After two years and 800,000 deaths in the U.S. alone, COVID-19 continues to take its toll. By sharing the latest data, PacificSource Senior Medical Director, Dr. David Stenstrom, and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Edward McEachern help explain the science behind where we are with the virus, its variants and vaccines, and what to know about the rapid spread of Omicron.
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Great information. Question: How do you deal with healthcare professionals that pushback on the efficacy of the vaccination and rather claim the vaccination is the cause of the wave of transmission and infection?
Hi Rey! I chatted with Dr. Edward McEachern earlier today about your question. He said that he counters those that don’t believe in the efficacy of the vaccination, or claim that they cause transmission or infections, with facts.
Referencing the CDC, Dr. McEachern said the vaccines are not able to infect people, because they are only small part of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. That means that the vaccines do not include the complete virus.
The Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines only include the spike protein, which evokes an immune response.
The J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine contains only a piece of a modified virus that causes COVID-19. This modified virus is called the vector virus. The vector virus cannot reproduce itself, so it cannot cause COVID-19.