Breaking—FDA analysis of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine data found that the #COVID19 vaccine worked well regardless of a volunteer’s race, weight or age, and offered strong immunity protection within 10 days of first dose. Approval may come by end of week. nytimes.com/2020/12/08/hea…
2) “New coronavirus cases quickly tapered off in the vaccinated group of volunteers about 10 days after the first dose, according to one graph in the briefing materials. In the placebo group, cases kept steadily increasing.”

See figure I dug up and labeled:
3) And the vaccine’s efficacy was maintained across age groups, genders, race groups, ethnicities, and countries! Pretty consistent across the board so far.
4) “Despite the early protection afforded by the first dose, it’s unclear how long that protection would last on its own. Previous studies have found that 2nd dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine gives the immune system a major, long-term boost, an effect seen in many other vaccines.”
5) “The efficacy of the vaccine after the first dose is about 52 percent, according to Dr. William C. Gruber, SVP of Pfizer Vaccine Clinical Research and Development. After the second dose, that rises to about 95%. “Two doses of vaccine provide maximum protection,” he said.”
6) There is a lot of recent advancement in vaccine research. Just yesterday, we made strides with potentially a future “universal flu vaccine” that could last long term for many diff flus.
7) we do need to prepare people for some mild temporary fatigue and headaches too. It’s a sign it’s working and normal.

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9 Dec
HUGE—Oxford Jenner Institute Director Adrian Hill, who oversees Oxford-AstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccine research, warns that if FDA doesn’t approve Oxford vaccine now but waits for the end of Oxford’s 2nd Phase 3 trial, vaccine won’t be available in US until “the middle of [2021]." Image
2) To be clear, Oxford has reported its Phase 3 trial. And it’s even the first to fully peer review publish Phase results.
3) the thing is that US’s vaccine order is hugely dependent on Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. 300 million doses of it, for 150 million people. And we can’t get more Pfizer/BioNTech until June earliest since Trump WH has waived ordering more. Image
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9 Dec
Coronavirus vaccine from Sinopharm is 86% effective for infection in Phase 3 trial. 100% efficacy in preventing moderate and severe illness. No reported safety issues. Also—it’s a 2-dose inactivated virus vaccine that does *not* need freezing! #COVID19 washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pac…
2) “The UAE’s health ministry announced Wednesday that it had registered a Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine for general use, following emergency-use approval in the country in September. A number of top UAE officials have gotten a shot.”
3) “The analysis shows no serious safety concerns,” the UAE Ministry of Health said, adding that the findings showed the vaccine was 100 percent effective in preventing moderate and severe cases of covid-19.
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9 Dec
Noooo 2020, you’ve gone too far!

Giant iceberg on course to collide w/ Atlantic penguin colony island. Scientists fear that iceberg could crush marine life on the sea floor. Should it lodge, it could block penguins and seals off from to feed their young. reut.rs/3gv8Y5b Image
2) “The gigantic iceberg—dubbed A68a—is on a path to collide with the South Georgia Island, a remote British overseas territory off South America. Whether that collision is days or weeks away is unclear, though, as the iceberg has sped up and slowed down with the ocean currents.”
3) “A collision is still uncertain, as the currents could carry the iceberg past the island, Tarling said.

"The currents around the island are complex, and it is still possible it may miss," Tarling said.”
Read 4 tweets
9 Dec
WOW—even FL GOP very angry about the house raid!

➡️ A top Republican state & federal prosecutor, & judicial appointee of Governor DeSantis **resigned in protest** after reviewing the search warrant used to raid #COVID19 whistleblower Rebekah Jones’s home. tampabay.com/news/florida-p… Image
2) “recent events regarding public access to truthful data on pandemic, & specific treatment of Rebekah Jones has made the issue a legal one rather than just medical,’' he wrote in a letter to gov’s general counsel. “...I no longer wish to serve current FL govt in any capacity.”
3) “Filipkowski, 52, who has served on the Judicial Nominating Commission for 10 years and was twice appointed to the role by former Gov. Rick Scott and once by DeSantis, called the governor’s handling of the pandemic “reckless and irresponsible.”
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9 Dec
Folks—actual billboard on display in Georgia.

...(Whisper)... I kinda sorta maybe nudged @MeidasTouch on the idea.

Vote @ReverendWarnock & @ossoff. Image
3) Proof it’s a real Trump RT folks!! Can’t make this up.
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8 Dec
TOOTH LOSS is one symptom of #LongCovid. Congressman Louie Gohmert’s tooth just came out during a speech. He had #COVID19 many months ago. Many reports of COVID-related tooth lose in NYT, as well as documented by @Survivor_Corps @dianaberrent.
2) COVID and tooth loss. nytimes.com/2020/11/26/hea…
3) House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy once even called Louie Gohmert, “Congressman Covid”
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