Booster Outcomes
NEW: Orange line shows COVID infections among unvaccinated 70+ citizens in Israel. Blue line shows COVID infections among vaccinated 70+ citizens. It couldn't be starker. Among the triple vaccinated, the pandemic comes to a virtual halt. Graph from @GazitDoron.
9 San Diego Sites for Covid Vaccine sign-up
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Would you or any of the crew be interested in having the event Summer 2021? Should be all vaccinated and Covided-out by then.
And an online something, SD or SoCal, around Feb?
Very Strong Placebo!
A lot of misinformation is being shared about the death of a vaccine volunteer in Brazil. Here's what we know so far:
- Doctor, 28, died of COVID-19 complications
- He is reported to have received a placebo, not the vaccine
- Oxford University: No safety concerns, trial continues
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San Diego's own - testing for Influenza A and B and for COVID, at the same time - all in fifteen minutes!
Rapid Viral Antigen Test from Quidel - 15 minutes! covidtest.life/quidel-antige…
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Positive news on vaccine effectiveness in older people.
Good to see COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial data for people > 55 yr old (Phase 1), because older people are at greatest COVID-19 risk. Similar vaccine neutralizing antibody levels in all age groups, for at least the Moderna candidate vaccine. That's good news.
Robust T cells to all!
Outstanding paper on T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 published today by Buggert and colleagues. (Pre-print was posted previously). Robust T cell immunity in convalescent individuals with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19. bit.ly/31Wh5AO
@CellCellPress
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Shane Goes Viral on Bad Info!
1/ There are various tweets misinterpreting COVID-19 “pre-existing immunity” and making dangerous claims about herd immunity. Since many of those claims refer to our scientific papers, we will reiterate the facts. @SetteLab @ljiresearch @ScienceMagazine @CellCellPress
Oxford Vaccine Progress!
Oxford University and AstraZeneca Vaccine Development covidtest.life/oxford-vaccin…
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