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Apr 23, 2024 4 tweets 2 min read
A new study from China led by Dr. Cao Bin et al confirms what Dr. Peluso et al found earlier, as well as what the NIH director mentioned during her interview, about viral persistence.

doi.org/10.1016/S1473-… Dr. Peluso's study:
Apr 7, 2024 7 tweets 2 min read
Very interesting data from Denmark:

Their recent whooping cough outbreak was not caused by declined vaccination. 1/6 Image It's also unlikely to be an artefact of increased testing. 2/6 Image
Jan 28, 2024 7 tweets 3 min read
Was on a business trip, brought with me (as usual) a hand luggage full of gadgets.

Guess what's in this white canvas bag?

1/n Image A CR box🥳 2/n Image
Jan 21, 2024 7 tweets 3 min read
Looks like folks here are not familiar with it?

Let me try to explain in layman language then.

The cloth is called "free-fit lip" by Koken, or "face seal" by other manufacturers, but they are basically the same.

They are air-proof. 1/n The first benefit.

Let's say you are wearing a 3M aura. It fits quite well. Everything is good.

But you might notice it's a bit less breathable than its test result indicates. Why?

You can paint your face in red color and don your aura. It'll look like this. 2/n
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Jan 7, 2024 7 tweets 3 min read
Here's a recent video from Dr. Yunlong Cao.


TLDR:
- SA55 (nasal spray version) has ~80% effectiveness against symptomatic Omicron infection, with a price tag of ~$7 a week.
- Good safety profile as shown by 200K users.
- Now in phase-3 trial.
1/n bilibili.com/video/BV1294y1…
Image - SA55 (injectable mAB version) provides long protection (~180 days) for those immunocompromised unvaccinated participants.
- Already used as treatment for ~2000 immunocompromised elderly in December 2022 in Beijing against BF.7.14, and was very effective.
- Also in phase-3.
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