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28 Jul, 4 tweets, 2 min read
I wish my cousin was alive to get vaccinated. He couldn't even get tested for COVID early on in the pandemic even though he went to the emergency room TWICE. He finally got a test at the coroner, which was positive. Some of y'all forget how much we've been through as a nation.
The job is not done, because children under 12 remain ineligible for vaccination. So we will turn our pain into purpose and continue this important work. Thank you everyone.
Rest in peace to my colleagues who lost their lives to this virus. Nurse Mary Sturdivant, Nurse Romy Ocampo Agtarap and Dr. Lorna Breen. #NeverForget ImageImageImage
I can't wait for this pandemic to be over.

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30 Jul
I just spent more time than I originally intended looking at how many people are hospitalized and dying from COVID in Israel, where over 80% of adults are fully vaccinated against COVID. 1/6
Israel conducted the fastest vaccination campaign against COVID so far. Over 80% of adults are fully vaccinated, which is why only 275 people are hospitalized with COVID in the ENTIRE country of 9 million people 2/6 ourworldindata.org/covid-hospital… Image
In a country of 9 million people, the high vaccination rate has saved numerous lives. Only 1 to 3 people are dying per day from COVID. 3/6
ourworldindata.org/covid-deaths
newsnodes.com/country/IL ImageImage
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29 Jul
🚨There are no pediatric hospital beds in the state of Oklahoma due to the #DeltaVariant. Children are being transferred out of state to Texas. Doctors are calling for a state of emergency.
People have shared that some of the hospitalizations are due to RSV as well. In any case, lack of pediatric hospital beds in the state is concerning.
Sharing this updated post. Transferring children out of state due to lack of pediatric beds amid a pandemic is a problem. Covid strains hospital systems. Image
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Cleavon MD 💉 Profile picture
28 Jul
Sigh...
1. Vaccines work evinced by the fact that 99% of COVID deaths are unvaccinated people.

2. Masks are needed b/c the #DeltaVariant is unlike earlier strains since vaccinated people may have as much viral load as unvaccinated people allowing transmission to others
Anyone that says vaccines don't work is intentionally spreading disinformation. 99% of COVID deaths are unvaccinated people.
Important to note, in countries with high vaccination rates, say 80% (Israel), using percent vax vs. unvaxx deaths is not wise b/c a majority are vaxxed.

If you have
8 million vaxxed
2 million unvaxxed

More vaxxed ppl = more vaccine breakthrough disease; usually in elderly
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27 Jul
For those new to following me, I've posted deaths from people who have died from COVID since March 2020, when I first treated patients as an ER doctor in New York City, long before vaccines were available. I memorialize the dead to put faces to statistics. 100s in this thread.
Memorializing lives lost to COVID is heavy on the heart, but important work. I've sounded the alarm about this deadly virus throughout the pandemic and will continue. I urge everyone to #GetVaccinated.
I've seen healthy young people die from COVID throughout this pandemic before the #DeltaVariant. I've continued to fight mis/disinformation that it's only obese or elderly people dying. Tragically, my family was blindsided early in the pandemic
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26 Jul
Another beautiful soul stolen by this virus. 31 y.o. Brooke Upton from Ridgeland #Mississippi was 8 months pregnant when she contracted COVID. She lost her battle yesterday💔 #SoulsLostToCovid ImageImage
Her uncle Buddy Gibbons wrote the following on Facebook.
"If you have vaccine hesitancy, I understand your concerns. I urge you to reconsider your stance and get vaccinated. This isn’t about ‘politics’. This isn’t about ‘freedom’. This isn’t about ‘control’. This isn’t about ‘God’s will’. This was a human failing."
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26 Jul
GOP Rep. Clay Higgins of #Louisiana says he has Covid for the SECOND time. Referring to the disease as the "biological attack weaponized virus" from China, he said on FB that the latest infection is "far more challenging" than his bout w/COVID in Jan 2020. nbcnews.com/politics/polit… Image
This point bears repeating. People infected with the #DeltaVariant had about 1,000 times more copies of the virus in their respiratory tracts than those infected with the original strain of the coronavirus. npr.org/sections/goats…
It's doubtful if he had COVID in January 2020... Image
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