#Vaccines

Edouard Mathieu

redouad

We're starting to see more and better reporting on why some countries are able to vaccinate so quickly, and why others are lagging behind. I'll compile them in this thread

Raffi Melkonian

RMFifthCircuit

Trying to distribute 750 vaccines for the entire city of houston through a call center was completely bananas. When I heard about it I assumed they had tens of thousands

M.J. Bory

DaddyWriting

Going to have a little run at this, but please know that while I think Wright's questioning, and subsequent defensiveness are irresponsible, I don't think she acted maliciously or truly

Amanda Eisenberg

aeis17

"A court process doesn't help speed up reforms," Mayor Bill de Blasio says about AG Tish James' lawsuit that the NYPD attacked BLM protestors and used bicycles to attack them,

jillian harrison

EconOfZabars

New York has had its share of challenges throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, vaccine distribution has proven no exception. #econofnyc (1/ ) At the start of the new year, NY

Rob Blackie

robblackie_oo

When will all UK be vaccinated with first shot? Some rough estimates to help think about the challenges.1. Middle caseJust Moderna, Oxford, Pfizer vaccines approved, with smooth delivery:a) Vulnerable 20m

Kim Weeden

WeedenKim

Amidst all the other uncertainties about fall 2021, one of the key questions universities must resolve is this: what are the rights of unvaccinated students?1/n At most basic level: can

Katherine Ellen Foley

katherineefoley

Most #COVID19vaccines require 2 doses (except Janssen's, which just needs 1). How is the US going to make sure that everyone gets their doses at the proper time? To answer

Kieran Leavitt

kieranleavitt

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just laid the blame for the riots in Washington D.C. squarely at the feet of Donald Trump who he said helped incite the mob. "Democracy is

Fergal Bowers

FergalBowers

The BMJ tonight reporting:Doctors in Norway have been told to conduct more thorough evaluations of very frail elderly patients in line to receive the Pfizer BioNTec vaccine against covid-19, following

Holly Krelle

berni_hk

Ever wondered how the govt has decided who gets the COVID19 vaccines first? The vaccination order is based on reducing mortality (as we don’t know for sure if the vaccine

Jacob F Kirkegaard

jfkirkegaard

Europe has gotten off to a slow start in its Covid-vaccination program. Reasons are several; 1) Full (not emergency like in UK/US) approval of vaccines takes longer. Decision always debatable,

David Gorski, MD, PhD

gorskon

This is an example of "I'm provaccine, but..." with the "but" being "the disease isn't deadly" (a favorite antivax trope dating back to long before #COVID19) with a touch of

Linda McQuaig

LindaMcQuaig

PM admits Canada no longer has vaccine production capability. That's because we privatized Connaught Labs—which contributed brilliantly to medical advances, incl development of polio vaccine. (see my book “The Sport

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

Matt Hancock: "the way we deal with new variants arising is to respond to them as they arise. The 1st line of defence is to identify & stop spread." This

ToscanaFella 🇲🇼

the_laxa

A thread on vaccine financing and policy. Hate when y'all make me tweet serious stuff btw.okay so Malawi is currently reliant on Gavi funding for introduction of new vaccines, for

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