so we have a winner. under 50 get a Pfizer. does this mean they magically found more Pfizer or are they taking it off others? Like Aged Care.
My next question is: Are they now going to give Pfizer to General Practice to distribute. Is this then available as an option in General Practice to those who are assessed as at risk of VIPIT / AZ. Will this be a clinical choice for the GP to make?
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Before going for my AZ vac I wondered about consent when the choice is either (a) consent to the AZ vac or (b) do not consent to the AZ vac. I thought about VIPIT and my discussion with a med friend about how many people that might be.
Him: if we vax say 10m with AZ and expected rate of VIPIT is 1:500000 (Buttery) then expect 20 cases and 6 deaths (assuming mortality of 30%).
I reflected that it was a risk number I was being asked to consent to, a risk of being one of the 6 in 10m c/f no severe covid/death
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