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Update 9/28: Feeling bewildered-I cannot understand why we are still dealing with #COVID. We know what will stop the spread and preventable deaths. Please do your part.
Get Vaccinated
Wear a mask
Stay home when sick
Improve ventilation
Consider COVID an open-book quiz.
Get Vaccinated
Wear a mask
Stay home when sick
Improve ventilation
Consider COVID an open-book quiz.
Current hospitalizations (top, orange), ICU (red, middle) and new admissions (blue, bottom). Might be seeing the first signs of the hospitalizations coming down. Still so very high - please be kind to a healthcare worker today (or all the days). @utahhospitals 
A very slow decline in positivity rate (one way to monitor community transmission). If these numbers stay steady, we should expect the number of cases (reported or not), hospitalizations, and deaths to also remain steady. #covidtest
I did a @fox32news w @SylviaFOX32 on the new @US_FDA approval of Pfizer today. Interview link to follow. I made an analogy that I want to mention here.
People say it’s their personal choice to get vaccinated. Which I understand. I want to make a comparison here. A brief 🧵
People say it’s their personal choice to get vaccinated. Which I understand. I want to make a comparison here. A brief 🧵
In the US, it is legal to drink alcohol if you are over 21. You can drink as much as you want. It is your choice. But you cannot get into a car and drive if you are inebriated. Why is that? Because we are members of a society.
If your car were to hit someone else or damage property, you would be responsible. Also, you would be arrested because it is against the law to drive when intoxicated, even if you never hurt anyone else. Why is that a law when it’s your personal choice to drink alcohol?
I haven’t been posting much original content lately bc, tbh, I’ve been a bit burned out. And school is about to start. But I’ve been seeing some wacky posts and theories lately, some from “respected” HCW who, I personally feel, have become more contrarian for personal gain.
1. Regarding whether masks work…I can’t believe we are still having this discussion. Surgeons have used masks for years for infection control. And re:#COVID19 the data is there. For those calling for placebo controlled trials, those would be unethical.
science.sciencemag.org/content/372/65…
science.sciencemag.org/content/372/65…
2. About kids and masks. Ppl r worried kids development will be stunted. I argue not being able to attend in person school when #covid19 spreads bc kids aren’t masking is a bigger developmental issue. We know #masksWork to keep kids in school.
washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08…
washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08…
An introductory thread on B.1.617.2 and why we’re concerned about vaccine effectiveness (VE) against this virus. TL:DR The vaccines will work against B.1.617.2 but two doses of vaccine will be required to optimise effectiveness 1/n
The primary way of measuring likely VE (or more specifically antibody effectiveness) against a virus in the lab is the neutralisation test. In this test, we try to grow (or culture) the virus in the presence of antibodies in the laboratory 2/n
If the antibody is effective, we won’t see any growth because the virus has been ‘neutralised’. If the antibody is not effective, then we will see growth. However, it’s not a yes/no answer. There will be a range of growth from none to lots 3/n
