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Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 Profile picture
@celinegounder
Feb 1, 2022 • 7 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
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1/ Good news today for many parents!

Pfizer is applying for FDA authorization of 2 doses of its COVID vaccine in kids aged 6 months to 5 years.

The COVID vaccine is SAFE in all kids 6 months to 5 years.

Kids 2-5 years may need a 3rd dose.

with @MSNBC's @KatyTurNBC
2/ We need to wait & see whether a THIRD dose is needed to provide enough protection in kids 2-5 years of age.

But in the meantime, there's no real downside to getting kids under 5 started on their first two COVID shots. They're safe.
3/ Parents' worries about safety seem to be driving low vaccination rates in kids 5-11, who've been eligible for COVID vaccination since November.

Here are findings from @KFF's latest Vaccine Monitor poll:
kff.org/coronavirus-co…
4/ More & more kids 12-17 have gotten their COVID vaccines.

61% have gotten at least one dose.

The proportion of parents reporting their 12-17-year-old definitely will NOT get vaccinated remains fairly stable at over 20%.

kff.org/coronavirus-co…
5/ Vaccination rates are slowly climbing in the 5-11 age group.

33% have gotten at least one dose of COVID vaccine.

The proportion of parents reporting their 5-11-year-old definitely will NOT get vaccinated remains fairly stable at ~25%.

kff.org/coronavirus-co…
6/ An increasing proportion of parents with kids under 5 say they'll get their child vaccinated as soon as the COVID vaccine is authorized for them.

My 2 1/2-year-old niece Adele is in this group.

kff.org/coronavirus-co…
7/ Parents who're more worried COVID vaccines might get their kids sick are:
Lower income
Black/Hispanic
Unvaccinated

Would paid sick & family medical leave – i.e. knowing vaccine-related side-effects won't hurt your income – help address these concerns?

kff.org/coronavirus-co…

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Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 Profile picture
Nov 17
1/ I explain how RFK Jr's plans could affect Americans' health.

He is known for falsely claiming that vaccines cause autism & other health issues.

cbsnews.com/video/doctor-e…
2/ RFK Jr: "The problem with the measles vaccine is that it's a leaky vaccine. It doesn't provide sterilizing immunity."

It's true that the measles vaccine doesn't prevent ALL infections.

It's ~97% effective after 2 doses.
3/ In rare cases, vaccinated people may get infected & transmit the virus to others.

This is all the more reason for vaccinating everyone in a community, not just those who feel like it.
Read 13 tweets
Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 Profile picture
Nov 16
1/ RFK Jr. to lead @HHSGov US Dept of Health & Human Services

with @AdrianaDiaz & @tonydokoupil on @CBSMornings
2/ Kennedy has criticized multiple public health agencies he could now lead.

He's said the @US_FDA's "war on public health is about to end," claiming the agency suppresses anything that "advances human health & can't be patented" by pharmaceutical companies.
3/ But Kennedy's statement demonstrates a common misunderstanding about public health authorities in te US.

We are the United States of America — public health powers reside at the state level.
Read 23 tweets
Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 Profile picture
Sep 19
1/ A new report from the American Association for Cancer Research @AACR finds that excessive alcohol use is a risk factor for at least 6 cancers.

with @GayleKing @vladduthiersCBS @tonydokoupil
2/ Heavy drinking is associated with an increased risk of:
🔹head & neck cancer
🔹esophageal cancer
🔹stomach cancer
🔹liver cancer
🔹colorectal cancer
🔹breast cancer Image
3/ Drinking during pregnancy can also increase the risk of leukemia later in childhood.

At least 5% of cancers are attributable to alcohol.
Read 19 tweets
Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 Profile picture
Aug 15
1/ Yesterday, the @WHO declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).

This is the 2nd time in 2 years that the WHO has declared a PHEIC for mpox.

with @vladduthiersCBS on @CBSMornings
2/ There have already been more than 17K cases in Africa so far this year – more than the total for all of last year.
3/ @WHO announces a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) when there is a significant risk to global health & it requires an internationally coordinated response.

A PHEIC:
🔹helps marshal funding for a public health response
🔹pressures governments to act
Read 22 tweets
Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 Profile picture
Jul 27
1/ COVID study shows mask and vaccine mandates saved lives

with @CBSNews' @LanaZak cbsnews.com/video/covid-st…
Image
2/ A new study published in the JAMA Health Forum yesterday found that:
🔹mask requirements & vaccine mandates were associated with ⬇️ deaths
🔹prohibitions on vaccine or mask mandates were associated with ⬆️death rates

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…
3/ Activity limitations (e.g. closing schools, restaurants, bars; stay-at-home orders; restrictions on leisure time activities & public gatherings) likely provided minimal benefit while imposing substantial cost.
Read 6 tweets
Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 Profile picture
Jul 26
1/ New Hope Against Dementia: study says singles vaccine also appears to delay onset of dementia
with @CBSMornings' @tonydokoupil @AdrianaDiaz @nateburleson
2/ A study published yesterday in Nature Medicine found that the new Shingrix vaccine was more protective than the old Zostavax vaccine in delaying dementia.

The Zostavax shingles vaccine was discontinued after the Shingrix vaccine was approved.

nature.com/articles/s4159…Image
3/ The Shingrix vaccine is also more protective than Zostavax in preventing shingles.

Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a herpes virus that also causes chickenpox.
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