My friend Mike (MD/Cornell/Mayo Clinic/Director of a hospital division currently) uploaded a Q&A on the Covid Virus. He himself got vaccinated recently. This covers a lot of ground including many theories surrounding the dangers and beyond.
"Best reference on DNA non-integration:
https://www.deplatformdisease.com/blog/no-really-mrna-vaccines-are-not-going-to-affect-your-dna Few other questions and answers that did not fit into the video:
1. Why do we need to wear masks after the vaccine?
Here, the issue hinges on something called “sterilizing immunity,” a type of immune response that not only prevents infection, but kills all virus on contact. We simply do not know if that is the case with these vaccines and do not want to take any chances. The studies performed looked at something we can call clinical immunity — the 95% number states that those people did not get sick, but it says nothing about them harboring the virus in their nose and passing it to others. We will know this soon enough, but for now, wear the mask even if you got the shot.
2.
I had COVID. Do I still need to vaccinate?
Yes, though not right away. COVID immunity fades and the vaccine will keep it for a longer time. How much longer? No one knows for sure, but Moderna predicts about a year of immunity. That is good news for those who worry about the long term, as it seems that the vaccine effects are not permanent. Current recommendations are to take the vaccine 60-90 days after active COVID infection and at least 90 days after having been treated with convalescent plasma or antibody treatments.
3. I heard the vaccine can cause problems for persons with facial fillers.
There were three cases of facial swelling reported in the Moderna vaccine study, and all three had a history of facial fillers. This is considered a very rare side effect and all three patients did well with allergy medications. The plastic surgery society has weighed in on this and said that “Having a history of dermal fillers should not bar someone from being vaccinated. The risks from acquiring and being infected with the COVID-19 virus far outweigh the risks from a reaction even if the patient has a history of using dermal fillers.” For whatever reason, these three cases have only occurred with Moderna. It could be just a matter of time, but so far, Pfizer has not reported the same issue.
4. What about pregnancy?
The question of vaccinating while pregnant is an important one. Unfortunately, no definite answers exist and there are three issues to consider. 1) Pregnant women are more likely to get severe COIVD and end up in the ICU than non pregnant women of the same age. In addition, COVID increases risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm birth. 2) Basic scientific studies on animals showed no safety concerns in rats that received Moderna COVID-19 vaccine before or during pregnancy as studies of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are ongoing. And 3) CDC believes these vaccines are unlikely to pose a specific risk for women who are pregnant. However, the actual risks of mRNA vaccines in pregnancy are not yet known and more time needs to pass for the studies to conclude. A difficult decision, I admit. It my help to know that the obstetrics society in the U.S. is in favor of the vaccine.
5. What about that female sterilization news I read?
This one is a hoax. Like any good hoax, it has a kernel of truth in it, but please do not fall for it. The whole idea here hinges on an important concept of molecular mimicry — a possibility of one protein, in this case the vaccine manufactured virus spike, looking a lot like some other protein. This hoax zeroes in on syncytin-1 a protein necessary for placental formation, and claims that the antibodies made by the vaccine will also damage syncytin and make women infertile. This is as bogus as they come. The “Head of Research” had worked in Pfizer but left in 2011, way too long ago to claim involvement in this work. But that’s not even the main issue here. Proteins require hundreds of RNA letters to express their shape. The kernel of truth here is that the viral spike and syncytin share four of those letters in common. That is insignificant and way too little for them to cross-react. It’s like saying my phone will ring when I dial your number just because we share a digit. If there was any truth to this, I’d have a very bad news for you. Anyone with natural COVID infection would have produced the same antibody reaction and would have been sterile already. That is not happening so please guard yourself against misinformation and verify every big claim you hear. Infertility is not an issue here.