Public Health Epidemiologist. Love adventure, dance, quotes, organizing, crafting, cookies and making people smile :-) Views are my own.
Ottawa, Canada
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Early results from the UK vaxx mixing study!
1. No major safety issues.
2. Mixing appears to cause more minor ache/fever side effects after second shot.
That doesn't mean mixing = better immunity, but it is plausible.
Full results expected in June.
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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The first message we should be sending to everyone who has received AZ:
Thank you for protecting yourselves and others. The success we are celebrating today is a direct result of the choice you made.
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Canadians, if you got the AZ jab: (1) you didn't make a mistake; you got great protection when others did not; (2) you helped drive incidence down to the point where we have the luxury of vaccine choice; (3) you will likely get boosted by an mRNA vaccine, which will be just fine.
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Canada, with fewer vaccine skeptics, on track to catch U.S. vaccination rate by summer @paulanewtonCNN reports
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Love this graph from the amazing @jkwan_md. The faster and further the two top curves cross, the better. And NB: the faster that green curve rises w/ 2nd jabs for elderly & immunocompromised patients, the better.
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What went wrong with NACI? I have a theory, hear me out:
NACI confused relative risk with absolute risk, a rookie mistake, IMHO.
Side effect risk is higher for AZ than Pfz. That's what NACI was saying, and they're technically right about that.
BUT! ... 1/~6
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If you’re like me and getting daily questions from friends and family about which vaccine is best, here’s my quick explainer: youtu.be/V4cyYvmU5Cc
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Hot off the press! 📢
Discover @Carleton_U's Faculty of Science in our special alumni issue of Eureka! magazine, featuring 20 #CarletonScience graduates.
Whose company sold for $100M? Who's thwarting cyberattacks? Excavating shipwrecks?
Find out here: science.carleton.ca/news/eur…
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1/ A few points to clarify a few points...
These vaccines are really really good, but not perfect.
One dose of a vaccine provides excellent protection against #COVID19 infection, but of course 2 doses provide more protection.
We are seeing patients admitted to ICU with #COVID well after shot 1 and before shot 2.
One isn't vaccinated until fully vaccinated.
Given the significant delay between shots 1 & 2, clear communication on how to conduct oneself b/w shots from public health leaders would help.
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Canada is now consistently ranked #2 among G20 countries for the rate of #COVID19 vaccines administered.🇨🇦
The job is far from finished but we are moving quickly in the right direction.
(# of vaccines administered daily, per 100 people, 7 day average)
bit.ly/3dLlihW
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So you read today’s NACI advice - AZ ok if you’re 30+! Unless you can wait for mRNA 💉! And then you read the MANY hot takes from experts, non-experts, and para-experts. And you are SCARED. Let’s work through it. (The required reading is below). 1/n ema.europa.eu/en/documents/c…
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[ON] 40+ can't find a PHARMACY? Use the provincial pharmacy locator! It will show all the pharmacies nearby! DO NOT GIVE UP! There are soooooooooo many shots out there!
covid-19.ontario.ca/vaccine-… #COVID19 #COVID19Vaccine #COVID19ON #vhcON
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THREAD on VARIANTS, VACCINES & POTENTIAL FUTURES:
I’ve been looking at data on sequenced variants. I’ve also been thinking about our vax programme & India.
TLDR: the Indian variant needs to trigger surge testing in England. And India needs to be on red list. 1/23
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For those who missed it live, here’s Dr Juni’s comments from today’s CBC Radio Ontario call-in program with @CBCdsouza
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It seems we have chosen punishment over support, and policing over public health.
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I know it's been said a million times this last 13 months but the statement "This week has been a long year" has never felt more on point.
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We’re taking a page from the book of @ottawahealth and using the trusty Twitter thread to share an update on the current COVID-19 situation in our hospital, and hospitals throughout the community.
Please take a minute to read this... [1/9]
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1/With the 4,456 new official Covid-19 cases in Ontario today and the majority of Covid-19 cases in Canada now being VOCs, maybe it's a good time to update what we know about transmission. Thanks to @DFisman for editing and fact-checking and @realsarahpolley for the inspiration.
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1/ Eventually we will see a decoupling of new #COVID19 cases from hospitalizations as population-level immunity grows (through vaccination & recovery from natural infection), especially among those at greatest risk for more severe infections.
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From challenge comes change, so let's all #ChooseToChallenge this #InternationalWomensDay Join me on March 8th at 12pm for a virtual #IWD2021 celebration. Register here: shorturl.at/xEFHT #DeansIWD2021 #ottcity