Azza A. Gadir, PhD Profile picture
Immunologist | @orionisbio | Alum: @seedhealth
Sep 14, 2021 6 tweets 1 min read
Hesitant because the C-19 vaccine feels forced?

Please note:
This pandemic has been hard for most of us, however important to remember that generally global pandemics are rare, and everything is heightened by social media and mass communication which isn’t helping 1/n Currently, we’re in situation where:
1. Sars-Cov-2 is really infectious.
2. C-19 [disease] is unpredictable.
3 Differs from other viruses as there is an asymptomatic period where people can still spread it. 2/n
Aug 3, 2021 15 tweets 3 min read
*Thread* Have had friends and family ask about the intranasal or oral COVID vaccines currently in development (vaccine in pill or spray form!). Here’s an overview🧵 All COVID vaccines currently authorized for use are delivered by injection. While these are highly effective, mucosal delivery of vaccines would be ideal due to:
- Ease for self-administration (easy to take a pill or sniff a spray)—do not need to be administered by a medical