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Covid Epi Weekly: Best of Times, Worst of TimesThe third US surge is fading fast but variants, some ominous, are spreading fast. Vaccination is picking up steam but we're failing
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Covid Epi Weekly: Don’t Ease Up on the Brakes!Variants are coming—but so are vaccines. Let’s double down on protection protocols (masks, distance), scale up equitable vaccine delivery, spur innovation in
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Covid Epi Weekly January 29: To Arms, to Arms!Let’s focus:Get doses out of freezers and into arms ASAPDenominators: What % of nursing home residents and staff have been vaccinated?Improve equity.
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Covid Epi Weekly Jan 22: Racing Against Mutants!The post-holiday flood cresting but cases, hospitalizations and deaths remain astronomically high. Viral mutants increasingly concerning. Vaccination is our best tool but only
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1. Mask better 2. Distance better 3. Hope no big problem with vaccine production, adverse effects, or variant vaccine escape: by March deaths should decline, by June cases should decline
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Covid Epi Weekly: Could Covid Kill 1 Million Americans?New strains are a shot across the bow. A message from the virus: We outnumber you. We’re more persistent. We change and
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People who have been vaccinated may think they no longer need to wear a mask or distance from others. Not true. First, even highly effective vaccines aren’t 100% effective. Second,
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On March 10, 2020, I addressed the question, "Could Covid kill 1 million Americans?"/thread I recalled my first meeting with President Obama @BarackObama. It was in the Roosevelt Room of
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Covid Epi Weekly: Humanity vs Virus – the Virus is WinningPerfect storm: 1. Uncontrolled spread in most of US, 2. Slow vaccine rollout, 3. Worrisome mutations increase transmissibility and could
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Which places have done the best job of protecting people from Covid? A thread. Best at early action: TAIWAN. Quickly halted flights, quarantined travelers, implemented widespread testing, and quadrupled face
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Covid Epi Weekly: First Sighting of Vaccine-Induced ImmunityImagine: You’ve been on a dangerous sea voyage. One of 200 people >65 have died. Safe land is sighted in the distance. Everyone
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Covid Epi Weekly: A Week of Great Progress for Vaccines…But Also, Unfortunately, for the VirusEncouraging vaccine news but deeply discouraging lack of action to stop pandemic. Coming weeks will be
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