Thread by @DrEricDing

MINKS INFECT HUMANS. We know that for certain. Danish scientist say new #SARSCoV2 mutation mostly dodges our neutralizing antibodies, which is very bad. We should not yet panic, but the “pro-alarmism” versus “it’s just the flu” anti-alarmism tug is back🧵.
nytimes.com/2020/11/04/hea…

2) What we do know is that Danish epidemiologists and virologists were worried enough to tell the Danish Prime Minister to immediately CULL 15-17 million minks across Danish 1000 mink farms and completely WIPE OUT ALL MINKS FARMS. That is not a small. That’s big executive action.

3) We also know an recent mink #SARSCoV2 outbreak in Utah led to widespread death of thousands of mink because of coronavirus outbreak. Granted Utah authorities there said the humans transmitted virus to monks, but we also know from Europe that minks transmit to humans easily.

4) I’ve worked with Danish CDC scientists before, which their SSI institute also makes vaccines. I deeply trust and know what they are doing. And if they are doing this big move to entirely cull all minks and force vacate the entire mink industry in Denmark—something is up.

5) And so when they say that the *new mutation can maybe interfere with the Coronavirus vaccine”— we need to PERK UP. I’ve sat here nervous at this precipice before watching for more data. I’ll keep my eye on this. I still have nightmares from January. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

6) We’ve also been here before with the other common D614G mutation in the #SARSCoV2 coronavirus. People dismissed it before as maybe a fluke and “it’s just harmless” or “it’s likely not any more contagious”... yet we know it is now. We could have been more honest with ourselves.

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