Thread by @jsm2334

@surfernan put up the most recent episode of her VAX Files @thevaxfiles, this one dealing with boosters and mandates.

I contributed to the discussion on mandates, discussing evidence for immune protection from previous infection & implication on mandates

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/14-…

Besides me, the other experts interviewed included
Dr. Monica Gahdni @MonicaGandhi9
Dr. Nikolai Petrovsky @vaxine_news
Dr. Nadia Sam-Agudu @NASAdoc
Dr. Miguel O'Ryan @MiguelORyan1
Dr. Andrew Reed

This podcast is exceptionally well put together with tremendous professionalism and polish, providing a clear, balanced, and insightful discussion of boosters and mandates.

My part involves a discussion of the data showing previously infected individuals have substantial immune protection vs. reinfection, and the implications of this for vaccine mandates, and occurs at about the 20 minute point of the podcast.

I highlight that there is also data supporting the benefit of vaccination (1 dose) after previous infection, but question how rigid vaccine directives could not acknowledge previous infection as providing immune protection.

I also mention one reason why some hesitate to acknowledge this is concern that some will use this information to mislead unvaccinated people that they are better off skipping vaccination and allowing themselves to become infected to gain immunity, downplaying risks of infection.

Transparency and clarity.

If we have those, we can acknowledge whatever the data say, and can explain the nuances so people don't misinterpret/misapply the emerging knowledge.

Ignoring or suppressing clearly demonstrated results ultimately just increases distrust and confusion

It also concedes some of the high ground to those with agendas who cherry pick & misrepresent the data to push their own narratives, gifting them more credibility & influence.

Here was a previous podcast on vaccine safety:

https://twitter.com/jsm2334/status/1455921282541887488

And here was a previous podcast on what the data say about real world vaccine effectiveness:

https://twitter.com/upenndbei/status/1455254421324062722