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More evidence emerging that COVID vaccines are a three-dose series like many other vaccines that we receive. U.S. preprint study suggests that fully vaccinated Veterans are experiencing breakthrough infections six months after second dose #VaccinesWork
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 11, 2021 Source:Waning COVID vaccine efficacy especially against reinfection Reference:Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections in 620,000 U.S. Veterans, February 1, 2021 to August 13, 2021
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Pfizer to provide COVID vaccine trial data covering 5 to 11 year-olds to Health Canada for review and authorization. Company press releases are one thing but proper evaluation and scrutiny of the evidence is required.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 21, 2021 Source:Pfizer Canada cites ‘urgency’ in plans to seek authorization for kids’ COVID vaccine
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The unfortunate, yet predictable ICU admission population. In B.C. all under the age of 50 are unvaccinated. Needless suffering for them and their families. Please be well and remain so by getting vaccinated. Be there for your children. #VaccinesWork
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 10, 2021 Source:All COVID-19 patients under age 50 in B.C. ICUs are unvaccinated, health minister says
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Latest information indicates that booster shots are not needed for most Canadians with several important exceptions. Science, like time is not static, and will help determine if this recommendation will change over time. #VaccinesWork #GoScience
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 9, 2021 Source:COVID-19 booster shots likely not needed for most Canadians, experts say
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NY Times: Fully vaccinated people have a 1 in 5,000 to 10,000 chance of a COVID breakthrough infection on any given day. So, less than many of the daily risks we accept without a second thought. #vaccineswork
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 8, 2021 Source: One in 5,000Worried About Breakthrough Infections? Here’s How to Navigate This Phase of the Pandemic.
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The three reasons for mRNA COVID vaccine medical exemptions are documented allergy to polyethylene glycol, or after the first vaccine dose, severe allergic reactions or myocarditis. Physicians advised not to provide notes for invalid reasons.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 30, 2021 Source:Why medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines might be hard to obtain
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Sunday House Call, #805, August 29, 2021: The risks of not taking the (lesser) risk of vaccination. In addition, it is unlikely your doctor will provide you with a medical exemption note to support your decision to not get vaccinated.
If you are getting exhausted by the continual espousing of the Internet’s canard of “not enough research has been done on the vaccine”, “the vaccines were rushed to market”, and “Covid is not dangerous so I don’t need the vaccine”, major new studies have been released to refute each and every one of these pieces…
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Muddled vaccination policy in the workplace especially the health care and education sectors will produce muddled results children and the vulnerable can ill afford. Does anyone think “vaccination education sessions” will change antivaccination attitudes?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 18, 2021 Source:Ontario pauses further reopening as it reveals new vaccine policies for high-risk settings
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BioNTech recommends a third COVID-19 dose is needed to protect against the Delta variant. Need evidence to support this claim. Vast majority ending up in hospital/ICU are unvaccinated; evidence that to date, two doses of #vaccineswork.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 11, 2021 Source:BioNTech says repeat doses remain better strategy than adapting its COVID-19 vaccine to new variants