FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS—the 300,000 Americans who have died of #COVID19. National Cathedral in DC tolled its bell 300 times, to honor 300,000 lives lost. So profound and moving.
2) A lot of Americans have died. And we currently top the 🌎 in spots 1-3, 9-12, of all places globally.
New—Trump’s Operation WS just invoked Defense Production Act to allocate manufacturing capacity to vaccine, bumping drug TEPEZZA for thyroid eye disease—shortage now imminent.
2) Look it’s a hard choice between #COVID19 vaccine vs another disease. I get it. But this is what **good govt planning** would have made a world of difference. Logistics is all about planning. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail, as they say.
3) Thyroid Eye 👁 Disease is also known as GRAVE’S disease. I know several friends who have it. It’s a progressive illness. This really sucks. thyroid.org/graves-eye-dis…
So a new study claims #SARSCoV2 can integrate into human DNA 🧬 genome. Semi-doubtful. David Baltimore, a virologist who won the Nobel Prize, describes the findings as “unexpected” & notes that it only show that fragments of #SARSCoV2 genome integrate. 🧵 sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/c…
2) “Because it is all pieces of the coronaviral genome, it can’t lead to infectious RNA or DNA and therefore it is probably biologically a dead end. It is also not clear if, in people, the cells that harbor the reverse transcripts stay around for a long time or they die.”
3) current study only showed this integration in a lab dish, although it also cites published sequence data from humans infected with SARS-CoV-2 that suggest it has happened.
BREAKING—FDA has authorized the use of excess remainders in Pfizer vaccine vials—could mean up to 40% more vaccine doses! "Given the public health emergency, FDA is advising that it is acceptable to use every full dose obtainable," FDA told POLITICO. 🧵 politico.com/news/2020/12/1…
2) federal health official sent notification to state vaccine providers Wednesday morning. The federal government has not publicly announced the guidance; Pfizer learned of the change this afternoon.
3) “The Pfizer vials are supposed to hold five doses, but pharmacists have found they have enough for a sixth or even a seventh dose. Putting those into use could significantly increase the United States' scarce early supply of the shot, reducing likelihood of a "vaccine cliff"
CRISIS—In LA County, ERs are so crowded that ambulances forced to wait as long as 6 hours to offload patients. CA ordered 5,000 additional body bags. “We need to brace ourselves that 🏥 cases has not yet reached a peak and will keep growing”. #COVID19 news.yahoo.com/icus-hitting-c…
2) we are in a really bad place right now in so many states. Parts of California...