#Mrna

Max Roser

MaxCRoser

1/ If we had more vaccines we could bring an end to the deaths and lockdowns.We could have produced these vaccines last year if governments had taken the risk to

Palli Thordarson

PalliThordarson

How are mRNA vaccines made? A chemist’s perspective. TL;DR A DNA plasmid is used as template for the in vitro transcription of DNA to mRNA which is then packaged in

Michael Lin, PhD-MD

michaelzlin

Here's a Christmas gift: Turkey says Sinovac's COVID vaccine is 91.25% effective. That's a prelim result based on

Alicia Zhou

ay_zhou

1/ It’s been a big week in #covid19 news: Pfzier-BioNTech’s SARS-CoV-2 vaccine got the official FDA EUA green light and the first UK patients got vaccinated. Let’s break down what

@NuhChief

NuhChief

It's been an anxiety inducing year, but roll out of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination shouldn't be another thing to cause worry! Here's a thread on common questions and links to

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

I hate to be the reviewer 2 who jumps in here to rain on the Moderna parade, but their mRNA #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #coronavirus vaccine doesn't totally "start to look like

John Cody, MD

JPCodyMD

In response to some very heated and triggered people out there, please feel free to read the following, and know that I will absolutely not respond to or regard any

Tim Sweeney

TimSweeney83

Our team @Inflammatix_Inc (plus some great collaborators) put out three manuscripts this week, and I think a thread is in order, as they form a powerful trio demonstrating the power

KizzyPhD

KizzyPhD

1/n: People are asking me for comments, and I'll tell you how my ex project manager used to tell me re: me overachieving & striving for "perfection" in some things..."Don't

Andrew💙Croxford

andrew_croxford

COMMENT: I was startled by the decision to delay the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, mentioned at today’s morning presser which focused mainly on the Astra/Ox vaccine. In the

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

@JNJNews vaccine results are in! While not as efficacious as Pfizer or Moderna it’s still great news—it was 85% efficacious at preventing severe disease requiring hospitalization. Not a “knockout punch”

Dr. Liisa Galea

LiisaGalea

As annus horribilis 2020 ends I would like to reflect on what lessons I hope the world has come to understand about the need for greater resources for research, diversity

Alex Berenson

AlexBerenson

To be clear:What we know about the mRNA vaccines (from the clinical trials):1) They produce antibodies to the spike protein.2) They reduce very mild to moderate disease in a healthy

Luke Hutchison

LH

Received my booster shot for the #Moderna #vaccine Stage 3 clinical trial. Experienced mild fever after the 1st shot, but full-on #COVID-like symptoms for 12hrs after the 2nd shot. Fever,

Kyle

DrKyle

The New COVID-19 Variant, explained for curious kids and twitterers.Imagine the virus in the book "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". Think of the book cover (pictures and words) as the

Peter Kolchinsky

PeterKolchinsky

This new variant is making a lot of people REALLY nervous. Here’s why it should & shouldn’t. I’ll hit on infectivity, lethality, vaccine effectiveness, & some “what ifs”. Yes, it’s

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