#Herd

john mcclean : 😷 stay at home 😷

johnmcclean_ie

Manaus has a population of ~2 million.~45,000 are over 70. They have had 4,000 deaths already and are now experiencing a devastating 2nd wave.Ireland has ~450,000 over 70s and the

Kali the Destroyer

kali_destroyr

Remember, after you get your *second* dose of the vaccine, it still takes about 2-3 to develop antibodies. Be safe, keep wearing a mask, social distancing, etc. As for me,

AltYellowstoneNatPar

AltYelloNatPark

OK so you're back from lunch and you're peaking in on Twitter.Lots talk about critters in the road, not just here in the park but everywhere. I'm going to focus

Stephanie Tait

StephTaitWrites

Sorry to say I'm here with some hard reality checks for people already planning their post-vaccine summer (and sorry to say even fall/winter.)But first we need to talk about herd

Peter Cayton, the Stats Guy

PJACaytonPhD

Note: I am a stats guy. The learning that I will share is based on interactions with experts far more knowledgeable than me (like @darwinbandoy).So, let's talk vaccines and numbers.

Health Nerd

GidMK

A lot of people have been talking about it, so I thought I might do a bit of a thread on plausible reasons for the decline in COVID-19 cases in

Reuters Science News

ReutersScience

As Indonesia prepares to begin mass inoculations against COVID-19, its plan to prioritize working age adults over the elderly will be closely watched by other countries as it aims to

Teri Mills MS, RN, CNE

NurseTeriA

Ok I am PISSED. Here is why.The underserved areas in our country are afraid they are forgotten and will not get vaccinated. There are no pharmacies close by. Here is

Youyang Gu

youyanggu

Wed Jan 27 Weekly Vaccination Update:Given no unforeseen supply issues, we estimate that the general public can receive the vaccine by April.We also estimate over 60% of the US adult

Web Sant

web_sant

vaccinationwhat is the objective?I have seen two possible objectives presented1 - eradicate the virus, e.g., get to herd immunity2 - stop people from dying from the virus getting to herd

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artimusfoul

These protests are getting larger. This has the potential to be a significant problem.https://twitter.com/AineMcMahon/status/1304788952856039424 Aside from the public health risk these large gatherings pose, if only 10 to 20% of

Jim Grace

mac_puck

Q's for the public inquiry:1. Had you already decided before your 3rd Feb Greenwich speech, to let Covid run its course?2. Did president Xi advise you on 18th February that

Andy Slavitt @ 🏡🇺🇸

ASlavitt

COVID Update September 6: There’s a lot of Twitter mansplaining about herd immunity. Here’s what it means. 1/ I actually think it means one of several things depending on who

Zain Chagla

zchagla

Vaccines currently need to be sold as personal protection over herd immunity. Taking the vaccine reduces your risk of severe outcomes and death. It’s a personal choice to have this

Meg Tirrell

megtirrell

"Certainly it's had a rocky beginning," @NIHDirector tells @washingtonpost Live of #covid19 vaccine rollout. "Maybe we shouldn't be too shocked that it didn't go like clockwork," but says "things are

Anup Malani

anup_malani

I find discussions of herd immunity thresholds frustrating. Herd immunity (which I'll define as a current reproductive rate < 1) depends on policy & behavior. It is NOT an absolute

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