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18 Nov, 4 tweets, 4 min read
This is great news tonight--the first--and hopefully a @US_FDA precedent for may more rapid (<30 mins) home covid tests
@LuciraHealth
FDA EUA letter fda.gov/media/143810/d…
Coverage on this @nytimes @KatherineJWu nytimes.com/live/2020/11/1…
My post from July on this. It has taken waaaaay too long but we're getting there. RT-LAMP today, antigen tests to come.
Without prescription, cheap, every household, ASAP
The restrictive nature of this EUA—requiring a prescription—is an outgrowth of FDA paternalism. This new ★ piece today by @olgakhazan @TheAtlantic gets into why & the nitty gritty on rapid home tests
w/ @paulmromer @michaelmina_lab @jhuber @MaraAspinall
theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

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18 Nov
It was "incalculable" on May 24th.
The loss of 250, 000 Americans as of Nov 18th is indescribable. Unfathomable. And mostly preventable. Image
"They Were Not Simply Names on a List"
"They Were Us"
Each American lost an average of 10 years of life and left behind an average of 9 family members grieving. Still grieving their loss, 6 months later.
Now multiply that 2.5 times.
Our family, friends, patients, coworkers, neighbors, our fellow Americans. Lost souls.
Today we had the highest number of deaths since early May @COVID19Tracking Image
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18 Nov
The @pfizer/@BioNTech_Group vaccine trial is complete for efficacy. Of 43,661 participants, 170 events, 162 in placebo group, 8 in the vaccine. That's 95% efficacy; *phenomenal*; replicated @moderna_tx, ~ as good as it gets👇
statnews.com/2020/11/18/pfi… @damiangarde @matthewherper Image
The only silver lining of rampant covid spread in the US is that the vaccine trials are getting completed much faster
Good timing for this FAQ today @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11… by @Carolynyjohnson @asteckelberg @PostGraphics
Short answer: They work really well
We'll see all the data, w/ safety, very soon at external advisory mtg
Infographic: where we go from here, important stuff Image
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18 Nov
Yes, America, there is a state with a 62.9% test positivity, the 3rd highest new cases per capita in the world, and a rapidly rising death rate
This section of the country (started w/ the Dakotas), is spreading in every direction. Minnesota now going vertical. Grossly inadequate testing w/ positivity now:
South Dakota 57.5%
Iowa 51.7%
Idaho 42.0%
Kansas 40.9%
Montana 24.6%
covidexitstrategy.org
Brilliant.
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18 Nov
At a time when 22% of US hospitals have insufficient #healthcare frontline work force
theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
It couldn't be a worse time for setting new records every day for covid hospitalizations. Today > 75,000, rising quickly.
@COVID19Tracking
76, 830 hospitalizations
1,565 deaths
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16 Nov
Very exciting to see 94% efficacy of @moderna_tx #SARSCoV2 vaccine at interim analysis of 95 events. This replication of Pfizer's high efficacy tells us the virus is eminently vaccinatable. investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/…
Before year's end we will have at least 2 vaccines with EUAs to proceed with Phase 1a rollout, a historic science achievement in < 12 months. For context:
The replication is independent. A separate Data & Safety monitoring board of Operation Warp Speed did the review. Yes, it's another mRNA vaccine, but it's the same target, the spike protein, shared by the other Phase 3 vaccine programs. They should all work well. We need them too
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13 Nov
The good news is that the turnaround in Europe's 2nd wave has started, owing to aggressive mitigation action in many countries
But in the United States there is no sign of that whatsoever.
The response has been minimal to date, in select states. The only national plan is surrender
Comments w/ @holmescnn last night
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