Thread by @Rpshahmemorial1

Will try and keep everyone posted on the new developments on Omicron , the last thread became too lengthy in a day .But this is the information we had on 25/ 26 Nov. Ctd

https://twitter.com/Rpshahmemorial1/status/1464102206295052289?s=20

Ctd2) I believe that it has become imperative that we immediately start finding whether the combination of Merck's Molnupiravir &Pfizers Antiviral is effective against Omicron?? we have had reports of Molnupiravir dropping efficacy yesterday in full trial.@hjelle_brian ctd)

@hjelle_brian Ctd3) virologists consider that the virus is " stealing " parts of our RNA as @hjelle_brian, to me it seems that these are efforts of virus to get past Interferons which are our defence mechanism .We know that those with Anti Interferon antibodies have bad course #Omicron ctd)

@hjelle_brian Ctd4) While the world over people clamor to get back to homes , it is but easy that the #Omicron is finding more and more piggybacks @rubyslippahs ,@fitterhappierAJ ,@fitterhappierAJ ,@PMGPSC,@AllergyKidsDoc, @Allergygal1 ,@richdavisphd , @AyushmanHWCs ,@YouAreLobbyLud

Ctd5) With 15 positive from 110 tested , seems that the 600 will have close to 90 , I agree. THEN in addition there will be others who WILL CATCH IN QUARANTINE.

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1464418372108660743?s=20

Ctd6) While there has been discussion about #VaccineEquity that has lead to the unfortunate situation there is also another side that we haven't considered. The vaccine hesitant. We need to push on all fronts #OmicronVariant @UNAIDS_ESA ,@AfricaHealthFed
reuters.com/world/africa/e…

@UNAIDS_ESA @AfricaHealthFed Ctd7) Months ago we called out efforts to underplay deaths in Africa ,these stories give rise to Vaccine Hesitancy.Stories like the one below have contributed to #OmicronVariant .It is not always about #VaccineEquity which is very important. @dgurdasani1
indiatoday.in/coronavirus-ou…

@UNAIDS_ESA @AfricaHealthFed @dgurdasani1 Ctd9) If I were in the place of Potus I would push for boosters as hard as I could along with mandates , the next set of vaccines are at least 3 months to go and #Omicron would still be
amenable to boosters, doesn't loom like complete immune escape reuters.com/business/healt…

Ctd 10) And that brings me to the proponents of Herd Immunity,those who have maintained that Herd Immunity has come since the last 6 months to a year need to remember that it hasn't @SunetraGupta . Only by means of vaccines have we been able to control
.collateralglobal.org/article/mini-l…

Ctd 11) Meanwhile England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty has said his "greatest worry" is whether people will accept fresh curbs on activities to tackle #Omicron he questioned whether "we could take people with us" if restrictions had to be imposed.#BetterPersuasion ctd)

Ctd11) Apparently at the moment the information is that the infected have 75% unvaccinated and 25% vaccinated group, even amongst the infected breakthrough cases the patients are less severe . 🤞🤞. Early information. @emilygraymd_mph ,@rubyslippahs,ctd)

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1464353696112852995?s=20

@emilygraymd_mph @rubyslippahs Ctd12) And a good tweet to understand why just RTPCR at arrival is not enough , people can get infected in between the time they give the sample and the results, they were in a hall herded like sheep @DrEricDing , @ersmith2016 ,@nvcmenon ,@MoHFW_INDIA

https://twitter.com/snolen/status/1464226622127677476?s=20

@emilygraymd_mph @rubyslippahs @DrEricDing @ersmith2016 @nvcmenon @MoHFW_INDIA Ctd13) And this @trvrb thread shows that he feels it has come from an immunocompromised person , while he feels that not from SA , this is disputable because the SA genome consortium looked at data from those who were able to get RTPCR @hjelle_brian

https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1464353234420600835?s=20

Ctd14) And if the calculation @trvrb
is perfect ( we hope not ) then it has seeded all across the world by now and has short doubling time.

https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1464353262119776258?s=20

Ctd15) In a lesson for most countries banning people on flights from 6 Nations India has cast the net wider, ensuring that all permutations and combinations that can be made are covered with RTPCR,also we accept #COVIDisAirborne@takesthecake2 ,@AirQ007,@CorsIAQ,@Dr2NisreenAlwan

Ctd16) The Czech Republic and Germany both find one suspected case each .Contact tracing for all travelers within the last 1 month should be undertaken if possible, throughout is going to be tough ,almost impossible to do .

Ctd17) Across the world people who have championed the cause of kids have been scoffed at during the pandemic, long Covid in kids has been undermined and deaths in kids have been tied to comorbid conditions.Apparently #Omicron is more in kids and young .

https://twitter.com/dgurdasani1/status/1464556967008083969?s=20

Ctd18) As I said earlier that #Omicron looks bad in the simulation experiments , there is also now " PseudoVirus" simulation that have been done wherein a dummy virus with spike protein changes has been checked against plasma of people who have been saved & post vaccinated ctd)

Ctd19)The simulation shows that #Omicron will probably escape natural immunity and vaccines BUT those vaccinated and infected once may escape #OmicronVariant

https://twitter.com/MichaelWorobey/status/1464325657861574659?s=20

Ctd20) 2 In UK and 2 tentatively in India , looks like a movie being rerun after a year 😢😢

Ctd21) The problem of vaccine hesitancy is not only in SA , sadly it is rampant across African continent. reuters.com/business/healt…

Ctd22) Seems that the disease is causing exhaustion and profound weakness in young adults and kids , what happens in elderly is not known by this news report. telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Ctd23) Israel acts fast .Finds 7 suspected cases - 3 In community,3 from those who have travelled recently , acts on the premise that it is there across the globe ( agree 100% ). Enforces mandatory Quarantine.
aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/2…

Ctd24) Israel reintroduces Phone tracking apps , these are the war games that they practised a couple of weeks ago , they are ready before others. 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤❤

Ctd25) Australia finds 2 cases which flew in from Africa .