This is Not Ordinary

We gotta free the vaccines.

— Dave Pell (@davepell)
Nov 27, 2021

Some Kellogg’s workers are asking the public to stop buying Kellogg’s products as workers have been on strike for two months and the company is working to replace them rather than negotiate a fair contract.

This is a beautiful post from a workers’ wife on the strike https://t.co/sJE5759qvl

— Michael Sainato (@msainat1)
Nov 27, 2021

While it may seem like the decay in vax efficacy over 6 months portends a future of every-6-month boosting, the immune system doesn’t work like that. There’s every reason to believe shot #3 will last one or more years. Alas, there’s no way to know other than to see what happens.

— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter)
Nov 21, 2021

As we continue to head-scratch about getting unvaccinated people vaxxed, I’m struck by the crickets coming out of health & life insurance industries. Seems like vax is a volitional act that either increases (raise premiums) or lowers (cut them) a person’s risk of illness & death.

— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter)
Nov 20, 2021

As the US begins its 5th wave with 59% vaccinated, Canada, with 76% vaccinated, shows no sign of increased spread
Death rate 🇺🇸 5.3-fold 🇨🇦
Hospitalizations 🇺🇸3-fold 🇨🇦
New cases 🇺🇸 >4-fold🇨🇦
@OurWorldInData https://t.co/IT6W4sIpmw

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Nov 20, 2021

5 years ago I was 20 years younger.

— Andy Slavitt 🇺🇸💉 (@ASlavitt)
Nov 20, 2021

Just got my Pfizer booster shot; hoping that this one grants me something useful like a third hand or x-ray eyes but I’m pretty sure I’ll end up with an extra nostril or a lizard tail.

— i must not fear, fear is the mindKramer! (@chriskramerpr)
Nov 19, 2021

First look at the only randomized trial of a booster vaccine data (Pfizer) today https://t.co/UEa1OUDvzU
95% efficacy vs symptomatic infections, consistent across all age, sex, race, ethnicity and comorbid condition subgroups
Benefit seen very early https://t.co/bSarj5263t

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Nov 19, 2021

If you are in Los Angeles (or anywhere in CA) you are already eligible for a booster if you are:
➡️18 or older
➡️2 months past your J&J shot
➡️6 months past your 2nd mRNA (Moderna or Pfizer) shot

It’s a great time to get that boost right before we are heading into the holidays. https://t.co/xL7WCcKNNY

— Dr. Anne Rimoin (@arimoin)
Nov 19, 2021

It seems inevitable that we’ll soon say being boosted (if >6 months post-vax) is needed to be deemed “fully vaxxed.” In terms of level of protection, I think of unboosted (but >6 mths out) people as somewhere between fully vaxxed & unvaxxed. More @NBCNews: https://t.co/PFhmbzs9eN

— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter)
Nov 19, 2021

How to stay safe for the holidays. Please use multi-layered strategy with not just vaccinations & boosters—but also ventilation & testing! Outdoors best!

Many experts I respect—@PeterHotez @CarlosdelRio7 @Bob_Wachter @boulware_dr @jeremyfaust @DrLeanaWen
https://t.co/dJD3daUwY3

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing)
Nov 18, 2021

BREAKING: Greece bans unvaccinated people from indoor, public spaces

— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk)
Nov 18, 2021

Covid can cause long-term physical damage. Before he got Covid in September 2020, Rob used to run 5-6 miles a day. More than a year later, he gasps for air when walking up a flight of stairs. Get vaccinated. https://t.co/VXI8Nm2YIX https://t.co/zQRooOTnT3

— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden)
Nov 18, 2021

Thanks, Sam. I’ve certainly made my share of missteps – it’s pretty easy to do with rapidly evolving science (and virus). But this thread on boosters has aged well. https://t.co/ijoSiMzQIh

— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter)
Nov 18, 2021

Vaccines are our path out of this and the voluntary approach has hit its limit. Businesses can lead the way while OSHA’s rule is held up.

Thank you to @HarvardChanDean @ashishkjha @EricTopol @ASlavitt @BhadeliaMD @uche_blackstock @oni_blackstock (cont’d) https://t.co/MVbpcvakm3

— Joseph Allen (@j_g_allen)
Nov 18, 2021

“The science is clear: People should go get a booster. America should banish any confusion on the subject,” @ashishkjha writes:

https://t.co/tfgf30pm8i

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic)
Nov 18, 2021

If this didn’t work, they wouldn’t do it. https://t.co/tFtPfZyREB

— LockEx (@LockpickExtreme)
Nov 18, 2021

To all the folks who told me I would be a conservative by the time I was thirty and had to pay taxes, I have news for you. You were wrong. I’m more of a liberal now than ever before.

— Garrett Sausen (@GarrettSausen)
Nov 18, 2021

“They said the risk that the virus would spread was low.” https://t.co/n70VQEhSQm

— Gabriel Bosslet (@gbosslet)
Nov 18, 2021

How Bowling Balls Are Made [updated] https://t.co/yG3qn0ZiTQ

— kottke.org (@kottke)
Nov 17, 2021

We were seeing steady improvement in Covid case numbers, but that trend now appears to have stalled at a concerning level.

We are still recording ~1,200 deaths a day. That pace brings as many deaths in one month as we see in an entire average flu season.

https://t.co/A7o4iboGaS https://t.co/QluT1zim9R

— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker)
Nov 11, 2021

You can use sound visualizations to detect whether auto-tune has been applied to a vocal recording (using Freddie Mercury vs. Michael Bublé as an example). We’re talking about subtle corrections here, not extreme auto-tuning a la T-Pain or Kanye. https://t.co/HXc8PBDEBe

— kottke.org (@kottke)
Nov 10, 2021

The randomized trial of the Pfizer vaccine for children age 5-11 is published @NEJM today. The data indicate very high efficacy (91%, 95% CI 68,98)) a strong immune response and absence of any serious side effects among 2,268 participants
https://t.co/UevcaOWdha https://t.co/7gRgrrMn6c

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Nov 9, 2021

Important & unsettling piece, as we all try to navigate what “normal-ish” means for each of us – depends on local conditions (and, as this shows, destination conditions), is event worth the risk?, our own risk tolerance, & risk of those around us. So glad you’re doing ok, Alexis. https://t.co/zgmWHJGwSs

— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter)
Nov 9, 2021

NEW: Today, I released a Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation. As Surgeon General, I’ve seen how health misinformation sows confusion and mistrust, harms people’s health, and undermines public health efforts. https://t.co/EYTqzTbHqI

— Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General)
Nov 9, 2021

Spoiler alert – the virus and the economy are the same thing. https://t.co/LIHQqLkHjb

— Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal)
Nov 9, 2021