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Health and Social Care Board

HSCBoard

**COVID-19 VACCINATION NI** - THREAD1/11 Vaccinations are being rolled out by:the 5 Health and Social Care Trusts via hospital sites (Vaccine - Pfizer)GPs (Vaccine - Oxford-Astra Zeneca) 2/11 HSC Trusts

Scot Gov Carers Policy

SG_CarersPolicy

1/5 Unpaid carers under the age of 65 will be prioritised for the COVID-19 vaccine alongside those with underlying health conditions which puts them at risk of the virus.

Pippa Crerar

PippaCrerar

Dr June Raine, chief of vaccines regulator which approved Covid vaccine, says that "no corners have been cut" in approving the jab. She says vaccine was signed off following the

Jim Al-Khalili

jimalkhalili

1/3 This report from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is useful(https://www.cas.mhra.gov.uk/ViewandAcknowledgment/ViewAttachment.aspx?Attachment_id=103741). In summary... 2/3 Published efficacy between doses of Pfi

iaingr999

Iaingr999

A covid thread... Last night, in the space of one hour I had to have close contact with 30 covid reckless people in two different house parties with, Inc my

Becks Fisher

BecksFisher

Despite rhetoric on #healthinequalities, the current UK #vaccination strategy discriminates against poorer people. below on why. Immediate action needs to be allowing vacc sites to move down cohorts (&

Hugo Gye

HugoGye

This is dangerous disinformation.https://twitter.com/DailyMirror/status/1353115545114173441 Govt is acting 'in pursuit of a short-term political illusion': no, it is acting on the advice of the MHRA, JCVI and the UK's 4 chief

Rajeev Venkayya MD

rvenkayya

THREADI created a simple table to illustrate the individual impact of the "flexible second dose timing" now recommended in the UK.Coincidentally, @bob_wachter & @ashishkjha just tackled the US policy question

Nathan Stall

NathanStall

With #COVID19 vaccine supply ramping up, there is lots of discussion about #Ontario's vaccine distribution plan and how individuals are being prioritized.Ontario's ethical framework is clear that prevention of illness/death

Jim Reed

jim_reed

AstraZeneca responding to reports in Germany that Oxford vaccine might only be approved for under 65s: “Reports that efficacy is as low as 8% in adults over 65 are completely

Billy Bostickson 🏴👁&👁 🆓

BillyBostickson

Let Uncle Ralph educate youSynthetic Viral Genomics: Risks and Benefits for Science and Society https://www.jcvi.org/sites/default/files/assets/projects/synthetic-genomics-options-for-governance/Baric-Synthetic-Viral-Genomics.pdf "Alte

Dr Duncan Robertson

Dr_D_Robertson

My interview today with @NIAbbot on @LBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WspfNPhWYq8With a short thread below on the points I made in the interview. The vaccine rollout is a great achievement - we are

Chris Hopson

ChrisCEOHopson

1/5 Today's COVID-19 vaccine logistics question is how and when will it be possible to break down the "large pizza boxes" of 975 Pfizer vaccines into smaller batches to use

Asthma UK

asthmauk

*THREAD* We have been urging the government for clarity on which priority group people with asthma will be in for the COVID vaccine and we have now been given further

Tom Dolphin

thomasdolphin

Hospital after hospital is activating surge plans and redeploying staff or declaring major incidents.We haven't even got to the part where Christmas gathering-related infections show up at the hospital yet.This

Viki Male 💙

VikiLovesFACS

Over the last few days more people have asked me if the #COVID19 #vaccine reduces fertility. The short answer is still no. The long answer is... also no, but now

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