1/ Great piece by @TheAtlantic's @SarahZhang
2/ Imagine how many asthma and COPD exacerbations we could prevent?
How many sick days and lost days of work or school?
3/ It's really important to have interventions that operate at a systems level and don't rely on individuals to act or comply.
4/ We already know how to do this:
4/ So why aren't we upgrading building ventilation and air filtration? $$$$ of course
5/ We need studies comparing the upfront costs of upgrading building ventilation and air filtration
with the cost-savings with respect to disease transmission, asthma/COPD exacerbations, etc.

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More from @celinegounder

16 Sep
1/ The decision to not get vaccinated, from the perspective of the unvaccinated
by @davidlazer & colleagues
osf.io/fazup/

Life constraints
Perception of benefit
Perception of risk
Uncertainty regarding the risks of vaxx
Lack of trust in institutions
Fear of needles
2/ About 2/3 of respondents had already gotten at least 1 dose of vaccine.

15% willing to get vaccinated.

But 18% won't get vaccinated. Image
3/ Among those not yet vaccinated, here are their reasons for not getting vaccinated:

#1, #2 They are worried about the risks of vaccination.
#3 Lack of trust in institutions (eg gov't, healthcare)
#4 Don't see much of an upside (ie don't think they're at risk for COVID) Image
Read 8 tweets
16 Sep
1/ Great analysis of the famous Israeli data by my friend @jeremyfaust.
2/ If all you get is a transient boost in neutralizing antibody levels, you'll find yourself right back where you were in 3-6 months.

If booster leads to a more robust/durable memory response, that would be valuable.


3/ I think there is data here supporting a booster dose for the elderly:
Read 4 tweets
15 Sep
1/ Not everyone would benefit from an additional dose of COVID vaccine right now:

nytimes.com/2021/09/15/hea…
by @apoorva_nyc with @PepperMarion @PCH_SF @NussenzweigL Image
2/ There is good evidence to back additional doses of COVID vaccine for:
- HIGHLY immunocompromised
- Elderly
AND
- Nursing home residents
- Single-dose J&J recipients
BUT NOT for the general public at this time.

nytimes.com/2021/08/09/opi…
3/ We need to be thinking about the endgame, otherwise, we could find ourselves in a situation like Israel, chasing our tail with booster after booster:
Read 7 tweets
15 Sep
1/ @WSJ podcast is doing a really important series on Facebook: wsj.com/podcasts/the-j…

Powerful people, famous people, people with lots of followers get "white listed, which means they're above the rules. Image
2/ If powerful people, famous people, and people with lots of followers aren't policed like the rest of us,

they can become important vectors of mis-/disinformation. Image
3/

16.4 BILLION Image
Read 4 tweets
15 Sep
1/ @FDA’s are skeptical about the need for additional doses of COVID vaccine for the general public.

"data indicate that currently US-licensed or authorized COVID vaccines still afford protection against severe COVID disease & death in the United States"

statnews.com/2021/09/15/fda…
2/ Agree!

There is good evidence to back additional doses of COVID vaccine for:
- HIGHLY immunocompromised
- Elderly
AND
- Nursing home residents
- Single-dose J&J recipients
BUT NOT for the general public at this time.
3/ We need to be thinking about the endgame, otherwise, we could find ourselves in a situation like Israel, chasing our tail with booster after booster:
Read 7 tweets
14 Sep
1/ Agree with @EricTopol. There is good evidence to back additional doses of COVID vaccine for:
- HIGHLY immunocompromised
- Elderly
AND
- Nursing home residents
- Single-dose J&J recipients

BUT NOT for the general public at this time.
2/ We need to be thinking about the endgame, otherwise, we could find ourselves in a situation like Israel, chasing our tail with booster after booster:
3/ Yes, the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine regimens will likely end up being 3-dose vaccines, but there's no urgency to give 3rd doses to the general public now:
nytimes.com/2021/08/09/opi…
with Drs. @CarlosdelRio7 & John Moore
Read 6 tweets

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