Thread by @MonicaGandhi9

White House task force briefing from Jeff Zients, Dr. Fauci and Dr. Walensky with questions about delta variant. Great briefing with bottom line:
1) Vaccines work against delta, both adenovirus/DNA and mRNA vax, 88% against symptomatic infection, 96%

against severe disease with Pfizer (Scotland data); 92% with AZ 2 doses
2) J&J neutralizing Abs under study with delta, but no reason to suspect doesn't work (like AZ) and no need for mRNA booster after J&J without data
3) When WHO makes recs on masking for world, reflects 10.7%

of population being vax'd, not 67% 1st vax rate by July 4 which has been achieved in US
4) Country doing well with outbreaks of delta in unvaccinated counties; CDC will deploy surge teams for testing, treatment, vaccination
5) Vaccines safe & effective 3 billion doses given out

in world so far. FDA has own time schedule for approval but no reason to think won't happen soon (EUA going to full approval)
6) Does not send mixed message for White House to have fireworks, celebrate 4th when such an achievement (67% 1st dose vax) reached by this date

Please do watch the White House task force briefing all the way through to get a true handle of the situation in this country with the delta variant- you will find it very helpful- thank you!

J&J data shows today (Dr. Fauci had hinted this would come out) that the vaccine produces a strong neutralizing antibody response to the delta variant. Good news for those concerned about needing another vax with J&J
wsj.com/articles/j-j-c…