#JCVI

Alasdair Munro

apsmunro

This potentially incredibly good newsTwitter is about to be full of articles about "herd immunity" again, but now with words laced in honey rather than shouting and hissingSome things we

Stephen Smartt

SteveSmartt

On the question of one dose or two for the COVID vaccines. I think it's the right call to delay the 2nd dose from 3 weeks to ~12. Concerns from

Natasha Loder

natashaloder

From the UK chief medical officers: For both vaccines, data provided to MHRA demonstrate that whilst efficacy is optimised when a second dose is administered both offer considerable protection after

Tim Nicholls

tim_nicholls

It's 11 days until the next phase of vaccination and the continued lack of clarity around priority for people with a learning disability baffles me. This is pretty technical, but

Phil Syrpis

syrpis

'Vaccine priority' and 'vaccine nationalism'. Some hard questions. THREAD. 1/13 So far, the UK has had a successful vaccine programme. It has signed contracts which promise the delivery of many

Chris Hopson

ChrisCEOHopson

1/18 From early next week, probably Tuesday, 50 of our NHS hospital trust members will start to administer Pfizer vaccine. Who will they vaccinate, where, and what are issues involved?

Hilda Bastian, PhD

hildabast

Statement from the UK Joint Committee on Vaccination & Immunisation (JCVI) on why they believe their strategy will achieve maximum impact: https://app.box.com/s/uwwn2dv4o2d0ena726gf4403f3p2acnu 1/n ...They point out that most of the

Aaron Carr

ScaryChildren

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is an entirely apolitical group of academics and clinicians mostly based in Englandhttps://www.gov.uk/government/groups/joint-committee-on-vaccination-and-immunisation#membership Th

Adam W Gaffney

awgaffney

The risk of death after infection from COVID-19 for a 65 year old is roughly 140 times higher compared to a 25 year old. It's ~460 times higher in a

Dr Duncan Robertson

Dr_D_Robertson

Comments on the vaccine roll out in England/UK.A thread.Firstly, well done on acquiring vaccines and so far distributing the *first dose* to a large proportion of the public. This is

carolyn johnston

DrCJohn

Lots of doom scrolling this evening, so I thought I would share some positive thoughts, after spending the afternoon prescribing in our covid vaccine clinic..... The Pfizer vaccine has been

The anti-Ranter

AntiRanter

Ok some thoughts on the Asthma vaccine priotisation debate. Disclaimer: I have been an Asthma sufferer since a child. Have history of hospitalisation and have always taken inhaled steroids. I

Rachel Kahn

rachellk96

‘Is the Oxford vaccine live?’*A thread.*spoiler alert: the answer is NO.Please RT! There has been a lot of confusion about this and and some individuals who may not have understood

Epilepsy Action

epilepsyaction

We are currently receiving a high number of enquiries about whether people with epilepsy are included as part of priority group 6 of the COVID-19 vaccine programme. We are aware

Above Average Dad

ScotsFox71

Nice one Prof Van Tam"We need to imagine this like a train"..."We've just seen the lights of the train come around the bend 2 miles away, this is the efficacy

Frances Leader

2013Boodicca

If you still want a vaccine after reading this please block me. https://twitter.com/CivilBod/status/1334442510983327749 I am sorry this is such a huge document.You may need a laptop or PC to open

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