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Mar 30, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read Read on X
This is fantastic. Research out of Israel shows there have NOT been ANY vaccine-resistant SARS-CoV-2 variants found in the population. Comparing the prevalence of differing variants in the vaccinated and unvaccinated population, no difference was detected.
ynetnews.com/health_science…
Remember, vaccines are preventives, not cures! Some people will get infected despite being vaccinated or recovered as no vaccine is 100% effective (but remember it will protect you from the worst of it all). Researchers observed if these individuals were disproportionately being
infected by a vaccine-resistant variant. They were not! Indeed there are variants, and E484K variants in the population. While still in the early days of their vaccination program, the variants do not appear to be gaining any advantage which means the vaccines are stopping them!
To clarify, B.1.1.7 (UK) accounts for a little more than 90% of Israel’s cases. However, sequencing has found dozens of B.1.351 (SA), with P.1 (Brazil), B.1.526 (NY) and B.1.525 (Nigeria) detected in smaller numbers. This gives us a general idea at what these vaccines can do.

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Sep 19
So, not COVID related BUT, this is REALLY exciting news. Interim data shows Moderna’s solid tumor vaccine candidate mRNA-4359, has shown early signs of efficacy AND activated key proteins to trigger an immune response for cancer killing cells.

Let’s talk about that! 🧵⬇️
Interim data from the Phase I dose escalation part of the mRNA cancer immunotherapy (mRNA-4359), has shown promise in patients with advanced solid cancers.

This investigational mRNA cancer immunotherapy is targeted for patients with lung cancer, melanoma and other solid tumors.
Nineteen patients with advanced stage cancers received between one and nine doses of mRNA-4359. Researchers found the immunotherapy created an immune response against cancer and was well tolerated, with adverse events including fatigue, injection site pain and fever.
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Sep 6
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered and isolated a broadly neutralizing plasma antibody, known as SC27, which has been shown to neutralize ALL known variants of SARS-CoV-2.

Let’s talk about that! 🧵⬇️
The study has been published in Cell Reports Medicine.
doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm…
Graphical Abstract
Researchers say a newly discovered antibody could pave the way for vaccines or treatments that provide universal protection against all SARS-CoV-2 variants, along with other related viruses.

Researchers at UT Austin and several other universities collaborated on this new study
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Aug 24
Good Morning!

Here Is All You NEED TO KNOW About The Updated COVID-19 Shots Available NEXT WEEK!

Thank You For Reading! 🧵⬇️ Image
🎨: @JJENIAC

Recently, I have been getting a fair amount of questions regarding updated vaccines, timing, and current circulating SARS-CoV-2 strains so I figured an UPDATED thread would be helpful! IMAGE  KEY POINTS  •The Food and Drug Administration approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, putting the shots on track to reach most Americans in the coming days as the virus surges.  •The jabs target a strain called KP.2, a descendant of the highly contagious omicron subvariant JN.1 that began circulating widely in the U.S. earlier this year.  •The CDC recommended that everyone over 6 months old receive an updated Covid vaccine this year.
The FDA has approved and authorized UPDATED mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines. Novavax is still PENDING. The shots are formulated to target the "FLiRT" variants. KP.3 was identified this spring and has become the top variant since. This variant is part of the “FLiRT” family
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Aug 15
Reminder. We DO have a vaccine for Mpox. It’s the Smallpox vaccine, which successfully eradicated a disease that killed more than 300 million people since 1900. A massive global vaccination campaign put an end to that disease in 1977. Please stop the misinformation.🧵⬇️
IMPORTANT NOTE. JYNNEOS (Imvanex, IMVAMUNE) is a non-replicating vaccine for smallpox that CAN BE USED SAFELY in immunocompromised individuals and individuals with skin conditions such as eczema against Mpox.

precisionvaccinations.com/vaccines/jynne…
cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/…


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Mpox IS NOT NEW. It is an emerging zoonotic disease and is actually endemic in parts of Africa. Unfortunately, some individuals are behaving as if it has just been “discovered.” Mpox has been declared a PHEIC again due to an upsurge in cases IN and NEAR the DRC. PLEASE NOTE: Image
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Aug 1
THIS IS HUGE! A new nasal COVID-19 vaccine BLOCKS transmission of the virus, according to a recent study out of Washington University. This suggests vaccines delivered directly to the nose or mouth could play a critical role in containing the spread of respiratory infections.🧵⬇️
The study has been published in Science Advances.
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
A new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that next-generation vaccines that target the virus’s points of entry- the nose and mouth- may be able to do what traditional shots cannot: contain the spread of respiratory infections
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Jul 24
HOW COOL IS THIS? Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new dual-action antibiotic that could make bacterial resistance nearly impossible. Macrolones can work two different ways- either by interfering with protein production or corrupting DNA structure!🧵⬇️
Researchers have combined the bacteria-killing actions of two classes of antibiotics into one, demonstrating that their new antibiotic could make bacterial resistance (almost) an impossibility. The study has been published in Nature Chemical Biology.
nature.com/articles/s4158…
Pathogens such as bacteria threaten human health, so we dole out antibiotics. The bacteria then develop resistance to the antibiotics. While bacterial threat remains the same, our treatment arsenal is less effective, if it’s effective at all. In essence, that’s the problem caused
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