Breaking—FDA analysis of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine data found that the #COVID19 vaccine worked well regardless of a volunteer’s race, weight or age, and offered strong immunity protection within 10 days of first dose. Approval may come by end of week. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/health/covid-vaccine-pfizer.html?referringSource=articleShare

2) “New coronavirus cases quickly tapered off in the vaccinated group of volunteers about 10 days after the first dose, according to one graph in the briefing materials. In the placebo group, cases kept steadily increasing.”

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3) And the vaccine’s efficacy was maintained across age groups, genders, race groups, ethnicities, and countries! Pretty consistent across the board so far.

4) “Despite the early protection afforded by the first dose, it’s unclear how long that protection would last on its own. Previous studies have found that 2nd dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine gives the immune system a major, long-term boost, an effect seen in many other vaccines.”

5) “The efficacy of the vaccine after the first dose is about 52 percent, according to Dr. William C. Gruber, SVP of Pfizer Vaccine Clinical Research and Development. After the second dose, that rises to about 95%. “Two doses of vaccine provide maximum protection,” he said.”

6) There is a lot of recent advancement in vaccine research. Just yesterday, we made strides with potentially a future “universal flu vaccine” that could last long term for many diff flus. https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1336146914140712962

7) we do need to prepare people for some mild temporary fatigue and headaches too. It’s a sign it’s working and normal. https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1334594263183728642