From the South African scientist team (who I consider heroes) that picked up and quickly alerted on Omicron, and collaborators, guidance for how genomic surveillance should be done going forward
Just out @ScienceMagazine
https://t.co/8Tb7dO3HM9
@Tuliodna and colleagues https://t.co/LGW4rwTwRp— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Dec 9, 2021
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
“Omicron is spreading in highly immune populations as quickly as the original virus did in populations with no immunity at all” — a sobering analysis by @sarahzhang
https://t.co/OKYylo3vU8
— kottke.org (@kottke)
Dec 9, 2021
from http://twitter.com/kottke
1/ More data on the Oslo Christmas party COVID outbreak:
https://t.co/chRaKcdLag
(h/t @ZekeEmanuel)
— Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA (@celinegounder)
Dec 9, 2021
from http://twitter.com/celinegounder
The overwhelming evidence for 3rd shot boosters *before* Omicron, reinforced by new data for benefit vs Omicron
1. The randomized trial of 3 shots vs 2 shots + placebo, 95% efficacy for preventing symptomatic infections across all age 16+ groups (N=10,125)
https://t.co/UEa1OUlUbk https://t.co/mk1nl86rNM— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Dec 9, 2021
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
COVID Update: 2 weeks ago we said we would know a lot more about Omicron in 2 weeks.
I’ve rounded up the best scientific opinions to share a consensus. 1/
— Andy Slavitt 🇺🇸💉 (@ASlavitt)
Dec 9, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ASlavitt
The worst Michelin-starred meal ever spans 27 courses, served over 4.5 hours, with everything cold. The staff answer few questions, and when they do, the answers are unhelpful. Welcome to “Waiting for Gateau” https://t.co/weQxDuVWCx
— kottke.org (@kottke)
Dec 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/kottke
Just need to get through this surge… https://t.co/ubHmQYeLxP
— Gabriel Bosslet (@gbosslet)
Dec 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/gbosslet
Very impressive visualization. https://t.co/ks3uoC4RqB
— Matt Exline (@pulmmatt)
Dec 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/pulmmatt
The study validates the importance of vaccination: “The research also suggests that people who were previously infected and then vaccinated, or people who’ve had boosters, should maintain greater levels of protection even against Omicron.” https://t.co/QADId7hd7V via @statnews
— Gideon Gil (@GideonGil)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/GideonGil
The study validates the importance of vaccination: “The research also suggests that people who were previously infected and then vaccinated, or people who’ve had boosters, should maintain greater levels of protection even against Omicron.” https://t.co/QADId7hd7V via @statnews
— Gideon Gil (@GideonGil)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/GideonGil
Between this and money laundering, this is high priced NFTs in a nutshell https://t.co/xLs6UtF3IY
— SHILL GATES (@ImShillGates)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ImShillGates
Dark, dark stuff in this profile of Republican congressman Peter Meijer, who voted to certify the 2020 election and impeach Trump. https://t.co/5bsam5tVYo https://t.co/AjVXL9rq6s
— Dan Zak (@MrDanZak)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/MrDanZak
Just published @NEJM
A striking 90% reduction in death for booster shots (vs not receiving the 3rd shot) among over 840,000 people, age 50 or older
https://t.co/W22vriA1Se https://t.co/c2342ECuwV— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Dec 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
The arguments to require three shots to be deemed “fully vaccinated” are now compelling. Let’s get it done before Omicron washes ashore in a major way. Counting on lower severity to be our savior is a foolish risk to take.
— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter)
Dec 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter
Why would a 3rd shot (booster) likely override Omicron’s immune evasiveness? Take a look at the 40-fold rise of neutralizing antibodies (NAbs)
https://t.co/FATs9LHFny (if you missed it, Omicron led to a ~40-fold reduction in nAbs, via @sigallab) https://t.co/kz0YOGFp29— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Dec 8, 2021
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
1. The world wants answers about #Omicron. Scientists around the globe are racing to try to provide them.
Two reports today — unbelievable speed. First pass: Yeah, vaccines are likely not *as* effective against this variant. But all protection isn’t gone. Interesting 🧵below. https://t.co/BnnjvpHMpu— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/HelenBranswell
A terrific 🧵breaking down what you need to know about #COVID19 and the #Omicron variant from @BMore_Healthy 👇🏼 https://t.co/nEImSmpL0k
— Dr. Anne Rimoin (@arimoin)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/arimoin
Great credit to this team for quickly getting us Omicron lab neutralization data. The bright side is that there is incomplete immune escape from vaccination👍 https://t.co/QvEQ4g0NJ5
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
We will never recover from the pandemic until for-profit healthcare is abolished. Notice how the reporter correctly notes that other countries get more tests for less money.
https://t.co/KW7uE1gMXX— DSA San Francisco (@DSA_SF)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/DSA_SF
1. Mark Meadows just told the Jan 6 committee to F off.
2. Steve Bannon just got a 7 month delay.
3. The Jan 6 comm has held 1 public hearing in 11 months.
4. Not one of the key 15 “leaders” of Jan 6 have received a subpoena.
5. They waited 6 months just to form the comm.
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/donwinslow
While I’m rooting for lower severity as much as the next human, a reminder that a) Delta remains the major threat & it’s killing >1000 in U.S./day; b) most of these deaths are preventable; & c) if Omicron is somewhat less severe but far more transmissible, that’ll still be nasty.
— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter
We made the week, but now we can’t live without it. A short history of our most arbitrary (and mathematically awkward) division of time https://t.co/cUWh7WLJ2b
— kottke.org (@kottke)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/kottke
Today the official US death toll from #Covid will hit 790,000.
Nearly 115,000 of those deaths have occurred in the past 12 weeks — when vaccine is readily available here, good masks can be purchased & it’s well understood how to mimimize risk.
And yet people choose not to. https://t.co/5nINa51kD1— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/HelenBranswell
Amazing visualization of vaccine effectiveness. https://t.co/CT5i22LS7Z
— Ricky Bloomfield (@rickybloomfield)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/rickybloomfield
Truly a must read. https://t.co/n43tMJLMBW https://t.co/LzTlO9g2sr
— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/KaivanShroff
On this windy day, a reminder that to ‘bloviate’ (19th century) is to bluster or speak at length whilst saying very little.
— Susie Dent 💙 (@susie_dent)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/susie_dent
Does Omicron lead to less severe illness than prior variants ? We don’t yet but let’s review what is the basis for the hope /1
https://t.co/hyEWWNsO3q https://t.co/wM0L2ySZWy— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
Vaccines work. Mandates work.
Take a few minutes this morning to listen to Dr. @ZekeEmanuel on our first in the nation private sector #COVID vaccine mandate. https://t.co/o6WbxdT1Vu
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/NYCMayor
Man who lights fuse criticizes bomb going off. https://t.co/n0cTeoB4vU
— Dave Pell (@davepell)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/davepell
After 10 months of a ban on the sale of all sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) at a California workplace, workers cut their SSB consumption by 50%, improved measures of insulin resistance, and lost an average of an inch from their waist circumferences. https://t.co/OO4WoZbt9d https://t.co/wqmJcgi7FY
— Kevin Bass (@kevinnbass)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/kevinnbass