#Vaccinated

Chris Blattman

cblatts

Is the idea that, if the elderly/vulnerable can be vaccinated in the first months, that this eliminates the main argument for continued shutdowns/restrictions? Yes, some non-vulnerable can get very sick,

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joby_jacob

I know local electeds have zero input on the # of doses coming to NYC but lobbying hard to get a site in NEQ seems performative. The city doesn’t even

Lyman Stone 石來民

lymanstoneky

the highest credible estimate of COVID's base R value in the United States (i.e. pre-March 1) is 3, which suggests you only need 66% immunity to keep R durably below

Not the end, it's just the start

journokeith

Generally, my mental health has held up pretty well during the pandemic. I've kept my job and been able to work from home, which I'm happy to do. I'm comfortable

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

VACCINE EFFICACY 101: A biostatistician's primerTen tweets to cover:- How is vaccine efficacy calculated?- Distinguishing between infection, disease, & severe disease.- Measuring reduced infectiousness.- Vaccine efficacy vs. effecti

Juliette Kayyem

juliettekayyem

What's next? 6 steps of vaccine era: ID, Approve, Manufacture, Allocate, Distribute and. . . . Verification. Beyond the last mile, a verification regime is being built. It will burden

Jin Russell

DrJinRussell

Another really intelligent piece from ⁦@marcdaalder⁩ on what the Covid-19 end point might look like for Ao/NZ. When a sufficient proportion of the population is vaccinated, eliminating every case of

Michael Lin, PhD-MD

michaelzlin

1/nExciting findings on the AZN vaccine:1. big trial (17k)2. tested 1 dose vs 2 doses (assessing 1-dose efficacy correctly, unlike Pfizer), and short vs long delay to dose 23. first

Matina Stevis-Gridneff

MatinaStevis

A fascinating week to cover the E.U. & dive in the scientifically & politically treacherous vaccine wars. But this former Africa correspondent cannot get over the inequity, and the willful

alexmassie

alexmassie

On vaccinations: GPs have discretion to vaccinate pensioners on a household basis. Yet plenty are not doing so. Thus, eg, an 80+ year old might get their jab next week

Alex Berenson

AlexBerenson

1/ I'm not an anti-vaxxer. My kids have been vaccinated. I was vaccinated.BUT I KNOW BIG PHARMA. As a @nytimes reporter, I saw (more than saw, I wrote these stories)Amgen

Anthony O'Connor

Antcon7062

The Covid vaccination is one of the most important, difficult and complicated public health projects undertaken in the history of the state. The key point is when we have 70%

Stella Parton

StellaParton

If a little Hillbilly singer like my big sister Dolly can invest in the vaccine then why the hell can’t some of you old moldy politicians pitch in a few

🌟Manpreet Bains

manpreetbains_1

Do we have a comms team in @NHSEngland or @PHE_uk working on a strategy around vaccine hesitancy?Crossing both 1) Routine eg. childhood imms 2) seasonal - 'flu + imminent C19

gianluca c 🏴‍☠️🇻🇪 #TeamFauci #MaskUp #no papers

gianlucac1

ITALY: Vaccines. Where do we stand? 3dIn the picture the plan of vaccine deliveryNB: vaccine are supposed to reduce severity but we have no data on transmission reduction1/n@CrossWordsCW I circled

Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽

meganranney

Today, the first time, CDC says "Fully vaccinated persons who meet criteria will no longer be required to quarantine following an exposure to someone with #COVID19."THIS IS HUGE. A thread

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