Respect for Tom Cruise for calling out his film crew member for breaking #COVID19 safety protocols. He actually puts up some good arguments that literally the entire Hollywood film industry and thousands of people’s livelihoods are on the line.
3) But I say we need to compartmentalize a little here— #COVID19 risk is serious and real. And him calling out endangering unsafe behavior is important.
First let’s survive this pandemic, then we can live to debate Tom Cruise’s other actions another day!
4) to be clear. I don’t endorse Scientology. I don’t endorse his other behavior. And I don’t endorse his harsh language. But I do agree w/ the gist of his message that screwing up safety protocols endangers a lot of people’s jobs and livelihoods. Let’s acknowledge the realities.
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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...