This is very good news. I'm honestly feeling sorry for all my foreigner friends as they have no idea if they can get a vaccine from the LGU.
A lot of American citizens living here in the Philippines have thought of going back to the US to get their shots and then come back here. But they've been delaying it because of the high cost (and perceived dangers) of flying right now. Personally, my family and I have discussed it (our kids are US citizens, and as they are minors, we are eligible to accompany them using our regular visa). Heck we even googled for the nearest vaccination site in our neighborhood. It's a Rite Aid just down the street from our place. But eventually decided not to go back because : 1. we didn't want to disrupt the kids online schooling (which is already at its most abnormal as compared to in-person schooling), but really 2. we didn't want to be faced with the massively viral anti-Asian racism and hate that's going on in the US. Everyday we see and read on California news, a lot of White and Black people being savagely abhorrent to our kind. And noticeably, there are a lot of incidents of Black people beating up on Pinoys, Koreans, Chinese, Japanese and other AAPI folks. White people tend to (only) curse or spit at all kinds of Asians, calling them Kung Flu or telling them to go back to China, or blaming them for Covid19. The most common are dirty looks from the White folks. But there is an alarmingly disproportionate number of Black on Asian violence. The hierarchy of racism in the US goes, white, black, hispanic and at the very bottom of the barrel is Asian. I think the Blacks feel like this is their rare chance to be racist against someone, and Asians make very, very easy targets. We are physically smaller and easier to intimidate, rob and assault. It doesn't even matter that at last year's Black Lives Matter events, many attendees were Asians showing their support. In 2021, the Black people are trying to kill Asians. Sorry for the rant. Just had to get it out.
mm…alarming rise in violent incidents of anti-Asian racism. No doubt helped by the politics of hate promoted by Trump. His despicable rhetoric had real-world consequences.
Yes that effing idiot is still shitting all over the world long after he departed the white house. His anti Asian rhetoric, his white supremacy has caused injury and death to many Asian Americans, and it shows no sign of stopping. It's a deadly weird bi-product of Covid19. Hindi ka nga namatay sa Covid, nabugbog or napatay ka naman for being Asian. Just look at the Pinoys alone, one's face was slashed, a woman was stomped on, a Fil-Am veteran was beaten up. I worry about the safety our elders and kids the next time we travel to the US. That's the overt violent racism. You also have to watch out for covert racism, like your server at IHOP spitting or putting things in your food, just because you're Asian.
Who among the Muggers availed of the Astra Zeneca vaccine? Good news, there's a fresh batch that just dropped in the country so you guys will be getting your second shot soon.
The wife availed of AZ, hit her pretty hard after the first shot. She was supposed to go on duty the following day but decided to call in sick as she felt really heavy. I quipped that maybe she just needed to go on a diet and found out that the living room sofa makes a pretty comfortable bed. She's due for her second shot later this month. I'm practicing keeping my mouth shut.
mm..although not confirmed if it was a hate crime, a FilAm teenager was shot to death as soon as he opened the door of his family’s home.
Most of the people I know who availed of the AZ Vaccine also had mild to moderate reactions to it, however they were all transient and was resolved by bed rest and paracetamol at most. Has anyone here tried submitting a sample for their antibody titers after completing their second dose?
Russia's Sputnik vaccine 'as reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle' says Vladimir Putin Nataliya Vasilyeva Fri, May 7, 2021, 7:33 AM Russia's Sputnik vaccine 'as reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle' says Vladimir Putin (yahoo.com) Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova via video conference at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday, May 6, 2021. - Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP President Vladimir Putin insisted Russia's homegrown coronavirus vaccine was as “reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle”, as the country’s health officials authorised a single-dose version of the Sputnik V jab, dubbed Sputnik Light. Sputnik V, which in February was revealed to be 92 per cent effective, has been approved for emergency use in 64 countries but has yet to be authorised in the European Union. Apart from Sputnik V, Russia has also developed and registered two other coronavirus vaccines but their clinical data have not been through a stringent peer review as Sputnik’s. “Our vaccines draw from technology and platforms that have been in operation for decades,” Putin told a video conference with top Russian officials in charge of the pandemic response. “They are as reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle as one European specialist said.” Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova via video conference at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday, May 6, 2021. - Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Mr Putin was referring to comments made by an Austrian doctor back in February. "Sputnik V is like a Kalashnikov rifle, a Russian rifle: simple, reliable and effective," Florian Thalhammer, from the Medical University of Vienna, reportedly told Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung. While the vaccine’s efficacy data has been good, there have been questions about quality control during production. In April, officials in Slovakia said that a batch of doses the country had received did not match those sent to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or elsewhere and that Russia failed to provide enough data on the jab. Despite not yet being approved for use by the EMA, some EU countries have ordered it anyway, including Hungary, while Italy has signed a deal to manufacture the jab domestically. Slovakia’s prime minister was forced to resign after secretly ordering two million doses. The Sputnik V and Sputnik Light vaccines, like the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson jabs, use a genetically modified common cold virus to deliver the gene of the coronavirus to the body. The developers of Sputnik Light argue that the single-dose vaccine provides sufficient protection at least for the short term and can serve as a significant tool against the pandemic. Sputnik V is widely available in Russia, especially in urban centres like Moscow and St Petersburg, but the uptake has been sluggish: only about 10 per cent of Russians have received at least one dose of the jab by early May. Russia on Friday recorded 8,386 new coronavirus cases and 376 new deaths as the country has yet to hit a third wave of infection. Russia's Sputnik vaccine 'as reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle' says Vladimir Putin (yahoo.com) Da, comrade Putin, I'd like to try your Kalashnikov AR vaccine.
Don't fear. Seems to hit people differently. My boss and one of my co-workers didn't feel a thing. I had to work because I already was rostered on and can't call in sick anymore while on shift... paracetamol was keeping me upright doing a 48-hour shift.... If I missed a dose, I definitely felt it. Light-headed, nauseous. Kaya pala the nurse advised to keep hydrated... I rebooked my 2nd dose to fall on a day off. Not taking any chances this time... =)
Side Effects of Drinking Alcohol Before and After Getting the COVID Vaccine Experts are being cautious about booze and its impact on your immune system during the vaccination process. BYFAYE BRENNAN JANUARY 10, 2021 Side Effects of Drinking Alcohol Before and After Getting the COVID Vaccine | Eat This Not That in vino veritas A Latin phrase meaning in wine there is truth, used to mean that people will say what they really feel when they have been drinking alcohol. We all know that keeping our immune systems strong during the COVID-19 pandemic is of the utmost importance. And now that vaccines are, slowly but surely, rolling out, it should still remain a top priority, especially in regards to monitoring and even potentially reducing your alcohol intake if you've been drinking too much. Research has shown that binge drinking—defined by the CDC as 4+ drinks for women and 5+ drinks for men during one occasion—can negatively impact your immune system. For instance, a 2015 study published in the journal Alcohol found that a single bout of binge drinking increases inflammation in just a few hours and inhibits your body's ability to regulate its immune system and effectively fight off infection for up to days afterward. Alcohol also puts more stress on the body, making it more difficult to recover from being under the weather, experts say. (Speaking of, here is the biggest sign you're drinking too much alcohol, according to doctors.) Perhaps this is why scientists around the world are being cautious about drinking before and after getting the COVID-19 vaccine—a crucial time when your body is responding to the dose and building up its defenses against the virus. Last month, a health official in Russia instructed citizens not to drink for two weeks before and six weeks after getting the country's Sputnick V vaccine, Reuters reports. However, the actual developer of the vaccine, Dr. Alexander Gintsburg, later tweeted to clarify that he believed that recommendation was too extreme, and that recipients should not drink for three days before and three days after being vaccinated (regardless of vaccine type). "One glass of champagne won't hurt anyone, not even your immune system," he also tweeted from the Sputnick V account on Dec. 9. Meanwhile, in the UK, a health expert recommended people limit their alcohol intake one day before and one day after vaccination, Business Insider reports. However, experts here in the U.S. are singing a different tune. William Moss, executive director of the International Vaccine Access Center at Johns Hopkins University, told Business Insider, "There's no evidence that, if you have one beer or a glass of wine a couple days after you get your vaccine, that's going to interfere with your immune response or protection following the vaccine. When that point is stated in such an extreme way, I think it's actually damaging to public health." In other words, so long as you're drinking in moderation and consuming less than what's considered heavy or bingeing, you don't have to be overly concerned about your consumption before and after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. However, if you've been drinking heavily (more than one drink per day for women and more than two for men), you should consider cutting back now—regardless of whether or not you're getting vaccinated. When you consider all of these adverse effects of boozing a lot and on a regular basis, you'll see why changing your behavior can improve your health and well-being now and down the road. Side Effects of Drinking Alcohol Before and After Getting the COVID Vaccine | Eat This Not That
Got my second Sinovac shot yesterday. Blood pressure shot up immediately after (I'm hypertensive) but it could've just been the effing heat in the covered court venue, plus the fact that I'm terrified of needles. Went back to normal in around 15 minutes. The morning after, no noticeable effects other than the slightly sore spot on my arm. Oh yeah, and I had my usual beer while watching TV before I went to sleep.
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Got my Sputnik shot last Friday. Was ok the whole friday but woke up around 3am Saturday morning with chills and slight fever. Took paracetamol and was in bed the whole saturday with flu like symptoms. Woke up sunday a whole lot better.. checked if I can lift our car but no success LOL .
