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Its unfortunate they felt the need to stop the administration of this vaccine, as this will only further slow down vaccine distribution in Germany/Europe. I th
by sjwest 6y ago
Its unfortunate they felt the need to stop the administration of this vaccine, as this will only further slow down vaccine distribution in Germany/Europe. I think you've got it spot on there - it stinks of politically motivated attack, but I'm not clear how this could benefit Germany's politicians slowing down the administration of the vaccine? Maybe they can use this as an excuse for the poor administration rates???
BTW I literally just had the Astra Zenica vaccine here in UK - I have a sore arm, lets hope I don't get any of the reported side effects!
- Nursie 6y agoA bunch of friends of mine have spent a couple of days pretty whacked by it. Tiredness and a few headaches mostly. Make sure to get plenty of water and rest :)
- Zenst 6y agoGet them to look at https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/ https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/ and report their side effects. That's the UK system for reporting side effects in medications of any form. Also weekly report of the covid-19 vaccine side effects here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-reactions https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid... Had my jab 3 hours ago, and enjoying a nice honey dew pomelo as I type thinking, fruit just don't get any better than this.
- Nursie 6y agoInteresting, will bring that up next time someone says something. Ta.
- wdb 6y agoI didn't know that existed. Wondering if it also lists the side effects I experienced of medication when hospitalised at a NHS hospital?
- _Microft 6y agoJust because we are at a medical topic and you are mentioning pomelos: they contain a substance (naringin) that can interfere with certain drugs. Just fyi
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoI think it’s quite common to get flu like symptoms. Several people in my family did.
- DanBC 6y agoThere's a few things that might be happening. Germany has high rates of vaccine hesitancy. One way to tackle that is to be extra cautious. So, as soon as there's information about problems the vaccination programme is halted, an investigation is carried out, accurate and clear information is then presented showing rates of harm in unvaccinated and vaccinated people, and the programme is restarted.
- hef19898 6y agoYes, in deed we have. As does France.
- neuronic 6y agoHistorically interesting: In the Soviet GDR there was a 95%+ vaccination rate and people trust Russian/Soviet vaccine science (I am from the region). Introducing Sputnik V to Germany may boost vaccine acceptance in the East. The majority of the vocal deniers is localized around Munich btw, same with homeopathy advocates. Not sure why that is but I suspect 1888's medicine book by Eduard Bilz, which was extremely popular in Germany, could play a role (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilz-Buch https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilz-Buch).
- hef19898 6y agoI never considered that angle. I wouldn't mind if Sputnik V would be certified in the EU as well. The more vaccines the better. And the faster we get out shit together here, the faster poorer countries can get their doses as well. Which was the EU plan anyway, at least initially.
- angry_octet 6y agoEurope is paying the technical debt from years of unquestionably devouring mumbo jumbo cures like homeopathy, organic everything ('bio') and diminishing respect for science. It's going to be interesting to see if western europe doubles down on the anti-vax beliefs or they swing round to be more like the Ossis.
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