We’ve been talking a lot about masks this past year. We know they protect us by reducing transmission of Covid-19, but when you buy a mask, do you know how much protection it offers? (1/6)
Here’s the @CDCgov guidance on masks. They still note that “Medical masks and N-95 respirators should not be used because they should be conserved for healthcare personnel.” (2/6) Source: CDC
The most important advice: wear a mask. But, as more high-quality masks become available and variants make the virus more transmissible, there is an important discussion happening about wider adoption of the highest-quality masks. (3/6)
cnn.com/2021/01/22/hea…
Some Democratic lawmakers have even written a letter asking President Biden to help provide these high-quality masks to the public. (4/6)
Today a group of experts met to review a draft of the first national mask standards - this could provide consumers with a labeling system that would indicate how well their masks work. (5/6)
As I continue to talk about the need for higher-quality masks, please remember: any mask is better than no mask. It’s the most accessible tool we all have right now to bring this pandemic to an end. #WearAMask #BeKind (6/6)

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4 Feb
@JNJNews has officially submitted for emergency use authorization with the FDA. Last week we got the results for its Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trial. Here’s a thread on what we know about this vaccine. (1/13)
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Globally, here are the results for this single-shot vaccine.
This was from one month following the shot. (2/13) Image
That 85% figure is important because as Dr. Fauci of @NIAIDNews said, "If you can prevent severe disease in a high percentage of individuals, that will alleviate so much of the stress and human suffering and death." (3/13)
Read 14 tweets
15 Jan
President-elect @JoeBiden is about to present his $1.9 trillion #COVID19 relief plan. Let’s look at some of the key points: (1/12)
cnn.com/2021/01/14/pol…
1. Mount a national vaccination program - we all know it’s not going as quickly as planned. He wants to invest $20 billion in a national program that would include community vaccination centers and mobile vaccination units. (2/12)
He strongly believes that 100 million doses can be administered in 100 days -- even without additional vaccines. (3/12)
Read 12 tweets
18 Dec 20
My worlds collided today. While most of you know me as a reporter for CNN, my 'day job' is still: neurosurgeon. (1/11)
As a healthcare worker, it was my turn to get vaccinated today. And, I didn’t hesitate. (2/11)
As a journalist, I have covered the #COVID19 story for the last year — watching the entire process of the vaccine development, the regulatory process and reviewed the data myself. (3/11)
cnn.com/2020/12/11/hea…
Read 11 tweets
17 Dec 20
Today the @FDA’s vaccine advisory committee is meeting again:this time to consider @moderna_tx’s #vaccine. By the end of the day, the US could be on their way to authorizing a 2nd vaccine. It can’t come soon enough. #Covid19 kills more than 2 ppl, on avg, in the US every minute.
@FDA’s Dr. Doran Fink says they are working with CDC and Alaskan authorities to investigate the cases of 2 adverse reactions to @pfizer's vaccine administered to health care workers.
cnn.com/2020/12/16/hea…
“We don't have enough information to make definitive recommendations one way or another...and will consider whether additional recommendations need to be made.” said @FDA’s Fink. Remember these + the 2 UK reactions are just 4 events out of 10s of thousands of vaccines given.
Read 7 tweets
6 Dec 20
While I have been tweeting a lot about the pandemic, vaccines and the virus, I am getting more and more (very funny!) comments about my hair. So, here is a decidedly unserious response. This is how I’m used to my hair looking. (1/12)
It wasn’t always this way. I’ve gone for a more clean cut look after med school. (2/12)
In the beginning of the pandemic, I even tried cutting it myself. (3/12)
Read 12 tweets
2 Dec 20
With Pfizer’s vaccine being granted authorization in the UK and the prospect of a Covid-19 vaccine EUA here in the US, I wanted to take a moment to answer some of the most common questions surrounding these vaccines. (1/16) Image
“Why is it so tricky to distribute these vaccines?” It’s in large part because the two vaccines currently under EUA review have to be stored at super cold temperatures. (2/16)
Pfizer's vaccine needs the coldest storage at -70C; -94F and that is unavailable in most places. Pfizer has even designed special “thermal shippers” to help transport its vaccine. (3/16) Image
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