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To: pak73 who wrote (744535)	4/16/2021 4:40:58 PM
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To: pak73 who wrote (744535)	4/16/2021 4:49:49 PM
From: skinowski	1 Recommendation Recommended By pak73 Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793549

J&J is a “traditional” vaccine. Those vaccines consist of a weakened virus - or, the virus is destroyed, and they use fragments of viruses. Our immune system reacts to them - and creates antibodies. The new mRNA vaccines inject a template with instructions for our cells to build the viral spike protein. Then, our immune system develops antibodies to that protein. When we get attacked by the CoViD virus, those antibodies will protect us. The immunity from mRNA vaccines is more focused - on one single protein. So - I think, there is a higher chance for the vaccine to lose effectiveness, as the protein in question mutates. I think the new vaccines will turn out to be OK - but it will take years to know for sure. I didn’t hesitate about taking the shots. I’d be worried more about young people being injected with this new product. The Russian vaccine has been used quite widely since last August - and so far, it seems there are no BIG problems. It’s not clear what’s the deal with the J&J vaccine. If you inject into people millions of doses, you’ll encounter all kinds of different problems, not necessarily reactions. Since they used a weakened virus, I think the immunity they produce would be broader, against more than just one protein. I’d expect it to remain effective against more new strains - more so than the mRNA vaccines. There is no way to prevent a virus from getting inhaled - and try to multiply inside our bodies. Antibodies will make that more difficult. Most of the time the infection would get eliminated. Even if the virus will manage to cause an infection, it will tend to be mild - unlikely to cause major disease or death. No vaccine, to my knowledge, is 100% effective. Spreading unrealistic expectations helps create panic and confusion. A few days ago, I told someone that now, having been vaccinated, I would LIKE to get CoViD - in hopes that the infection would be mild, and I’d develop broader based immunity. I think this makes sense — but that person's chin dropped, and he looked at me as if I was crazy.