Our favorite vaccine expert is less than impressed with evidence to support the Omicron BA.4/5 "bivalent" booster shots now rolling out for everyone 12 and older. A must-watch deep dive into some science, here on Locals FIRST!
We also talk polio and monkeypox and flu 👍 Seriously, this interview 🤯
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Topics & Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:10 A brief history of the Covid vaccines, groups that benefit from boosting
5:12 Incubation periods and vaccination "goals," preventing infection vs. severe disease
10:54 Bivalent vaccine, the FDA's EUA approach, crucial dosing issues (ancestral strain vs. bivalent)
17:15 BA.4/5 booster immunogenicity data (or lack thereof), mouse data & vax safety profile
21:40 Why Paul himself would pass on the new booster, incubation periods, why Covid zero is a fantasy
24:28 Paul's "perfect" bivalent vaccine
25:37 Yearly targeted boosters, myocarditis and the Thai children's study
28:39 BA.4/5: MIS-C, boosters & long Covid, data from JAMA's Italian study
31:28 Comparing BA.4/5 & the yearly flu vax, timing of the yearly flu shot
38:45 Polio's resurgence, injected inactivated vs. live oral polio vaccines, the role of sanitation
48:05 Monkeypox and a history of smallpox vaccines
56:43 Reflection w/Dr. Offit: what he's gotten right, what he's gotten wrong and where to go from here
1:01:57 Final thoughts
Axe throwing is SURPRISINGLY therapeutic for that recently discovered repressed anger.
10/10, would recommend.
Any of y’all hiked this one? FASTEST shortcut to the present moment; gripped that chain so freaking tight, my arms are sore today. Biggest mistake: LOOKING DOWN
Locals video quality is wonky, some cool pics in comments 👇
While immersed in Flushing NY's seriously Chinese vibes, my kids bought a shit-ton of weird-ass snacks and then tried to recreate some random Chinese TikTok video they are obsessed with: https://www.tiktok.com/@gildrtsy/video/7405511542667545861?_r=1&_t=ZP-8y7QlZyNCxz
The result? This 😆
Today's interview with legendary vaccine researcher Paul Offit. Video version coming shortly!
How are you all doing today? Schools are closed again tomorrow in Ontario Canada. 40cm...(about 16 inches) of snow fell today and -18C (0F). It's a soup day by the fire. Watching CNN and the ice storms down your way seem worse. Everyone ok?
Amazing story. I can relate to this Columbian woman's NDE and OBE experiences but I'm sharing this mainly for her wondeful descriptions of her momentary awakenings and transpersonal observations.
First time watching Interstellar on a BIG screen for both me and the boy! So good we forgot to eat our popcorn! We (he) decided before Christmas that instead of a Christmas play this year (it was Snow White) we'd book this for January - I was a bit sad but actually - growing up is good isn't it! Just a whole load more things to share.
