kimny72 Member

I got the J&J so I have an appt this Friday with the health dept to get my booster. I'm getting Pfizer because it is the most available here in central Virginia for some reason. Just listened to the last couple of TWIV clinical updates with Dr Griffin and figured I'd report some random points that stuck with me. He…

OK, well from my years here on the forum, I've seen that sometimes trainers focus far too much on protein. Keep in mind that most trainers have no formal nutrition education. And anyone can call themselves a nutritionist (though some of them are educated, it can be hard to tell). I don't think there's any legit data to…

I log everything, because it's been amazingly useful to have an accurate picture of what I ate on specific days to see patterns. But very low cal items where the difference in serving size measurement might only be 5-10 cals, I often eyeball rather than strictly measure. It's really important to understand why you over eat…

What are your reasons for choosing that macro breakdown? That is a lot of protein for such a small calorie goal. I wouldn't worry about hitting it. I'm lucky if I hit 100g. Barring health concerns where a RD has suggested you limit one of your macros, macro breakdown is personal preference - what keeps you feeling full on…

I'll reserve judgement until I have time to get used to it. On the PC, it does initially seem aggressively bright and spread out with lots of glowing white space though. Just caught myself squinting at it 😁 But Community won't load on my Android phone. The spinner of death spins for several minutes and then I'm left with a…

It's like the TWIV people are monitoring this thread 😊, this study was referenced in the last clinical update episode: "Among COVID-19–like illness hospitalizations among adults aged ≥18 years whose previous infection or vaccination occurred 90–179 days earlier, the adjusted odds of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 among…

Yes, I wasn't trying to disagree with you, sorry if that's the way it sounded! The primary reason I'm trying to not get infected for as long as I possibly can is the possibility of long term effects of even mild or asymptomatic infections that aren't clear yet.

#1 explains away #2. There is a lack of data, meaning that one study is not enough. There is also some data (though again not enough) that suggests people can get symptomatic covid multiple times. #3 doesn't count for much if the period of immunity after infection is not long lasting, which is still a question that needs…

That's possible. Wouldn't be the first time an article framed a quote in a misleading way!

I think there's good news and bad news. There are lots of coronaviruses and it sounds to this layperson like they don't all behave the same, so it's just as likely 19 will be like the common cold, or not like any of them at all, as that. BUT, they've mentioned on TWIV that there are a lot of animal species that seem able…

I tried to listen to some of the video and read the paper. The paper is published in a journal run by a controversial publisher that has been criticized for shoddy peer review and predatory means of getting both studies and reviews, as well as far too many after-publishing corrections and retractions. The study is in…

Yep, he practiced general medicine in the 90's and then worked in technology. Now he seems to make a living spreading misinformation on you tube, and teaching other doctors how to do the same. He's had several videos removed by you tube.

The vaccine is out of your system within a couple of weeks. There is absolutely no reason to think that there will be some kind of long term sinister effects. The rNA vaccines have to be kept so cold because they are fragile and break down quickly. It's viruses that can hide in your body (like the chicken pox) and reemerge…

Remember that last winter no one (except trial participants) were vaxxed and this winter lots of people are. I'm sure there are some states and counties where we will again see some horrible numbers, but in places where vaxx numbers are high an outbreak might mean higher cases but not the hospitalization spikes we saw last…

Just to add a personal experience: My boss's twin 7 yr old boys were in the trial. One had basically no reaction to either shot. The other had a fever starting about 12 hrs after the second shot that lasted about a day. They are both high risk and he was very emotional when he told us they were told this week that they did…

The approved Moderna booster is actually a half dose. (They were just talking about this too). I think he said Pfizer is 30-30-30 and Moderna is 100-100-50. But don't quote me on those numbers...

@SModa61 ! After posting I decided to listen to TWIV while I worked and Mondays epi was a Q&A with Dr Daniel Griffith and he talked about this :smiley: He said there is an age based development process for the immune system which leads to the dosing differences. A woman said her son is 4 and 1/2 and big for his age so can…

I can't answer specifically, but children aren't just little adults, there are other variables to be considered. I don't remember seeing anything out there regarding dosage based on size. Considering the vaccine is just posing as a virus to teach your immune system how to fight it, and I've never heard that bigger people…