Malone saying he invented mRNA vaccines is like Orville & Wilbur Wright saying they invented the Boeing 747. He did work which contributed to the field but he's not the sole inventor at all. Read this thread to learn more about some of the folks who helped develop them. 🧵
If you want a great story about a scientist who worked for decades on the technology that eventually lead to the mRNA vax, read about Dr. Katalin Kariko. Her dedication to the mRNA field is impressive, and her life story even more so. nytimes.com/2021/04/08/hea…
Dr Kariko worked for decades with Dr. Drew Weissman University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Here's a bit more about him. washingtonpost.com/science/2021/1…
They were awarded the 2021 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award "For the discovery of a new therapeutic technology based on the modification of messenger RNA—enabling rapid development of highly effective Covid-19 vaccines."
Dr Weissman- "this wasn’t just a one-off experiment that we did and the vaccine was made in 10 months,” he said. “We did the modified mRNA and we are getting the honors, but the vaccines are based on 20-plus years of work" by hundreds or thousands
So the next time Dr Malone calls himself the "the inventor of mRNA vaccines", please keep in mind that 1) he's factually not and 2) some of people who could reasonably claim that title have chosen instead to recognize the many other scientists who played vital roles. /end thread
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JoshuaMacias "allegedly can be heard narrating a live video from behind the camera during a recent 'trucker protest' in Washington and that he attended at least one political rally for a Virginia candidate who has called for the execution of everyone involved" in Biden's election
The Daily Beast article refers to "a meager attempt by a social-media account using his name to organize a “Freedom Convoy,” a possible reference to some kind of U.S. sequel to right-wing trucker protests in Canada." thedailybeast.com/joshua-macias-…
1. Non-convoy 🧵- Reddit reminded me it's been 6 months since the Sept 2021 post titled- "Is The Worst Over? Modelers Predict A Steady Decline In COVID Cases Through March"
LOL
Modeling is imprecise- a good thing to remember now as restrictions are (again) being relaxed
2. From the NPR article "There's wide range of uncertainty in the models, he notes, and it's plausible, though very unlikely, that cases could continue to rise to as many as 232,000 per day before starting to decline."
Cases hit a daily average of about 800,000 in January 2022.
3. "This scenario assumes that the U.S. doesn't get hit with a new variant that's even more contagious than delta. If it does, a bleaker scenario from the Modeling Hub projects far worse numbers: just below 50,000 cases a day by next March." We started March at 58,000 cases/day.
I've found more, but don't feel comfy adding it till we have confirmation that this is Brandon Jackson. It will keep, or someone else will post it first- both are fine.
went back to screeshot some of the comments, and...
Dr Alexander has responded to the SPLC piece on his substack. Before I get to that, I recommend the OG SPLC piece by @CreedeNewton here if you haven't done so. It's solid and a good look into Alexander's involvement with both the Canadian and US convoys.