Important. At this point, we need to assume that breakthrough cases can lead to spread – maybe for a shorter duration, but spread nonetheless.
But don’t forget the key point that vaccinated people are far less likely to spread because they’re far less likely to become infected. https://t.co/uOjqfSMZMi— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter)
Aug 13, 2021
from http://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter
If you want to understand our current moment and the potential end-game, @edyong209’s new piece @TheAtlantic does just that. Ed is simply the best at knitting together a verbal tapestry from many threads. https://t.co/kP0vpX8DHJ
— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter)
Aug 12, 2021
from http://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter
It’s a mask, people. It’s not chemotherapy.
— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter)
Aug 12, 2021
from http://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter
With the mostly gloomy news about Delta, the most positive and comforting trend (albeit confusing – no satisfactory explanation) has been the UK’s rapid fall in cases after their initial spike.
Alas, the UK has plateaued and cases may be heading back up. Delta is a new ballgame. https://t.co/LzFCePLB06
— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter)
Aug 11, 2021
from http://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter
Worst than worster.
This is like watching a never-ending horror movie https://t.co/DwusjD0l3E— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Aug 10, 2021
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
Tell me you don’t understand infectious disease without telling me you don’t understand infectious disease. https://t.co/dil6d4NfQR
— Carl T. Bergstrom (@CT_Bergstrom)
Aug 9, 2021
from http://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom
The US military requires a variety of vaccinations for our troops
Its to keep troops safe and our forces ready
COVID-19 vaccines to keep our troops safe makes a lot of sense https://t.co/Ed4G24MftN
— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha)
Aug 9, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ashishkjha
I just had a very sobering phone call with Dr. Mark Kline, infectious disease expert, & physician in chief at Children’s Hospital New Orleans. He told me:
•18 kids are hospitalized with COVID
•9 are under the age of 2
•6 r n ICU
•3 are on ventilators, including a 1 month old— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud)
Aug 9, 2021
from http://twitter.com/DavidBegnaud
#Breaking: Dallas schools to require masks in defiance of Gov. Abbott’s order https://t.co/zAV6xLy1ir
— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews)
Aug 9, 2021
from http://twitter.com/dallasnews
A picture that denotes the absence of a national strategy, of states rolling on their own, with leaders unwilling to adopt best practices for defending vs Delta, and which puts the whole country in jeopardy of further spread https://t.co/YNZ7yzD55e
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Aug 9, 2021
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
@CharlesPPierce https://t.co/qxe1G7nIsi
— futbol&such (@CRAM80AZ)
Aug 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/CRAM80AZ
Reassuring. Current data from San Diego County, California’s 2nd largest, which tracks vaccinated status and vaccine for new cases, ~58% total population vaccinated (national 50%).
https://t.co/xDxRRMJL5p
But March -> June are before Delta https://t.co/yityL7Vp3R— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Aug 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
I am sorry, but this is freaking hilarious. https://t.co/din4MRoe2I
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce)
Aug 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/CharlesPPierce
NEW: President of the American Federation of Teachers @rweingarten calls for vaccine mandates for teachers.
“As a matter of personal conscience we need to be working with employers on vaccine mandates.”
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress)
Aug 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/MeetThePress
via @NYTimes https://t.co/7HJEIYbBGb
— Arthur Caplan (@ArthurCaplan)
Aug 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ArthurCaplan
On MTP, Fauci says data point toward declining vaccine protection over time.
He signals that booster approval is a question of when.
“Sooner or later you’re going to see an attenuation to the point where we’re going to have to give an additional boost.” https://t.co/JSKhZAS1Sf https://t.co/hCYSWAOohe
— Will Saletan (@saletan)
Aug 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/saletan
My kids’ schools open in a month
Have been talking to school leaders (unions, superintendents) across the US about how to keep schools safe
We have 5 tools
And if we use some combination of them, we can get all kids back to school safely, full-time
So what are they?
Thread
— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha)
Aug 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ashishkjha
Vaccines are the solution and how we end this pandemic.
For more information about #COVID19 vaccines, visit https://t.co/w7rkucgk0L.
To schedule an appointment: https://t.co/xethWby0Xe https://t.co/xaRl038KFJ
— CA Health and Human Services (@CHHSAgency)
Aug 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/CHHSAgency
Coronavirus deaths are rising again. Compared to months past, the numbers may look low. But:
The current pace of ~500 new covid deaths per day would bring 180,000 deaths in a year. That’s 3 times more deaths than the worst flu season of the past decade.
https://t.co/A7o4iboGaS https://t.co/gj3LKRgyym
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker)
Aug 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker
Publicly owned corporations don’t have values, they have valuations. Everything else is just PR.
Individual CEOs may or may not have values, but CEOs are replaceable the moment their values are perceived by the shareholders to conflict with the corporation’s valuation.
— Jeff Johnson (@lapcatsoftware)
Aug 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/lapcatsoftware
#vaccineswork https://t.co/rUZi7KtCtJ
— Pickle-Lily (@manda_m0)
Aug 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/manda_m0
We’re facing an ongoing pandemic and GOP governors are responding by outlawing caution.
— Dave Pell (@davepell)
Aug 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/davepell
This is why a resurgence of #COVID19 doesn’t just impact the #unvaccinated. As systems get stretched to their limits, entire communities and regions suffer the consequences. In West Michigan, we dealt with this in December and March. We don’t want to deal with it again. https://t.co/A4uPoRCjIw
— Dr. Rob Davidson #GetVaccinated (@DrRobDavidson)
Aug 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/DrRobDavidson
Motörhead’s ACE OF SPADES played on Netherland church bells. Holy mother this is amazing https://t.co/MYqH9RHCtP
— Spence, Todd (@Todd_Spence)
Aug 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/Todd_Spence
Dr. Catherine O’Neal from LSU breaks down the Delta variant — and why everyone should get vaccinated.
Take a measly three minutes and check it out. Then pass it on if you feel it…https://t.co/q4B6aQGYHB
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman)
Aug 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/RexChapman
As of today,
there are more Americans fully vaccinated than there are Americans who are not
I know we have a lot of work to do to get more people the shot
But its worth celebrating this milestone https://t.co/nSCpt7EFMT
— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha)
Aug 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ashishkjha
Here’s why AR Gov. Hutchinson was pushing to give school districts local control over masking. Briefing by the state Secretary of Health: https://t.co/S6WBrtvox1
— John Dickerson (@jdickerson)
Aug 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/jdickerson
I think we need to invent a new kind of emotion for this stage of the pandemic, like emptysad, or ghost-tired
— Amber Sparks (@ambernoelle)
Aug 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ambernoelle
Update: Child hospitalizations are at their highest point of the whole pandemic, with >1450 children hospitalized in the past week
https://t.co/wmad4Nyo7t https://t.co/0o4F6IgyZ7
— Julia Raifman (@JuliaRaifman)
Aug 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/JuliaRaifman
You haven’t lived until Spotify PR has called to threaten your reporter over this headline! https://t.co/c999FXVYWv
— nilay patel (@reckless)
Aug 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/reckless