Many thanks @SRuhle @RuhleOnMSNBC for hosting me as omicron accelerates in NY NJ ahead of schedule. My worries specific to omicron are as follows:
1. Boosting is essential, 2 doses of mRNA offer inadequate protection
2. But even with 3rd immunization…
1. Boosting is essential, 2 doses of mRNA offer inadequate protection
2. But even with 3rd immunization…
…protection vs symptomatic omicron infection is 70-75% less than >90% vs previous variants. This is according to UK Health Security Agency findings released last week
3. And remember once you get out a couple months after the booster, protection is not as durable as other VOCs
3. And remember once you get out a couple months after the booster, protection is not as durable as other VOCs
4. So we should expect a fair number of breakthrough symptomatic infections, although it the serious cases are among the unvaccinated.
5. I worry about breakthrough symptomatic infection among our health care providers, depleting further our already weakened health system
5. I worry about breakthrough symptomatic infection among our health care providers, depleting further our already weakened health system
6. Finally, the unvaccinated: I stated since June 150,000 unvaccinated Americans have needlessly lost their lives by refusing to get vaccinated. That number will likely double by Q1 2022
There are few words to express the tragic loss in American 🇺🇸 lives from vaccine defiance and antiscience aggression from the far right
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