Will consuming too much water dilute the vaccine? When will the general public be vaccinated?

DETROIT – People still have many questions about COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Frank McGeorge, Local 4, is working to respond as much as possible.

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Not. Drinking water has no impact on the vaccine.

ELLEN ASKS: “Is it safe for senior couples to gather without masks after all participants have received the second blow and two weeks have passed? How about being around senior colleagues without masks who have all been vaccinated? ”

Is it safe for seniors to gather at home? Yes, but it’s all about risk tolerance and you should understand the risks compared to the benefits of getting together with vaccinated friends.

No vaccine is 100% effective. There will always be a chance that a vaccinated person will become infected. The good news is that even if you are infected, the chances of developing severe disease are much lower.

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In addition, if everyone is vaccinated, then the chances of someone in the group spreading the virus are also lower.

The biggest wildcard is that we don’t know exactly how long someone is protected after vaccination. In time, we will have a better approach to the exact risk, but for now the safest thing is to continue wearing masks.

Basically speaking, it is reasonably safe and you do not have to worry about activities without a mask, such as food, if everyone is vaccinated.

There have been studies of the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine – which has been given in other parts of the world against tuberculosis – could have a protective impact against coronavirus, but at the moment, the data are not convincing enough to reach even remotely. . suggests that it would be a substitute for the specific COVID vaccines that have been developed.

We do not know. The answer will depend on whether or not other vaccines – such as the Johnson & Johnson vaccine – are licensed, whether or not Pfizer and Moderna vaccines can increase production, and how many people in the following groups choose to get vaccinated.

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It is not a satisfactory answer, but anything else would be an assumption.