There are many problems with #Covaxin #vaccine, contrary to the article tweeted multiple times at me.
In April @WHO blocked it because science.org/content/articl…
The company's study offered no antibody info on placebo users to compare efficacy of vax to medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
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Exportation from India was halted on April 2 after @WHO discovered manufacturing contamination mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#sear…
An Indian study found 2-dose #Covaxin only 47% effective against #SARSCoV2 despite manufacturer claim of 93%. doi.org/10.1016/S1473-…
BUT...
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#Covaxin can be stored at 47 degrees F, unlike the super-cold required for mRNA vaccines. That's a big plus.
Still, head-on-head independent comparisons of #COVID19 #vaccines against #Omicron found the Bharat-made Covaxin performed poorly.
nature.com/articles/d4158…
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4/ It is best to judge #vaccines based on studies, when available, that were NOT performed by the manufacturer. And it's always a good idea to separate data and politics.
@WHO has approved 11 #COVID19 vaxs for ER use, including #Covaxin for adults extranet.who.int/pqweb/vaccines…
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Only 7 vaccines had applied for indemnity, allowing humanitarian use by NGOs, UN agencies and poor countries thru #COVAX w/out legal liability issues --#Covaxin is NOT one of them. Neither are @pfizer or @moderna . This greatly limits their use. gavi.org/covax-facility
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#Covaxin has been approved by 14 countries, says @WHO.
@pfizer vaccine has been approved by 146 countries; J&J in 111;
AstraZeneca in 140;
and India's other vax, CoviShield is in 49 countries.
covid19.trackvaccines.org/agency/who/

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May 29
Yesterday @POTUS #Biden gave the commencement address at Univ. of Delaware. This section resonated for me:
"Truth is truth. Lies are lies. And the truth is: We have a solemn duty to keep the flame of liberty burning. This is not about blue and red, rural and urban."
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"It's about America. The right to govern ourselves. The right to determine our own destinies, to overcome division & despair, & to meet the challenges of our time with grit and, maybe equally important, with some grace. To press ahead determined, resolved, & full of hope."
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern gave a similar warning @Harvard . Don't assume democracy's permanent, she said:
“It ignores the fact that the foundation of a strong #democracy includes trust in institutions, experts, & government — and that this can be"
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news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…
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May 19
The #Oklahoma State legislature has passed a law banning all #abortions from the moment of conception.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…
&
reuters.com/world/us/oklah…
&
wwno.org/npr-news/npr-n…
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nytimes.com/2022/05/19/us/…

Actual bill: legiscan.com/OK/text/HB4327…

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-"Fertilization" means the fusion of a human spermatozoon w/a human ovum
- "Unborn child" means a human fetus or embryo in any stage of gestation frm fertilization until birth
-"Woman" & "women" incl any person whose biological sex is female {and} any person w/a uterus
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- "Abortion" means the act of using, prescribing, administering, procuring, or selling of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means w/the purpose to terminate the pregnancy of a woman, w/knowledge that the termination by any of those...
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May 15
Questions nobody asked on the Sunday morning news/talk shows abt #BuffaloTerroristAttack :
1.) NY is a pro-gun-control state: Where did this teen get his weapons, ammo, body shield?
2.) Teen lived in #COVID19 isolation w/parents -- how could they be unaware of his politics?
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3.) The teen started down this path apparently at age 15 while in COVID lockdown: when/where did he learn to shoot? Who taught him?
4.) Was the shooter a member of a firing range or gun club? Do such entities allow kids <18 in w/out parental consent? Did parents know?
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5.) The kid was using a lot of bandwidth for 3 yrs on-line & streaming live. He shared WiFi w/his parents, and they never noticed?
6.) It's reported the shooter was in far-right chat & streaming grps: Did those moderators know he was legally a child? If yes; culpable?
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Apr 19
Since the burden of #COVID19 prevention is now on the shoulders of individuals, not government or community, here are some risks for you to personally calculate when deciding 😷or 😃:
1.) Since vaccination doesn't not block catching or spreading virus, am I a risk to others?
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2.) If Delta was more contagious than Beta, & Omicron more than Delta, & BA.1 more than Omicron, & BA.2 more than BA.1...is it inevitable I will get infected if I am unmasked?
3.) Each time a new variant emerges, who do I believe to tell me if it is able to bypass my vax?
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4.) If I'm in a crowded subway car & an unmasked guy is coughing, what do I do?
5.) How many vaccines/boosters do I need, when, & at my specific age & health status to feel safe going mask-less?
6.) If I'm dining & the waiter wears a mask, do I have a moral duty to 😷, too?
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America, we have to talk about this: criticalissues.umd.edu/sites/critical…
This poll compared #Republican #Democrats & Independent opinions related to the #Russian war on #Ukraine and the results are shocking.
When asked to name the two national or world leaders they dislike most, GOP:👇
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2/ #Democrats had a very different list of dislikes, predictably. If you combine their 1st & 2nd choice top picks, 76% of Dems rank #Putin at the top.
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3/ Only one question found Americans, regardless of Party affiliation, in near-unanimity -- fear of nuclear war with #Russia .
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ICYMI we are witnessing, via satellite imagery, sudden collapse of key glacial fronts of @antarctica . This...
And here, we see Eastern @antarctica glacial collapse
theguardian.com/world/2022/mar…
And further @antarctica glacial system calving and sudden melt zmescience.com/ecology/climat…
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