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Oct 18

@EdinburghUni

1/x 🧵 ***NEW RESEARCH *** from @EdinburghUni. The paper is relevant for the #immunocompromised and #evusheld and #forgotten500k. It really acts as a WAKE UP & ACT call. It a good paper. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1580849693944602624

2/x What's the background? The pandemic continues. 👾Some people are at excess risk and can't hug loved ones, see family or enter normal life 😢. We all believe they are the #immunocompromised, but what does the data show? 💻

3/x This data looked at 16 208 600 vaccined individuals across England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Ireland 🇮🇪 and Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. i.e. EVERYONE. From Dec 8, 2020, and Feb 28, 2022, so it includes the OMICRON ERA, so relevant. Risk was very carefully defined.

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Dr Lennard Lee (Oxford University)

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Oct 17

@bloodcancer_uk

1/x 🧵 ICYMI, the largest UK health campaign has just kicked off today. For the #immunocompromised in the UK, young and old, those with cancer, @bloodcancer_uk, autoimmune disease, transplants and kidney disease. And it's making a huge splash. I've been asked to comment.

2/x What's the background? There are half a million immunocompromised people in the UK. Many are still shielding, still in isolation, still unable to work, see friends or hug loved ones. They are #forgotten500k, unheard and calling on us to notice.

@RobertJenrick

3/x Health campaigns are rare . Rarely are patients so motivated to demand action from MPs like @RobertJenrick. They are a minority, facing a niche issue, which is easy to dismiss. It's even worse if you can't leave the house because you are still shielding. How are you heard?

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Dr Lennard Lee (Oxford University)

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Oct 16

https://twitter.com/scientistrebel1/status/1581696353029083136

1/x 🧵Worried to be thrown into a big Berlin protest #whs2022. I am here for #immunocompromised patients and learn about better covid prevention. Now there’s protester glued to the buildings, shouting 😡 at the 3500 conferences attendees about climate change. Police have arrived.

https://twitter.com/scientistrebel1/status/1581696353029083136

2/x This all is not good. Global collective approaches are essential. People must talk. Leaders must talk. Then there should be action. When people don’t feel there is transparency and have to protest, something has gone DEEPLY wrong.

@IAPartnership

3/x There must be DEEP trust and transparency in leaders. We must bring the public with us and explain the pros and cons. There should not be closed doors. These are key messages that the @IAPartnership are pushing and trained us to deliver. Protests=failure

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Dr Lennard Lee (Oxford University)

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Oct 16

@Chikwe_I

1/x 🧵 I was thrilled to be talk to @Chikwe_I, WHO assistant Director-General of Health Emerrgency intelligence at @WorldHealthSmt. We talked about protecting #immunocompromised. As an global leader, he had insight about working at system interfaces for change. #incrediblesummit

@PeterHorby

2/x. He talked about how systems must learn & maintain learning. He talked about a lot of the new talent and expertise generated, particularly entrenching change. He talked about @PeterHorby & other oxford wins, like vaccination. I couldn't believe Oxford had such global reach.

3/x. He was also very gracious with me. I explained the #forgotten500k plan to protect UK immunocompromised patients. He notes that protecting the #immunocompromised and those with cancer who don't respond to #vaccination is a global issue. I told him about antibody therapies.

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Dr Lennard Lee (Oxford University)

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Oct 15

@JNkengasong

1 @JNkengasong is a key global leader on public health, Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy & prev. director of Africa CDC. He led Africa's COVID-19 response. He was awarded the @virchowprize and was generous with his time . This is what I learnt #forgotten500k

2/x He said it is important to raise awareness of COVID-19. Many are suffering & people are still being hospitalisation & not recovering from it. 🧐 Health advocacy is important 💪. You must speak truth 🔊, use expertise, work for patients to appropriately lead emergency plans.

3/x He said it is important to acknowledge that we stand on the shoulders of giants, but it is also important for the new generation of health scientists 🧪 to show the way forwards when there are new ideas that can help and where there is experience. 🙂. His career showed this.

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Dr Lennard Lee (Oxford University)

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Oct 14

@acmedsci

1/x 🧵Thanks @acmedsci for picking @DrSusannaMills & me to attend @IAPartnership young physician leaders meeting on behalf of UK. This is as part of a peer-support network to improve health in their countries and globally. Great to connect with eminent covid specialists globally

https://twitter.com/IAPartnership/status/1580817061164777474

2/x What have I learnt so far? 1⃣ Leaders show inclusiveness, 2⃣ decision makers should be open enough to re-evaluate in terms of changing situations 3⃣ you must follow the science and avoid overconfidence. Why's this relevant to #immunocompromised patients in the UK?

3/x Well, similar to any other clinician talking to our international clinical colleagues, we find that other countries are prioritising #immunocompromised patients with new treatments, like antibodies #evusheld. This is standard global practice.🧐

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