Thanks to @Anna_Rothschild and @FiveThirtyEight for having me on PODCAST-19 to discuss the future of #COVID19 #vaccines as we enter new phases of this pandemic. What an honor to be joined by @JuliaLMarcus! My main point is that I think there are ... 1/5
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two types of vaccines. First there are 'pandemic' vaccines, which is what we have now - excellent at preventing hospitalizations and deaths and most useful for decompressing our health care infrastructure and reducing mortality in the most vulnerable. These vaccines will ... 2/5
have the biggest impact on returning to normal, so to speak, where schools, restaurants and workplaces can open up again. The second type of vaccines are 'maintenance' vaccines which are going to come as boosters or 2.0 versions optimized for new variants....3/5
For these vaccines, we are going to ask more from them, and we can start comparing in earnest - which one is better at blocking transmission, or better at blocking mild/mod symptoms, or elicit more durable immunity, or have fewer side effects. These vaccines will keep the ...4/5
pandemic in check and hopefully move us to a model more similar to influenza, where we need to remain vigilant with vaccinations (and equity!) and there are still bad outcomes for some, but the whole of society can still function. 5/5
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