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Whittakerr replied on 09/11/2020 12:10

Whittakerr

Posted on 09/11/2020 12:10

Some good news. It seems one of the trial vaccines offers 90% protection against the virus. The developers have applied for an emergency approval to use the vaccine by the end of the month. UK has an order in place for 30m doses.

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Rocky 2 buckets replied on 11/11/2020 16:58

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 11/11/2020 16:18 by

If the Russian media report it Compo then it must be true

Posted on 11/11/2020 16:58

+1👍🏻, if the Oxford one comes in @ 100% effective Putin will claim 110% & it makes vodka🤣

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Tammygirl replied on 11/11/2020 19:40

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Tammygirl

Motorhomer from Perthshire

Posted on 11/11/2020 19:40

Question, if when the vaccine comes out and we are lucky enough to be given the 2 doses 3 weeks apart. If we were then to take a test would it come back positive?

The reason I ask is that certain countries where we are free to travel to without restrictions require that you have a 'certificate to travel' this means a test 72 hours prior to your flight. If you have recently had the vaccine could this give a positive result?

I'm not sure if the answers are yet know to this question (and many more) but its something that would have to be known if we want to get back to taking holidays and travelling.

Tinwheeler replied on 11/11/2020 19:54

Tinwheeler

Campervanner from Cornwall

Posted on 11/11/2020 19:40 by Tammygirl

Question, if when the vaccine comes out and we are lucky enough to be given the 2 doses 3 weeks apart. If we were then to take a test would it come back positive?

The reason I ask is that certain countries where we are free to travel to without restrictions require that you have a 'certificate to travel' this means a test 72 hours prior to your flight. If you have recently had the vaccine could this give a positive result?

I'm not sure if the answers are yet know to this question (and many more) but its something that would have to be known if we want to get back to taking holidays and travelling.

Posted on 11/11/2020 19:54

It's my understanding that the vaccine does not give you the infection but enables the body to produce anti-bodies to the disease.

An anti-body test would show your immunity but this is different from the antigen test which shows active infection. It is the antigen test that is routinely used to detect current infection.

I've had all the usual inoculations but I’d not test positive for smallpox, TB, polio and so on.

LLM replied on 11/11/2020 19:59

LLM

Motorhomer from Northumberland

Posted on 11/11/2020 19:40 by Tammygirl

Question, if when the vaccine comes out and we are lucky enough to be given the 2 doses 3 weeks apart. If we were then to take a test would it come back positive?

The reason I ask is that certain countries where we are free to travel to without restrictions require that you have a 'certificate to travel' this means a test 72 hours prior to your flight. If you have recently had the vaccine could this give a positive result?

I'm not sure if the answers are yet know to this question (and many more) but its something that would have to be known if we want to get back to taking holidays and travelling.

Posted on 11/11/2020 19:59

I don't know but I suspect that it will depend on how the one you receive works.

LLM replied on 11/11/2020 20:15

LLM

Motorhomer from Northumberland

Posted on 11/11/2020 20:15

Most of the candidate are RNA vaccines. This paper may throw some light on the process and its effect.

rna-vaccines

Tammygirl replied on 11/11/2020 22:32

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Motorhomer from Perthshire

Posted on 11/11/2020 22:32

Thanks for your comments. I guess it will depend on which vaccine is received as they may work differently.

I wondered as if you contract covid then for awhile you are infectious, once you are no longer infectious, a test can still show that you are positive as it hangs around in your system for weeks.

I've had all the usual inoculations but I’d not test positive for smallpox, TB, polio and so on.

So have I, would I test positive for any of them, well no not now but could I have in the days post vaccine. I remember getting the smallpox one I had a very severe reaction.

Tammygirl replied on 11/11/2020 22:38

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Motorhomer from Perthshire

Posted on 11/11/2020 20:15 by LLM

Most of the candidate are RNA vaccines. This paper may throw some light on the process and its effect.

rna-vaccines

Posted on 11/11/2020 22:38

Thanks for that most informative.

LLM replied on 12/11/2020 09:05

LLM

Motorhomer from Northumberland

Posted on 11/11/2020 22:32 by Tammygirl

Thanks for your comments. I guess it will depend on which vaccine is received as they may work differently.

I wondered as if you contract covid then for awhile you are infectious, once you are no longer infectious, a test can still show that you are positive as it hangs around in your system for weeks.

I've had all the usual inoculations but I’d not test positive for smallpox, TB, polio and so on.

So have I, would I test positive for any of them, well no not now but could I have in the days post vaccine. I remember getting the smallpox one I had a very severe reaction.

Posted on 12/11/2020 09:05

As I understand it if you were tested for anything that you have been innoculated against you should test positive for antibodies but not the disease per se. TB may be an exception to that.