican Republic: a tourism success story
The Caribbean nation, which has vaccinated all hotel workers, is now receiving more bookings than it was before the pandemic in 2019
Just for you Playa............................
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Dominican Republic: a tourism success story
The Caribbean nation, which has vaccinated all hotel workers, is now receiving more bookings than it was before the pandemic in 2019
english.elpais.com
The Dominican Republic is leading the recovery of tourism in the Caribbean, driven by strong demand from US travelers. Almost 60% of Americans are fully vaccinated, and one of the effects is a stampede to go abroad and make up for lost time. By the end of May, the Dominican Republic saw a 10% increase in travelers booking to arrive in July than for the same dates in 2019, before the pandemic upended all travel.
Sorry - cliuld have writeen 'down'....
But using 'gone' in the sense that it no longer continues... as a defecit
I am sure they know that.... not running a deficit any longer
English is my first language - no excuse for a poorly worded sentence that people misunderstand
What studies did the DR perform to bless an additional booster?
Perhaps they now realize that Si-No-Vac (full credit to Windeguy) is really more of a placebo than a vaccine.
Fully vaccinated people don't need Covid boosters, health agencies say
"We are prepared for booster doses if and when the science demonstrates that they are needed," the FDA and the CDC said.
Either way..........roll up those sleeves.
Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
You can't help yourself posting Republican propaganda on dr1.
Is Sinovac perfect- No
Are any of the vaccines perfect- No
Do we yet know enough about covid and vaccine effects - No
We do however know that having zero vaccines administered and doing nothing against covid 19, will result in many deaths.
The health and economic results so far are obvious and we are far from the end of the epidemic.
Other than propaganda and sarcasm you have presented zero solutions.
This was, is and remains job 1 in the DR .Dominican Republic: a tourism success story
The Caribbean nation, which has vaccinated all hotel workers, is now receiving more bookings than it was before the pandemic in 2019
Just for you Playa............................
Dominican Republic: a tourism success story
The Caribbean nation, which has vaccinated all hotel workers, is now receiving more bookings than it was before the pandemic in 2019
The Dominican Republic is leading the recovery of tourism in the Caribbean, driven by strong demand from US travelers. Almost 60% of Americans are fully vaccinated, and one of the effects is a stampede to go abroad and make up for lost time. By the end of May, the Dominican Republic saw a 10% increase in travelers booking to arrive in July than for the same dates in 2019, before the pandemic upended all travel.
Appearances are everything in fulfilling that job, so good news on vaccinations if forthcoming. Opening the province of Altagracia fully is job 1, followed by Puerto Plata. And probably opening up Santo Domingo soon as well to prevent taxis from blocking the presidential palace and large gatherings at the flag plaza. Using teargas to dispel protesters would be counterproductive to bringing in more tourism...
Don't worry, once that bypass is finished in Cabarate it will be competing with Punta Cana for tourists............................
Republican propaganda lol.
Yes, Sinovac is far from perfect on that we agree.
And we will agree that none of the vaccines are perfect............Sinovac apparently much less so.............thus perhaps the need for a booster..............even when there are health agencies suggesting not to take a booster, or in some cases to even mix vaccines.
The truth is, no one knows the long term effects of any of this..............yet people willfully sign up without giving it much thought..........or even before it is approved for emergency use.
Your choice and I respect that................but millions disagree.
No Solutions? Au Contraire.
My personal solution is to rate, watch and try to understand the long term effectiveness and effects of the individual vaccines.
So far, Sinovac/Sinopharm, Sputnik and Astra Zeneca are off my list completely. Possibilities include in this order, Moderna, J&J and Pfizer. There is another interesting vaccine from Novavax to also watch.
I and the other millions of people who are unvaccinated will continue to let the vaccine volunteers/pioneers do it for science and mankind.
Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
I know it because I trust a study conducted by scientists that involved no less than 10.2 million people - be far the largest study published in the prestigious The New England Journal of Medicine dealing with Sinovac.
It concludes:
>"The study was conducted from February 2 through May 1, 2021, and the cohort included approximately 10.2 million persons. Among persons who were fully immunized, the adjusted vaccine effectiveness was 65.9% (95% confidence interval [CI], 65.2 to 66.6) for the prevention of Covid-19 and 87.5% (95% CI, 86.7 to 88.2) for the prevention of hospitalization, 90.3% (95% CI, 89.1 to 91.4) for the prevention of ICU admission, and 86.3% (95% CI, 84.5 to 87.9) for the prevention of Covid-19–related death."
Do I believe in the NEJM over random posts I read in the internet? Some that even suggest a conspiracy whereby the Chinese were able to purchase the private data of over 10 million Chileans just so they could brag about their vaccine? Surely you can make an educated guess as to the choice I'd make.
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As for your second query, I have no problem with the possibility of a booster jab in the future - but as I've said a number of times in the few posts I've written, I am not about to volunteer my body for their cocktail until hard data accumulates.
So the answer for now is that no one knows the response with any degree of certainty.
One knows this fact for sure.........................
healthfeedback.org
Unvaccinated individuals now account for the vast majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S., according to available data.
Unvaccinated individuals now account for the vast majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S., according to available data
COVID-19 vaccines authorized by the U.S Food and Drug administration have proved highly effective at preventing severe disease and death in vaccinated individuals. Over 95% of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths from the past few months occurred among unvaccinated people and could be avoidable...
healthfeedback.org
Once a place loses its luster, it does not regain it. The north coast took a back seat long ago to Punta Cana. The next big thing seems like it will be on the South coast of the DR closer to Haiti after reading the news about Abinader and future development projects . Time will tell.
Cabarete? I suspect it will be "bypassed" from any major resurgence in tourism, instead there will be a growing expat population. Certainly the recent CV19 Canadian buying spree in my area is showing that to be true.