Post by @Lkdc@dmv.community

2026-09-27 03:35 UTC

@ducky@mstdn.ca Thank you for compiling such interesting information. I'm surprised by the study showing high effectiveness rates for the RSV vaccine. It's possible that my memory is wrong, but I thought that you previously shared a study showing 80% effectiveness against hospitalization 1 month after vaccination, falling to a dismal 40% a mere 18 months after vaccination. Perhaps the studies were done in different populations. Regarding "clinical" staff being less likely to develop long covid, I wonder whether having the ability to prescribe drugs for oneself plays a role. It is much too hard for the average person to get a timely prescription for metformin, Pavlovid, or Xocova!

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@ducky@mstdn.ca 2026-09-27 04:43

@Lkdc@dmv.community I looked through all my posts tagged both RSV and Vaccines, and I only found one study of RSV effectiveness over time. It was bad, but it wasn't quite as bad as what you are remembering. I don't know if you are remembering incorrectly or if there was another paper that I missed. This paper from USA (2025-11-24) reports that RSV vaccines in older adults wane https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2841272 The study was done on US Veterans (94.5% male) as opposed to Kaiser patients in California. I wouldn't think men and women would be *that* different as to show such a big difference between the two studies. Maybe veterans are less healthy? And I was amused by your self-prescribing theory. Maybe! I'm not completely sure I believe that even doctors believe in metformin/Paxlovid (and Xocova only became available recently), but I don't actually hang out with doctors!

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