To those who triumphantly declared “Pandemic is over” a few months ago… now we are in deeper pandemic with #DeltaVariant than ever before because we didn’t high filtration #MaskUp, #vaccinate or ventilate/disinfect indoor air—and ignored India warnings.
2) what pisses me off now is that we have truly endangered our children this time around. No vaccines for kids under 12 yet.
This is now the result — all time RECORD HIGH hospitalization in kids now with #DeltaVariant wave!!!
4) the willful distortion and skewing of data by taking advantage of reporting delays to make new deaths look artificially low is also infuriating. Florida is also tip of the iceberg. The lack of good testing in many countries is also purposeful (cough, Mexico 🇲🇽, cough)
5) We have made so many grave mistakes during the pandemic. Some political last year during Trump era, some completely UNFORCED ERRORS like what the CDC stupidly did in May in relaxing masks. Now their bad decision has caused #DeltaVariant to come up. cbsnews.com/amp/video/doct…
6) I had been upset for 2 months fed up with CDC’s no mask needed approach - all which watching #DeltaVariant surge worldwide after it likely killed 2-3 million people in India in April-June!!! But hey… “that can’t happen to us”, said so many addicted to convenient “good news”
BREAKING—experts unanimously recommended #COVID19 booster be authorized for people 65 and older and those at high risk of severe disease—GOOD. However, voted against boosters for age 16-64 for 6+ months since 2nd shot—POOR DECISION. We see waning already. washingtonpost.com/health/2021/09…
2) The discussion highlighted the tensions that are likely to erupt once committee members discuss the data Friday afternoon.
“We know that there may be differing opinions about the interpretation of the data regarding the potential need for additional doses…”
3) “and we strongly encourage all the different viewpoints to be voiced and discussed, regarding the data which is complex and evolving,” said Peter Marks, the FDA official overseeing coronavirus vaccines.”
📍BOOSTER—3rd dose data presented to @US_FDA panel - shows 17x fold & +2000 increase in neutralization with a 3rd dose booster, after waning seen after 2 doses. I wouldn’t want to stay at the 136 neutralization—I’d prefer protection at ~2300 neutralization level. #BoosterShots
2) Plus it seems the side effects after 3rd Pfizer shot dose is much less frequent and milder than after 2nd shot! This is great news.
3) This is why we see huge improvement in efficacy against #deltavariant with a 3rd dose. See 🧵 below
$5.7 billion could solve a lot of problems in this world… if only unvaccinated people didn’t burn all that money up in smoke, orphan countless kids, harm their future, and devastate the economy further by prolonging #COVID19. Please #vaccinate. 🧵
2) In August, the new analysis estimates that the preventable costs of treating unvaccinated patients in hospitals total $3.7 billion, almost twice than June & July combined. The total preventable costs for 3 months now an estimated $5.7 billion. google.com/amp/s/www.kff.…
3) “The estimates draw on KFF’s analysis of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data about COVID-19 hospital admissions… **each COVID hospitalization on average results in roughly $20,000** in hospital costs.” 👀
2) BUT—“It’s hard to assess the current toll of the virus on people living and working inside long-term care facilities, as Florida stopped sharing this data with the public in May.” ⚠️
3) “Federal data used in the AARP report lags by about two weeks, and does not include information about the situation inside Florida’s assisted living facilities, which are not required to report to the national government.”
💡AMAZING BOOSTER DATA—New study shows 3rd shot has 91% efficacy (11x ⬇️lower risk) against #DeltaVariant infection versus 2 shots (>=5 months earlier) among age 60+. Plus, 3rd shot has ~95% efficacy (19.5x ⬇️lower risk) against severe disease!🧵 #COVID19nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
2) moreover. The enhanced booster effects begin being apparent after day 12, increasing higher effects starting even day 10 after the shot perhaps.
3) most were not that elderly either 60-69. I’m also glad to see they enrolled 14% Arab population. The bulk were vaccinated in early February. Thinking of all the people who got vaccines before March that could benefit from this.