You are arrogantly ignorant about your own health and mine and those of your small grandchildren if you have them. I too am very glad that Operation Warp Speed allowed enormous amounts of money to speed up the research to stop this killer of older people but I have always kept up on all vaccinations to protect myself, and my family and people like you who do not "believe in vaccinations".

Did the Governor give the February estimate before or after he found out the initial delivery of the vaccine to Florida was going to be both less than originally planned and delayed?

Enough doses do not yet exist to make the vaccine available to everyone. Anything you heard yesterday and most of what you will hear today and in the near future are guess based on assumed production and shipping capabilities. Heck, they don't even have a plan yet for who will be in the Phase 1b distribution.

My guess is no one will know until January or February what the timeframe will be for manufacturing and shipping the number of doses required. Actually getting it into the arms of the masses will come some time after that.

Calling someone "arrogantly ignorant" for not having the same views as you is just plain arrogant itself

Well, yes, it was an estimate. He could have said June but he said February and I don’t believe he pulled the number out of thin air. It is obviously based on projections of production of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and assuming the Moderna vaccine will be approved before the end of the year. Production of the vaccines started before the FDA approvals and, yes, they haven’t produced all the vaccines yet. If you have a real source providing a better estimate then share it. Opinions are pretty much worthless.

I am thankful that I do not need to make these decisions. Whatever is decided, some will not agree. Most of what we know or think we know is spun information.

Right now it is only the Pfizer vaccine that has been approved. That is the one that needs to be stored at sub zero temps. Behind that is is one from Moderna that does not require as low a temperature. Interesting to me, I've read that Pfizer is partly Chinese owned. Moderna is an American owned company. Not sure what that means.
There is nothing that says that Chinese people cannot buy stock in Moderna.
In any case both vaccines require two shots. We will all need to be sure we get two shots of the same product. How long does immunity last? No one seems to know or to be willing to state. Will we need boosters? What will that cost?
Oh, and the spun facts say Johnson and Johnson have yet another vaccine in late testing that is only one injection.

I heard that once you receive the vaccine you will need to continue with masks and social distancing.

Like most things there are no simple yes, no answers.

What exactly is the basis for your comment that it won’t be till June or so???

With the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, there might be some uncertainty about the whether the vaccine prevents infection or disease. You can have the infection without developing the actual COVID disease (essentially the symptoms that may put you in the hospital). The implication is that if it doesn't prevent infection then you may still be contagious even if you have taken the vaccine and it is working (you haven't developed the disease). Presumably, this would argue for continued mask usage and social distancing. The Phase 3 testing of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine focused on whether people developed disease. The Moderna Phase 3 trial actually tested for indications of infection. We shall see.

This may be "Florida's Friendliest Hometown", but this sure ain't the friendliest forum?!

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My husband is a doctor and received his first vaccine yesterday. It was mandatory for all healthcare workers at his hospital. After getting the shot, he said he felt “a little funny”, not really light headed, but somewhat disoriented (brain fog). Other than that, his arm didn’t hurt, etc. By dinner time, he said he was feeling run down. He went to lie down around 8, highly unusual for him. He said he was just feeling tired. I offered him a nice massage and he gladly accepted. He fell asleep in a few minutes.

This morning he was up at 0600 and is heading out for his power walk. He says he feels fine. In 21 days he will get his second shot.

While we are both aware that getting this vaccine won’t guarantee immunity, it does give us hope. It’s been a rough year. A nurse on his staff was recently taken off his ventilator. He leaves 2 small children behind. Thus, I do pray that this vaccine works and I understand the priority given to the most vulnerable first. I’ll patiently wait my turn.

Any plan that puts those who have refused to wear masks and socially distance at the end of the line will have my wholehearted support.

Another one closes because people can't keep their political views to themselves.

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