Tag: AstraZeneca covid Vaccine

Pfizer and Moderna shots increase all cause mortality: Denmark study

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

Vaccines modify the immune system. Those changes may protect or increase the risk of acquiring unrelated infections. Also, the body’s response to immune diseases is altered. A good example is the effect of the anti-tuberculosis vaccine, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. Neonates who received BCG have a lower mortality rate. Is this the same for the COVID-19…

How effective are the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines against COVID-19 household spread?

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

It’s the cold season now in the northern hemisphere, and people tend to stay indoors. It is also the holiday season which means get-togethers will be frequent. A question that may run in people’s minds is how effective is my Pfizer or the AstraZeneca COVID vaccines? That’s the question that the research from medRxiv answered….