‼️JNJ's #coronavirus vaccine's efficacy against moderate/severe #COVID19 was 72% in the US, but only 57% in South Africa where 95% of cases were the B.1.351 variant that's more contagious & has mutations allowing it to evade vaccine-mediated antibodies.
cnn.com/2021/01/29/hea…
The upside: JNJ's #coronavirus vaccine was 85% effective against severe #COVID19 across all geographies and all variants. That trend increased over time, with ZERO severe cases in the vaccinated group after day 49.
JNJ's #coronavirus vaccine only requires 1 shot - a big advantage over Moderna/Pfizer - and provided 100% protection against death from #COVID19.

Bottom line: it's very good and "works," but will help us fight this virus, especially in lower-risk people.
CONCERNING: the new P1 #coronavirus variant from #Brazil appears to evade naturally acquired immunity.

JNJ's #vaccine appeared less effective against the South African B.1.351 variant–it's likely that it will perform WORSE against the Brazilian variant.🦠
Bottom line: if you have a choice, get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, but the JNJ vaccine is still decent. AND even if you get the JNJ one first, you can get a different one (likely updated for new variants) later!💉

#coronavirus #COVID19

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30 Jan
🚨SEDITION: The rally pre­ceding the #TrumpInsurrection was arranged and funded by a small group, in­clud­ing InfoWars’ Alex Jones and major Trump donor/@Publix heiress, Julie Jenk­ins Fan­celli—who donated $300,000 to bankroll the rally.🤬

#BoycottPublix
wsj.com/articles/jan-6…
Jones per­son­ally pledged >$50,000 in seed money for the #sedition rally in ex­change for a “top speak­ing slot of his choice.”

Jones also helped arrange for Fan­celli to give ~$300,000—via a top Trump campaign fundrais­er—that bankrolled the lion’s share of the $500,000 rally.
Fan­celli do­nated >$980,000 in the 2020 elec­tion cy­cle to a joint ac­count for the Trump cam­paign and @GOP.

Much worse, she bankrolled the #Sedition rally to protest the election results that kicked off the violent coup attempt at the Capitol.🤬

#BoycottPublix #GOPSedition
Read 4 tweets
27 Jan
‼️@GOP Georgia State Rep. David Clark forcibly removed from the chamber by state troopers on orders of GOP House Speaker Rep. David Ralston after Clark refused to undergo #coronavirus testing.

#COVIDIOT #COVID19

nytimes.com/live/2021/01/2…
🔥 Georgia’s @GOP House Speaker Ralston HAMMERED Clark: “I don’t know about y’all but I’ve been to too many funerals—and I’m tired of going to them,” after ordering Clark forcibly removed by state troopers, because the #COVIDIOT refused #coronavirus testing.
This flare-up was the latest infighting among GA @GOP—riven by Trump’s efforts to overturn the election results. #Seditionist Clark signed on to an amicus brief supporting a Texas lawsuit rejected by SCOTUS to overturn Trump’s loss in Georgia and 3 other swing states.🤬
Read 4 tweets
24 Jan
🚨SEDITION: after top DOJ officials threatened to quit in protest of Trump’s plot to oust Acting AG Rosen, Trump pushed @TheJusticeDept to ask the SCOTUS to invalidate @POTUS Biden’s victory.

Yet another attempt by Trump to overturn the election.🤬

wsj.com/articles/trump…
Trump pressured DOJ to file a baseless lawsuit in SCOTUS—top DOJ officials, including Bill Barr, refused.

Trump also plotted with Jeffrey Clark—acting head of DOJ’s civil division—to replace Acting AG Barr and use DOJ’s power to push #Georgia to overturn the election results.🤬
Former Trump admin official: “He wanted us to sue 1 or more of the states di­rectly in the SCOTUS. The pres­sure got re­ally intense” after SCOTUS dismissed #Texas’ lawsuit. Trump’s lawyer drafted a brief Trump wanted DOJ to file, but of­fi­cials refused.💥

#Sedition
Read 5 tweets
23 Jan
🚨SEDITION: Trump plotted with Jeffrey Clark—acting head of DOJ’s civil division—to oust & replace Acting AG Rosen & wield DOJ’s power to force #Georgia lawmakers to overturn its election results.

DOJ department heads then said they’d QUIT in protest.
nytimes.com/2021/01/22/us/…
Their resignation pact helped persuade Trump to keep AG Rosen—calculating that a furor over mass resignations at the top of DOJ would eclipse attention on his baseless accusations of voter “fraud.”

IMPEACH TRUMP AGAIN and PROSECUTE HIM CRIMINALLY for #sedition.🤬

#ConvictTrump
😱Trump’s decision not to oust Rosen came only after Rosen and Clark made competing cases to Trump in a bizarre WH meeting that 2 officials compared with an episode of Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice.”

This is the definition of a #SeditiousConspiracy.

ARREST HIM NOW.🤬
Read 21 tweets
22 Jan
🔥Dozens of influential @GOP in DC—including former top Trump administration officials—have been quietly lobbying GOP members of Congress to impeach and #ConvictTrump.

Efforts started with the @HouseGOP, but now are focused on Minority @LeaderMcConnell.

cnn.com/2021/01/22/pol…
“Mitch said to me he wants Trump gone," per 1 @HouseGOP.

The GOP whisper campaign is based on a shared belief that a successful conviction is critical for the future of the GOP, described as a “reckoning.”

The GOP had better face a “reckoning,” after Trump’s #sedition.🤬
The lobbying effort has included behind-the-scenes pressure by GOP donors—#Sedition is bad for business and political fundraising.🤷‍♀️

PLUS calls from former top Trump WH officials and a set of talking points **circulating among Republicans arguing FOR Trump's impeachment**.😎
Read 7 tweets
20 Jan
‼️Only 30% of the >550,000 doses of therapeutic #coronavirus antibody treatments (Regeneron, Eli Lilly) have been administered to patients.

Many eligible, high-risk #COVID19 patients missed the 10-day window due to delays in getting #COVID test results.🤬
khn.org/news/article/p…
Another hurdle: Until this week, there was no nationwide system to tell people where they could get the drugs that take hours to administer via IV infusions. Finding space to separate #coronavirus-infected patients from others is difficult in some centers slammed by the pandemic.
Now, all states must list sites on a federal locator map that have received the #coronavirus monoclonal antibody drugs. The map shows wide distribution, but doesn’t guarantee availability or access; #COVID19 patients still need to check.👇🏼

protect-public.hhs.gov/pages/therapeu…
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