How has Coronavirus impacted your life and your lifestyle?

[Swanky]

Hi!
To help keep from veering off topic or towards politics, here’s a reminder of the topic of the thread:

“Being this is a fashion driven forum, I am curious as to how this has impacted your lifestyle. Are you still buying purses, shoes or any high-end luxury items? How have you prepared and how do you plan to pass the next year of your life?”

There's other threads to discuss variants, deaths, etc... and as always we don't allow politics on tPF

 

[elvisfan4life]

This story from my local TV station explains why the J&J vaccine isn't something to be avoided.

Despite lower effectiveness, Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine will play crucial role in ending pandemic
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will fill a void the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines cannot.

WASHINGTON — What good is a coronavirus vaccine that is 66% effective? That is a question many people have asked as the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is on its way to approval.

The pharmaceutical company’s vaccine test results show it may not be as effective as the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. But medical experts said it will still play a crucial role in ending the pandemic.

Question:
Why is Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine needed to end the pandemic?

Answer:
It can cover parts of the United States where it may be difficult to get the other vaccines.

Our Sources:
The vaccine test results from Johnson & Johnson and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s leading infectious disease expert.

What We Found:
We should start with the 66% effectiveness. According to the Johnson & Johnson test results, that was the average from the global test.

The results in the United States put that number higher at 72%.

In an interview with WUSA9 Verify Team Reporter Gabe Cohen, Dr. Anthony Fauci said it’s also effective at preventing COVID-19 cases from sending people to the hospital.

“One of the things that might get lost in the numbers is that when you look at the protection against serious disease, it's high,” Dr. Fauci explained. “It's 85% or more.”

Those are just the numbers.

Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine is also more practical for widespread use across the country. It can be stored in a normal refrigerator. This means it can easily be stored and administered in rural areas, even in your doctor's office.

Whereas, Pfizer’s vaccine requires a special deep freezer. Not all hospitals or doctors' offices have access to deep freezers.

Dr. Fauci added another point, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is one shot. Compared to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which are two shots spread out over a month.

“Even though the number makes you raise your eyebrows say, well, there's a big difference between 72 and 95,” Dr. Fauci said.
“Practically speaking, if the only thing you're worried about is keeping people out of the hospital, and not getting people seriously ill, there is clearly value with the Johnson & Johnson.”

VERIFY: Despite lower effectiveness, Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine will play crucial role in ending pandemic

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will fill a void the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines cannot.

www.wusa9.com

Exactly the same as the Oxford one which is cheap and easy to take to vulnerable people - people who are housebound need someone to go to them they can’t get Pfizer here for instance

 

[elvisfan4life]

Personally I love my mask it hides my less than perfect teeth lips and double chins !!!!

 

[alice87]

It is the most isolating experience. I live in WA state, and our governor housed us in the living space for almost a year. It is very frustrating and depressing. I hope this thing will be over sooner than later. I am extrovert, all the things I like were taken from me. I hope to never experience it again. Let alone, I can't go to my native country for visit unless I want to be stack in isolation. Head banging.

 

[Chanbal]

^ I wish we didn’t have so many conflicting opinions littering the news. It’s increasingly hard to differentiate the science from the politics and I think prominent figures need to ensure they’re fully informed before speaking out. People voice opinions about individual vaccine brands without understanding the science behind how effective vaccination programmes work, or the many factors that can influence effectiveness on a population. Vaccines aren’t designed to give individuals a personal suit of armour so they can resume their normal lives irrespective of what’s happening to everyone else, they’re designed to reduce prevalence and spread in whole populations. It’s not helped that the media continues choosing sensationalist headlines to generate clicks (as if Covid isn’t enough of a sensation in itself).

Science should have nothing to do with politics, but unfortunately, things are not always as they should be. Israel is presently leading the world's covid vaccination, and the results are very hopeful. J&J, Pfizer or Moderna, we must keep going.

Israel Is Now The First Country Where Vaccinations Are Starting To Curb The Pandemic

But difficulties convincing some groups to get their shots point to big challenges that lie ahead for other nations — especially the US.

www.buzzfeednews.com

 

[pixiejenna]

I found it interesting in the news they were talking about J&J vaccine applying for emergency use but they were claiming that it is 85% effective and several different stations used that number. I thought I previously read it’s only 66% effective which is substantially lower than Moderna and Pfizer rates of effectiveness.

I don’t like wearing masks but I do love the fact that it hides my face. You no longer have people telling you to smile more. I refuse to smile for anyone who tells me too!

 

[whateve]

I found it interesting in the news they were talking about J&J vaccine applying for emergency use but they were claiming that it is 85% effective and several different stations used that number. I thought I previously read it’s only 66% effective which is substantially lower than Moderna and Pfizer rates of effectiveness.

I don’t like wearing masks but I do love the fact that it hides my face. You no longer have people telling you to smile more. I refuse to smile for anyone who tells me too!

I heard those different numbers too.

 

[Mimmy]

I found it interesting in the news they were talking about J&J vaccine applying for emergency use but they were claiming that it is 85% effective and several different stations used that number. I thought I previously read it’s only 66% effective which is substantially lower than Moderna and Pfizer rates of effectiveness.

I don’t like wearing masks but I do love the fact that it hides my face. You no longer have people telling you to smile more. I refuse to smile for anyone who tells me too!

I think that this article gives a good comparison of the Pfizer, Moderna and J&J vaccines explained in a fairly concise manner.

The 66% effectiveness refers to the ability of the J&J vaccine to prevent moderate to severe illness. The 85% number is the ability of the vaccine to prevent severe disease with the logic being that it is most important to prevent severe disease.

I think that it is important to note that the South African arm of J&J trials included people infected with the South African variant. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were tested before the UK, South Africa and Brazil variants were identified.

I have not seen any actual data to report how the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are doing in preventing disease or spread of the new variants. The hope is that they will provide at least some immunity but it is too early to tell since they were studied prior to the identification of the newer COVID variants.

 

[Transported]

I think that this article gives a good comparison of the Pfizer, Moderna and J&J vaccines explained in a fairly concise manner.

The 66% effectiveness refers to the ability of the J&J vaccine to prevent moderate to severe illness. The 85% number is the ability of the vaccine to prevent severe disease with the logic being that it is most important to prevent severe disease.

I think that it is important to note that the South African arm of J&J trials included people infected with the South African variant. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were tested before the UK, South Africa and Brazil variants were identified.

I have not seen any actual data to report how the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are doing in preventing disease or spread of the new variants. The hope is that they will provide at least some immunity but it is too early to tell since they were studied prior to the identification of the newer COVID variants.

Thank you! The article is quite helpful and contained info I have been looking for.

 

[Chanbal]

I found it interesting in the news they were talking about J&J vaccine applying for emergency use but they were claiming that it is 85% effective and several different stations used that number. I thought I previously read it’s only 66% effective which is substantially lower than Moderna and Pfizer rates of effectiveness.

I don’t like wearing masks but I do love the fact that it hides my face. You no longer have people telling you to smile more. I refuse to smile for anyone who tells me too!

haha, I love to smile and keep doing it under my mask.

According to J&J's data, "its vaccine completely prevents hospitalization and death. No participants who received the shot died of or had to be hospitalized for COVID-19." This is good news imo!

J&J asks FDA to authorize its ONE-DOSE COVID019 vaccine

The US has an agreement for 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's one dose vaccine, which the company says it can deliver by June, pending authorization.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[bag-mania]

According to J&J's data, "its vaccine completely prevents hospitalization and death. No participants who received the shot died of or had to be hospitalized for COVID-19." This is good news imo!

J&J asks FDA to authorize its ONE-DOSE COVID019 vaccine

The US has an agreement for 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's one dose vaccine, which the company says it can deliver by June, pending authorization.

www.dailymail.co.uk

This is the part that really should be focused on. While nobody wants to get sick on any level, what we fear most about Covid is possibly ending up on a ventilator or dying. If the J&J vaccine prevents that we should be all for it.

If the virus with its mutations requires us to be given updated shots annually, a single dose vaccine that can be refrigerated is the only practical way to go no matter who makes it.

 

[TC1]

Most flu shots have a 70% or less efficacy..yet people get them year after year. I have a feeling this will be the same sort of vaccine scenario. Rather than the 2 doses, just one..perhaps yearly. Too early to tell.

 

[KittyKat65]

After 11 months in my house, I received my first shot today (Pfizer) and have my 2nd dose scheduled. This rubber bangle means more than any Cartier Love bangle to me. I want to weep and I want to dance. So grateful for science.

Edited: I hope this does not appear as a brag. This is 100% not my intention. I am just so happy for science and a way out of the crippling depression of the past (almost) year.

 

[whateve]

After 11 months in my house, I received my first shot today (Pfizer) and have my 2nd dose scheduled. This rubber bangle means more than any Cartier Love bangle to me. I want to weep and I want to dance. So grateful for science.

Edited: I hope this does not appear as a brag. This is 100% not my intention. I am just so happy for science and a way out of the crippling depression of the past (almost) year.

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You got a bangle to show you were vaccinated? This is a fantastic idea. I wish they did that in my county. However, it seems like an extra expense my county couldn't afford.

 

[KittyKat65]

You got a bangle to show you were vaccinated?

Well, we got the Covid card and this was just a fun extra item. It is nothing official like the card, but fun all the same. A keepsake for a journey.

 

[samfalstaff]

After 11 months in my house, I received my first shot today (Pfizer) and have my 2nd dose scheduled. This rubber bangle means more than any Cartier Love bangle to me. I want to weep and I want to dance. So grateful for science.

Edited: I hope this does not appear as a brag. This is 100% not my intention. I am just so happy for science and a way out of the crippling depression of the past (almost) year.

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Excellent news! I seem to remember you are a teacher (or in education) so I'm very glad to hear this!