This is a good breakdown of the Delta variant and what we know about it.
Yes, it can re-infect people who've had Covid-19, but it's less severe in vaccinated people. Problem is when vaccinated people give the Delta to unvaccinated friends and family.
nymag.com/intelligencer/…
Yes, it can re-infect people who've had Covid-19, but it's less severe in vaccinated people. Problem is when vaccinated people give the Delta to unvaccinated friends and family.
nymag.com/intelligencer/…
That's the reason why Delta is particularly problematic for towns or cities where the vaccination rate is low. If only half your neighbors have been vaccinated, then you're all still vulnerable to an outbreak of the Delta with severe outcomes.
cnn.com/2021/06/19/hea…
cnn.com/2021/06/19/hea…
I know there's a lot of fear of vaccines. I have family who don't want to get vaccinated because they hope the virus will disappear or become attenuated with time.
We are literally seeing that that is not happening. This virus is not disappearing. New variants are emerging.
We are literally seeing that that is not happening. This virus is not disappearing. New variants are emerging.
There are also many people (including me!) who think they already had covid so why get vaccinated.
That's the thing. You and I don't know for sure. I think I had covid in early 2020, but there was no way to test for it. I recovered at home and will probably never know.
That's the thing. You and I don't know for sure. I think I had covid in early 2020, but there was no way to test for it. I recovered at home and will probably never know.
Sorry, need to clarify the tweet above. I did get vaccinated (moderna), especially after hearing about the new variants.
It wasn't worth it to bet my life/severe disease on a hunch that I had had covid before.
It wasn't worth it to bet my life/severe disease on a hunch that I had had covid before.
What I'm trying to say is, a lot of people don't like getting vaccinated. Scientists included.
It's normal to want to rationalize your way out of getting vaccinated.
But the safest thing to do is to go get vaccinated. Rather than counting on the virus to disappear.
It's normal to want to rationalize your way out of getting vaccinated.
But the safest thing to do is to go get vaccinated. Rather than counting on the virus to disappear.
The reasons that people don't want to be vaccinated are various. It's not about education attainment or even health condition. I know people in the highest risk group for covid who don't want the vaccine.
An exercise might be to think what would you advise your mom or dad to do?
An exercise might be to think what would you advise your mom or dad to do?
To understand the extent of the challenge, we have to look at places that are actually tracking their covid cases.
Singapore: "of 28 airport workers who became infected, 19 were fully vaccinated with either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines"
nytimes.com/2021/05/14/wor…
Singapore: "of 28 airport workers who became infected, 19 were fully vaccinated with either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines"
nytimes.com/2021/05/14/wor…
Another one from Singapore.
channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore…
channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore…
Wow, this is a very detailed thread on the delta and vaccine efficacy by @sailorrooscout
Recommended read!
Recommended read!
https://twitter.com/sailorrooscout/status/1403331849628364811
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