But how sick did he get?

Oh hey what’s up Covid 19 thread bump in November 2023

The US Army is allowing those that refused the jab back to duty. (if they request to "correct their status" or some such. Good luck getting to your desired staffing levels.

I have a coworker who was a lifetime smoker. Had a stroke at age 45. She blames the stroke on the COVID vaccine. Probably gave her lung cancer too.

Female smokers generally make it much longer than that before they have a major cardiac/ clotting event, yeah? Did she benefit from the vaccine? That it's not clear that she did suggests she isn't wrong to resent taking it. 18 year olds should resent the shit out of it.

Did she benefit from the vaccine?

Could you explain how bloodwork would give you a clear answer?

The number of premature births in California jumped during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and came back down after vaccinations became widely available, new evidence reveals.

For example, researchers found that during that year, there was a 29% increase in deliveries before 37 weeks of gestation. In absolute percentages, rates increased from 7.3% to 8.7%. When they accounted for maternal social, demographic, and other factors, there remained a 15% increase in the likelihood of preterm births, from 7.3% to 8.4%.

This increased rate that was associated with the pandemic in 2020 disappeared completely by 2022. But not all areas of the state returned to baseline quickly.

"One finding that was surprising is the sharp decline in the impact of maternal COVID-19 infection on preterm birth in areas with high vaccination rates compared to areas with low vaccination rates," said lead investigator Florencia Torche, PhD, professor of sociology at Stanford University in California.

"This sharp decline supports the claim that it was vaccination ― rather than alternative health-protecting behaviors among pregnant people — that accounts for the reduction in preterm risk," Torche said.

Rates of premature births did not differ significantly until May 2021, the point that vaccines became more widely available. However, in comparing babies born to women who tested positive at birth from July 2020 to February 2023 to siblings not exposed to COVID, they found "marked differences."

COVID vaccination helped avoid thousands of preterm births and related complications, the authors note. It was also cost saving. Research shows that each preterm birth was estimated to cost more than $80,000, they added.

"A critical implication of this study is that vaccination provides an effective protective mechanism for the health of the newborn, substantially reducing the risk of preterm and other adverse infant health outcomes," Torche said.

Bujold said this scientific approach confirms the hypotheses from some smaller studies and helps to reassure pregnant women about vaccination