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

DETROIT – People still have a lot of questions about COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Frank McGeorge, of Local 4, works to respond as much as possible.

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No. Drinking water has no impact on the vaccine.

ELLEN ASKS: “Is it safe for elderly couples to meet without masks after all participants have received the second shot and two weeks have passed? What about being next to large, unmasked co-workers who have been vaccinated? ”

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

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

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

The biggest joke is that we don’t know exactly how long someone is protected after vaccination. Over time, we will have better control of the exact risk, but for now, it is safest to continue wearing masks.

Practically speaking, it is reasonably safe and one should not worry about activities without masks like eating if everyone is vaccinated.

There have been studies on the Calmette-Guerin bacillus vaccine, which has been administered in other parts of the world against tuberculosis, which could have a protective impact against coronavirus, but at the moment the data are not convincing enough either. remote. suggest that it would be a substitute for the specific COVID vaccines developed.

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

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Not a satisfactory answer, but anything else would be a guess.