DougRNS

sure, it has a non BPA liner, but if it's not gluten free I'm out.
#GlutenFreeOrDie

genejockey 

It absolutely IS a hypothetical. You're asking a question to which there is no definitive answer yet, given that people have been getting boosters for less than a year.

The answer is, we don't know. Lots of vaccines benefit from boosters. Generally it strengthens the response, which is why you got two shots originally instead of one. If you look up pediatric vaccine schedules, you'll see that MOST of the vaccines are given in multiple doses. This is why it's so mind-bogglingly stupid for people to say, "If the vaccine works, why do you need boosters?" Because the immune system works even better with them, that's why.

genejockey 

No, he's right, it's hypothetical. We didn't know until a couple months ago how fast Ab titers drop after receiving each vaccine. I don't know if we know whether higher titer correlates with better protection at 6 months, but it's a good bet. But it might not. I mean, for some diseases you're vaccinated or infected in childhood but protected for life, and your Plasma Cells aren't pumping out Abs against those pathogens. You've got memory T- and B-cells, just waiting to see those antigens again, and say, "AH! I know what this is! I know how to fight it!"

genejockey 

The best part of a Manhattan is the cherry, if you're using good cherries.

LesterOfPuppets

I guess I've never had one with good cherries, as I've always enjoyed the whiskey part the most

DougRNS

it's the business end of the Manhattan, I reckon.

DougRNS

Here's your best bang for the buck baked beans.

DougRNS

Lunch update.
Grilled chicken breast, mashed potatoes and green beans at Ted's Montana Grill

Velo Vol 

Still waiting . . .

LesterOfPuppets

DIdnt get a seat a Trust Park tonight?

DougRNS

1 nosebleed seat costs 20 times today's meal for two. NFW.

DougRNS

LesterOfPuppets

Portland greats:

DougRNS

I'm sorry. Yes, I'm still awesome.

DougRNS

That is the essence of early 80's pop. @Velo Vol should approve.

LesterOfPuppets

At least you wouldn't have to drive all the way down to Fulton County Stadium like in the old days.

LesterOfPuppets

Pretty sweet end wrenches too, but she goes for the needle nose vise grips.

genejockey 

Ran out of Marker Mark Bourbon and had to depend on Jack Daniels Rye. But they're real Luxardo Marasco cherries, not the fake colored supermarket maraschino sort.

genejockey 

You mean you won't accept 40 years of experience in BioPharma, most of it in infectious disease, and most of that in vaccinology?

You think MD's know this stuff? That's not how they're trained.

genejockey 

The wading is the hardest part.

indyfabz

This was really yummy.

DougRNS

that might be in my wheelhouse. What's in it?

LAJ

Butternut squash. The crust looks killer though.

DougRNS

crust is killer but not the filler.

Velo Vol 

I don't accept that it's a "hypothetical" that people get COVID shots every six months when we've had at least two people here who have already done so.