BREAKING—UK’s FDA (@MHRAgovuk) declares again that its assessment of the #AstraZeneca vaccine show there is no evidence blood clots are any more likely (compared to expected typical population).

#COVID19 #CovidVaccine
2) Dr Phil Bryan, vaccines safety lead at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), said people "should still go and get their Covid-19 vaccine when asked to do so."
3) "We are closely reviewing reports but given the large number of doses administered, and the frequency at which blood clots can occur naturally, the evidence available does not suggest the vaccine is the cause."

(Assessing this is what we PhD epidemiologists specialize in)
4) And the cost of the delays means cost of people’s lives.
5) the society Thrombosis UK says there is no elevated risk either compared to general population.

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18 Mar
⚠️ICU hospitalization trend and #COVID19 in Brazil.

If you still say nothing is wrong, still try to downplay that the #P1 variant-driven surge is overblown—please go search for your humanity.

The world needs humanitarians who will advocate for saving the people of Brazil. Image
2) International media is finally catching up on the reporting. It’s horrendous in Brazil. They need intl help. Even young adults are dying more.
3) the rest of the world cannot ignore the crisis in Brazil any longer. Brazil’s hospital system is being completely crushed. It needs international aid, or else #P1 will trigger another pandemic if it proliferates around the world—because it is even more contagious than 🇬🇧#B117.
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18 Mar
Tragedy in a part of Brazil 🇧🇷—soaring #COVID19 hospitalizations and mortality one of the wealthiest states with the best hospitals (exceeding that of most in the US). Imagine the rest of Brazil.

Brazil needs help—their #P1 variant is more contagious than any studied so far. 🧵 Image
2) No need to imagine... because here is the stark worrisome data. Hospitals are so overload that accessing ICU beds is now virtually impossible.
3) There is now sobering reports that more and more young adults are dying of #COVID19 in Brazil. I wouldn’t be surprised if forthcoming studies on #P1 variant shows it maybe also more severe.
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17 Mar
Brazil's latest #COVID19 wave is becoming tragic beyond measure. 🇧🇷 has “plunged into crisis”. Patients are dying waiting for ICU beds. #P1 variant is 2-2.5x faster transmission. More younger 20-30s patients now dying, unlike before.🧵

Thx @MattRiversCNN
2) Brazil is facing the largest health crisis in its history. the world needs to wake up and step up now!
3) “Access to ICU facilities is nearly impossible” says @MattRiversCNN
Read 8 tweets
17 Mar
DEAR GOD—“The largest public health & hospital collapse in the history of Brazil 🇧🇷”—wow.

➡️ 25 of 27 Brazilian state capitals have ICUs capacities between or above 80%, 19 are higher than 90% capacity. #P1 variant is 2-2.5x more contagious. 🧵#COVID19
agencia.fiocruz.br/observatorio-c… Image
2) This is the humanitarian crises that is unfolding in Brazil. The deaths are mounting with no end in sight as well. #P1 variant is just that brutal. Image
3) Fiocruz (Brazilian CDC): “the largest health and hospital collapse in the history of Brazil”. Almost 3K dead today. The southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul notified 502 dead, a massive new state record by a large margin.
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17 Mar
I warned that many schools will end up buying ineffective crap air cleaners like ionizers (crap!) instead of things that work like HEPA filters & UV if no prioritization in school relief aid package.

Lo and behold - @smartrestartaps @HeidiNBC—my earlier sinking fears confirms.
2) We need good safe indoor air quality. Achieved via either natural ventilation (windows or HVAC) or via air cleaning via HEPA filters or UV disinfection (both CDC recommended).

Here is the latest CDC school air quality guiadance for #COVID19
3) So much JUNK air products out there. Beware.

“I would estimate that the air-purification industry as a whole is 50 to 75 percent illegitimate. You’re dealing with an industry that doesn’t want consumers to understand these devices and how they work.” nymag.com/intelligencer/…
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16 Mar
Let this sink in:

➡️Those who shout “Look at the blood clots”—whenever it’s not even proven...

➡️Turn around & dismiss the proven vaccine benefits—

➡️And downplay #COVID19 risk with “oh it’s no big deal, I will be fine”—

➡️Usually ignore that 2.66 million people have died 🤷🏻‍♂️
2) And yes, 2.66 million have died from #COVID19 damnit. And it doesn’t even include the latest data from March yet due to reporting delays.
3) And yes UK says the AZ vaccine is safe.
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