'I Feel Fantastic,' COVID-19 Vaccine Volunteer Says

[Robert59]

Woman in Seattle trial reports no major side effects but still wears a mask to be sure

The first person in the US to receive an experimental vaccine for COVID-19 has provided a medical update, and it's encouraging. "It's been 16 weeks since I had the first dose," Jennifer Haller says. "I feel fantastic." The Washington state woman, an operations manager for a tech startup, has experienced no major side effects, KOMO reports.

https://www.newser.com/story/293465/4-months-in-vaccine-volunteer-feels-fantastic.html

 

[Treacle]

Bit confused on this issue as I think they are experimenting with a vaccine here. If you are asymptomatic or get symptoms like a mild flu surely we should be testing those people and finding out what it is with their antibodies , blood, immune system etc etc that provides a low level or no symptoms. My worry is that a vaccine will be produced that will not be necessary for all and if one is mandated to have it, what could be the consequences. As far as I understand it most medicines have some side effects to one individual or another but some side effects are not known until many years ahead.
As I always say, just some thoughts ☺

 

[gennie]

I'm also confused. This article does not really say anything of value.

Old saying but still true: You cannot prove a negative.

 

[Becky1951]

Unless they have been purposefully infected with Covid-19 after receiving the vaccine, how do they know for sure this vaccine works?

 

[StarSong]

Not to mention that a study volunteer's self-reporting and conversation with a local TV station is hardly evidence of anything whatsoever.

 

[Kaila]

But thank you to @Robert59
who always tries to post articles of any possible interest to us,
and they are often good conversation starters.

 

[AnnieA]

Unless they have been purposefully infected with Covid-19 after receiving the vaccine, how do they know for sure this vaccine works?

Testing antibodies before and after administering the vaccine.

 

[Becky1951]

Testing antibodies before and after administering the vaccine.

I understand that. But they are giving them the vaccine and then what? It didn't sound as if they were exposing them to Covid-19 after that so how do they know the vaccine will work?

 

[win231]

Testing antibodies before and after administering the vaccine.

Even many doctors have said the antibody test for Coronavirus is so unreliable, not to bother.

 

[win231]

An indirect sales pitch that will work.....for the hopeful & gullible.

 

[AnnieA]

Even many doctors have said the antibody test for Coronavirus is so unreliable, not to bother.

Depends on the test design and quality. Manufacturers flooded the market early on with tests that weren't even FDA approved. I'd imagine researchers are using the accurate ones.