Cpapian wrote: ↑Sat Dec 26, 2020 1:00 am
ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:07 am
MMR Vaccine Could Protect Against COVID-19
Here is a study with evidence that an MMR vaccine might offer protection against the worse cases of COVID-19. The study has given rise to an idea that would explain why younger groups do not experience significant symptoms when contracting COVID. Younger people have been more recently vaccinated than older people.
One of our nation's top virologists, Vincent Racaniello, has stated that he took a MMR vaccine recently because of the evidence it will offer some significant protection from COVID.
You can get an MMR vaccine without a doctor's order. GoodRx has coupons for about $90. I don't know whether Medicare or other insurance plans will pay.
https://mbio.asm.org/content/11/6/e02628-20
Interesting information. I never had a vaccine since I developed my antibodies the hard way.
Some of this information is wrong. 50% of people who test positive for COVID-19 are not asymptomatic. The number is around 20%. The 1% fatality rate is from COVID-19 itself and not from subsequent outcomes (i.e., it induces a hypercoagulable state; I've seen 20 year olds have devastating strokes while recovering from a recent COVID-19 infection).
I can't say with certainty that an MMR vaccine doesn't help somewhat, but I think 80 patients is far too low of a number to show any correlation. I did not see the age breakdown of MMR titres correlated with mortality by age. Why? 80 patients isn't enough to do that.
I've read thoroughly about COVID-19 because I'm an ER physician and associate medical director in a tertiary-care hospital that is leading the nation in number of cases of COVID-19 we are seeing (>160 patients admitted currently with COVID-19). I've read about vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, remdesivir, plasma, steroids, etc. Although it's interesting the suggestion that MMR is correlated, it's hardly enough to say definitively and I certainly wouldn't go get an MMR booster.
On another note, I haven't had any side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine other than dizziness for a few hours. Will see what happens with the second dose.