#Vaccine

James Todaro, MD

JamesTodaroMD

1/ Vaccine mandates are quickly moving from "conspiracy theory" to reality.In a recent interview, Dr. Fauci asserted that the only return to "normal" is vaccination in 75-80% of the US.Let's

Ward Jolles

wardjolles

UPDATE: @UofSC officials say the vaccine will be free for all students/faculty. Couple more points below - The University has a comprehensive plan in place to store and distribute

Neal Khosla

nealkhosla

1/ A thread on the future + the pandemic:As @Dale_W_Harrison notes, it looks like the vaccine may prevent serious illness, but not transmission. We'll probably need to continue social distancing

Shaun Lintern

ShaunLintern

NHS England sent an email to medical directors last night warning of allergic reactions to Pfizer vaccine after 2 NHS staff with a history of allergies suffered reactions yesterday -

Keith Allard

keith_616

at this point I doubt I’ll reopen my restaurant for dine in until there’s a vaccine. If there’s not a vaccine, we’ll do carryout forever. It is insane watching and

Shane Crotty

profshanecrotty

1/ Novavax UK first: ~90% protection again any symptomatic COVID-19. And that high level of protection was accomplished under conditions of very intense community transmission in the UK, which is

Kai Kupferschmidt

kakape

Good vaccine news continues:@moderna_tx just announced its vaccine has shown 94,5% efficacy.In the study of more than 30,000 participants, 95 #covid19 cases were observed (starting two weeks after second dose):90

Tyus D. Williams 🐾🐅🐆

sciencewithtyus

I think what concerns me most about this urgent push to release a vaccine to the public is the leniency that’s following with the precaution we should all be taking

Los Angeles Times

latimes

It’s the “Hunger Games”-like situation in Los Angeles' vaccine rollout that galls Dr. Jerry P. Abraham, an epidemiologist who has spent much of his career advocating for equity in healthcare,

Dr. Jake Becraft

DrSynbio

Let's be clear about what the data from @moderna_tx today tells us. In their study, 95 people (so far) have contracted Covid (90 in the placebo group). Efficacy: 94.5%, a

Kai Kupferschmidt

kakape

More vaccine news, this time from phase 3 trial of Johnson&Johnson:According to the company, their vaccine based on an adenovirus was 66% effective at preventing moderate and severe #covid19, 28

Jane Recker

janerecker

DC Mayor Bowser is asking Americans not to come to Washington DC for Biden's inauguration on January 20 DC residents can text INAUG2021 to 888-777 to get updates on public

Matt Gurney

mattgurney

Quick thread about vaccine politics in Canada — very big picture, looking at both feds and provinces.I've been writing/speaking a lot about vaccines lately (duh). And every time I do,

Grady McGregor

GradyMcGregor

There is a lot we don’t know about the delay in Sinovac’s Brazil trials, but there are a few things to unravel.https://fortune.com/2020/11/10/china-covid-vaccine-early-approval-sinovac-delay-safety/ First, Sinovac is involved in China

Nato Jacobs

dcmadness202

The vaccine is only 52% effective starting two weeks after the first dose. When you get the second dose, the vaccine is 91% effective seven days later. This is a

Patricia

PatriciaNPino

So when it comes to paying corporations to develop the vaccine there is plenty of public money available. But when it comes to the actual workers who deliver the vaccine

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