logical info of ingredients in pfizer vaccine...so you know

There's so much speculation out there regarding how this vaccine might affect others - especially those in benzo recovery. so this post is in regards to the pfizer vaccine in the US. (when I find something like this on the moderna one I'll post that too).

 

Here's a link I found helpful that breaks it down into everyday language - so you don't need a chemistry degree to understand it.

And honestly, IMO, it is so simplistic in its composition I am not afraid to take this vaccine.

 

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/09/1013538/what-are-the-ingredients-of-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine/

 

Hope this helps!

 

 

Thank you for putting this up here. However one only can read the article if subscribed so unfortunately I can't.

Could you copy and paste it?

Thanks a lot!

 

Trina, one has to subscribe to read the list. I suggest you copy and paste the text and include the link at the bottom.

So weird..I wasn't subscribed and read the whole thing. Ok lets see what I can do...

there's a black bar that comes up that says" read whole story" ..I click it and scroll down using my mouse and can read the whole thing without subscribing.

 

Heres some cut and paste from the article for you:

 

"Here, for instance, is what the US Food and Drug Administration says is in Pfizer’s vaccine:

 

Active Ingredient

nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (modRNA) encoding the viral spike glycoprotein (S) of SARS-CoV-2

Lipids

(4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis(hexane-6,1-diyl)bis (ALC-3015)

(2- hexyldecanoate),2-[(polyethylene glycol)-2000]-N,N-ditetradecylacetamide (ALC-0159)

1,2-distearoyl-snglycero-3-phosphocholine (DPSC)

cholesterol

Salts

potassium chloride

monobasic potassium phosphate

sodium chloride

basic sodium phosphate dihydrate

Other

sucrose

 

The mRNA

Pfizer’s vaccine is the first on the market that consists of actual genetic information from a virus in the form of messenger RNA, or mRNA, a type of molecule whose usual job is to transport copies of genetic instructions around a cell to guide the assembly of proteins. Imagine an mRNA as a long ticker tape carrying instructions. It's fairly delicate stuff, and that's why Pfizer's vaccine needs to be kept at around -100 °F (-73 °C) until it's used.

 

The new vaccine, delivered as a shot in the arm muscle, contains an RNA sequence taken from the virus itself; it causes cells to manufacture the big “spike” protein of the coronavirus, which the pathogen uses to glom onto a person’s cells and gain entry. On its own, without the rest of the virus, the spike is pretty harmless. But your body still reacts to it. This is what leaves you immunized and ready to repel the real virus if it turns up.

 

The mRNA in the vaccine, to be sure, isn’t quite the same as the stuff in your body. That’s good, because a cell is full of defenses ready to chop up RNA, especially any that doesn’t belong there. To avoid that, what’s known as “modified nucleosides” have been substituted for some of the mRNA building blocks.

 

But Pfizer is holding back a little. The spike gene sequence can be tweaked in small ways for better performance, by means that include swapping letters. We don’t think Pfizer has said exactly what sequence it is using, or what modified nucleosides. That means the content of the shot may not be 100% public.

 

The lipids

The Pfizer vaccine, like one from Moderna, uses lipid nanoparticles to encase the RNA. The nanoparticles are, basically, tiny greasy spheres that protect the mRNA and help it slide inside cells.

 

These particles are probably around 100 nanometers across. Curiously, that’s about the same size as the coronavirus itself.

 

Pfizer says it uses four different lipids in a “defined ratio.” The lipid ALC-0315 is the primary ingredient in the formulation. That’s because it’s ionizable—it can be given a positive charge, and since the RNA has a negative one, they stick together. It's also a component that can cause side-effects or allergic reactions. The other lipids, one of which is the familiar molecule cholesterol, are “helpers” that give structural integrity to the nanoparticles or stop them from clumping. During manufacturing, the RNA and the lipids are stirred into a bubbly mix to form what the FDA describes as a “white to off-white” frozen liquid.

 

Salts

The Pfizer vaccine contains four salts, one of which is ordinary table salt. Together, these salts are better known as phosphate-buffered saline, or PBS, a very common ingredient that keeps the pH, or acidity, of the vaccine close to that of a person’s body. You’ll understand how important that is if you’ve ever squeezed lemon juice on a cut. Substances with the wrong acidity can injure cells or get quickly degraded.

 

Sugar

The vaccine includes plain old sugar, also called sucrose. It’s acting here as a cryoprotectant to safeguard the nanoparticles when they’re frozen and stop them from sticking together.

 

Saline solution

Before injection, the vaccine is mixed with water containing sodium chloride, or ordinary salt, just as many intravenously delivered drugs are. Again, the idea is that the injection should more or less match the salt content of the blood.

 

No preservatives

Pfizer makes a point of saying its mixture of lipid nanoparticles and mRNA is “preservative-free.” That’s because a preservative that’s been used in other vaccines, thimerosal (which contains mercury and is there to kill any bacteria that might contaminate a vial), has been at the center of worries around over whether vaccines cause autism. The US Centers for Disease Control says thimerosal is safe; despite that, its use is being phased out. There is no thimerosal—or any other preservative—in the Pfizer vaccine. No microchips, either.

 

The vaccine is still known by the code name BNT162b, but once it’s authorized, expect Pfizer to give it a new, commercial name that conveys something about what’s in it and what it promises for the world."

Great job! 

 

I have been using this link to appease people whoa re afraid. Just another option that could be added to the thread.

 

https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20201217/covid-19-vaccine-faq-safety-side-effects-efficacy

 

Also, read an article this morning (don't know where, I was a mess) that the vaccine has a bad reaction for anyone who has gotten fillers. It would be good to add those things in too.

 

I am glad you started this thread. We don't members needlessly freaked out over getting the vaccine. As much as we can help, anyway.

 

Covid is much much worse than getting the vaccine friends, and we want all of you to be healthy and have some protection against Covid-19.

 

Thank you for posting this Trina!

Thank you for putting this up here. However one only can read the article if subscribed so unfortunately I can't.

Could you copy and paste it?

Thanks a lot!

Hi Cookiegirl - I am glad you are here.

Could you tell me about your experience with Propranolol ?  I have had a nurse to ask me to try it but I have not as I did not want to try another drug.

Thanks

Trina, Thanks for giving this information. 

Great job! 

 

I have been using this link to appease people whoa re afraid. Just another option that could be added to the thread.

 

https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20201217/covid-19-vaccine-faq-safety-side-effects-efficacy

 

Also, read an article this morning (don't know where, I was a mess) that the vaccine has a bad reaction for anyone who has gotten fillers. It would be good to add those things in too.

 

I am glad you started this thread. We don't members needlessly freaked out over getting the vaccine. As much as we can help, anyway.

 

Covid is much much worse than getting the vaccine friends, and we want all of you to be healthy and have some protection against Covid-19.

 

I'm kind of surprised that we haven't seen anyone here on Benzo Buddies who have gotten the vaccine yet.

 

There are nursing homes and hospitals in the area where I live that already have recieved the vaccine. I'm sure there's people here on BB that work in Healthcare. I've read people who's family members got the vaccine, but no members themselves.

 

Praying for those who work in the frontlines.

Here’s a thread started by a member who has had the vaccination: http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=250119.0

I just spoke to endocrinologist about MCAS and other issues including EDS, ME/CFS etc

I asked him about COVID vaccine.

 

 

He says to not have the Pfizer vaccine and to ask Dr to inject small amount of Oxford/AstraZeneca one under skin first to see if react.

 

Hope that is helpful to others.