To illustrate how fast the growth rate of #Omicron in #Indiana could be, let’s assume:
1. Current decline in Delta continues.
2. 12/9 was the first case of Omicron.
3. Omicron doubling rate of 3d.
On 1/15/2022 we’d hit 7,800 #COVID19 cases/day, 16% higher than previous record. /1 https://t.co/PFDOgemw4Z— Micah Pollak (@MicahPollak)
Dec 19, 2021
from http://twitter.com/MicahPollak
Dear @POTUS (& @PressSec)
An ambitious, but simple plan to convert holidays into an time to REDUCE #COVID19
1) Give every American 4 #RapidTests
2) Ask every American to test on Dec 25, 28, 31, Jan 3
3) Simultaneous mass severing of transmission chains can collapse outbreaks
— Michael Mina (@michaelmina_lab)
Dec 17, 2021
from http://twitter.com/michaelmina_lab
NEW: CDC has reported that ~13% of #COVID19 cases in the NYC area are omicron — meaning that this variant of concern is spreading quickly in our city: https://t.co/nSyp7vUJ8x https://t.co/GdZJaU7wur
— Commissioner Dave A. Chokshi, MD (@NYCHealthCommr)
Dec 15, 2021
from http://twitter.com/NYCHealthCommr
More than 167,000 children have lost a parent or other caregiver to #COVID19, with American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander kids losing caregivers at almost 4x and Black and Hispanic kids losing caregivers at 1.5x the rate of White kids. 1/3
— Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General)
Dec 15, 2021
from http://twitter.com/Surgeon_General
Vaccines are lifesaving tools in our fight against #COVID19. We cannot be cavalier about 1,100 deaths per day in a time where we have a vaccine that works to prevent severe illness & death. Now is the time: get vaccinated if you have not done so. Get a booster when eligible. https://t.co/NUEJntweMp
— Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH (@CDCDirector)
Dec 13, 2021
from http://twitter.com/CDCDirector
Our latest data show that the hospitalization rate of unvaccinated New Yorkers is 9 times that of those who are vaccinated. The #COVID19 vaccines remain a critical tool in protecting New Yorkers from severe illness and hospitalization. View all the data: https://t.co/CBvrVnA493 https://t.co/U5BQ5mrjhv
— Commissioner Dave A. Chokshi, MD (@NYCHealthCommr)
Dec 10, 2021
from http://twitter.com/NYCHealthCommr
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
Updated data on COVID Data Tracker show ppl not vaccinated for #COVID19 are:
-6x more likely to test positive,
-14x more likely to die from #COVID19, &
-Have 9x higher rate of COVID-19 associated hospitalization compared to those vaccinated. Get vaccinated https://t.co/bfOV5VRcgY https://t.co/YoXG8G4PG4— Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH (@CDCDirector)
Nov 22, 2021
from http://twitter.com/CDCDirector
Keep wearing you mask 😷
Wash your hands 🧼👏
Practice physical distancing ↔️Check out this review & analysis of >30 studies showing that these public health measures protect us very well against #COVID19! 🙏
In @bmj_latest by @stella_talic et al
📄 https://t.co/jUYd2hI5BH https://t.co/k1tgvrqWHd
— Sonia Boender (@SoniaBoender)
Nov 18, 2021
from http://twitter.com/SoniaBoender
Reminder that the pandemic is far from over… And another warning sign for the US that we need to get in front of the next wave instead of chasing behind it (again).
Given current #COVID19 trends, doing away with mask mandates might not be the best move.
I’m looking at you, DC! https://t.co/XhNfEGDioG
— Dr. Anne Rimoin (@arimoin)
Nov 18, 2021
from http://twitter.com/arimoin
I get asked a lot “How well are the #COVID19 vaccines working?” I’m going to try and answer that as best I can with what data we have. The numbers here are for #Indiana, but are going to be very similar in other states. [THREAD] https://t.co/a8dsNs6Biv
— Micah Pollak (@MicahPollak)
Nov 1, 2021
from http://twitter.com/MicahPollak
One thing I guarantee you will notice if you pay attention
Doctors who have cared for #covid19 patients will never underestimate what this virus is capable of
The antivax, antimask pundits who have been tweeting from the safety of their home for the past two years often will
— Abraar Karan (@AbraarKaran)
Oct 31, 2021
from http://twitter.com/AbraarKaran
Finally out!! The much-awaited preprint on mixing & matching of #covid19 vaccines!!!
⭐️Takeaways⭐️
1. All appear safe
2. Moderna seems best for booster (at standard 100mcg dose) for all types of vaxx
3. But no clinical (illness) outcomes, just Ab titershttps://t.co/ZAvAmcGgvG
— Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽 (@meganranney)
Oct 14, 2021
from http://twitter.com/meganranney
Here’s “real world” efficacy of the #COVID19 vaccines on cases and deaths in #Indiana. Based on data since the end of March, becoming fully vaccinated reduces your risk of testing positive by 85% and if you do test positive your risk of death by another 85%. /1 https://t.co/VRMXsTqnhT
— Micah Pollak (@MicahPollak)
Sep 17, 2021
from http://twitter.com/MicahPollak
If you had been at the @colts home closer @LucasOilStadium against the Carolina @Panthers on 12/22/19, you were one of 61,845 in attendance.
If the crowd was an equal distribution of the #hoosier population, then today 138 of those people would not be here because of #COVID19.
— Gabriel Bosslet (@gbosslet)
Sep 16, 2021
from http://twitter.com/gbosslet
We are being regaled by @MICUBoxer regarding the flaws (and fraud) in much of the ivermectin #COVID19 studies.
Get the shot.
@iupccm https://t.co/AwF59SC3gD
— Gabriel Bosslet (@gbosslet)
Sep 16, 2021
from http://twitter.com/gbosslet
Glad to see the White House and team considering #COVID19 vax for international — and domestic — air travel. Other countries have done it, and we should too.
https://t.co/z8DPfOc06p— Zeke Emanuel (@ZekeEmanuel)
Sep 15, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ZekeEmanuel
There’s this ridiculous idea going around (yet again) that most #COVID19 positive hospitalized patients were admitted for non-Covid reasons (and subsequently happened to test positive). This is nonsense. HHS tracks when this happens and here are the data for #Indiana. /1 https://t.co/K7IrkSYsEp
— Micah Pollak (@MicahPollak)
Sep 15, 2021
from http://twitter.com/MicahPollak
Vaccines work! 🇺🇸💃🏼🇺🇸
“Our results indicate that #COVID19 #vaccinations from January until May 2021 were associated with an estimated reduction of more than 265,000 COVID-19 infections and nearly 39,000 deaths among #Medicare beneficiaries.”
https://t.co/Cz114pXtVF— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett)
Oct 6, 2021
from http://twitter.com/Laurie_Garrett
Due to STAGGERINGLY OVERWHELMING DEMAND here’s the same graphic from June 16th, 2021 to now instead of from the start of the year. So in the last ~3 months:
85.3% of cases
95.4% of hospital admissions
89.1% of deathsfor #COVID19 have been among the unvaccinated. https://t.co/SS444qfT5Z
— Micah Pollak (@MicahPollak)
Sep 21, 2021
from http://twitter.com/MicahPollak
Move over, Spanish flu. The #Covid19 pandemic has become the deadliest disease event in American history. The official death toll will surpass the 1918 fatality total in the next few hours. And the U.S. isn’t done accruing Covid deaths, sadly. https://t.co/dnnZ8gikQ4
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell)
Sep 20, 2021
from http://twitter.com/HelenBranswell
Here’s “real world” efficacy of the #COVID19 vaccines on cases and deaths in #Indiana. Based on data since the end of March, becoming fully vaccinated reduces your risk of testing positive by 85% and if you do test positive your risk of death by another 85%. /1 https://t.co/VRMXsTqnhT
— Micah Pollak (@MicahPollak)
Sep 17, 2021
from http://twitter.com/MicahPollak
If you had been at the @colts home closer @LucasOilStadium against the Carolina @Panthers on 12/22/19, you were one of 61,845 in attendance.
If the crowd was an equal distribution of the #hoosier population, then today 138 of those people would not be here because of #COVID19.
— Gabriel Bosslet (@gbosslet)
Sep 16, 2021
from http://twitter.com/gbosslet
We are being regaled by @MICUBoxer regarding the flaws (and fraud) in much of the ivermectin #COVID19 studies.
Get the shot.
@iupccm https://t.co/AwF59SC3gD
— Gabriel Bosslet (@gbosslet)
Sep 16, 2021
from http://twitter.com/gbosslet
Glad to see the White House and team considering #COVID19 vax for international — and domestic — air travel. Other countries have done it, and we should too.
https://t.co/z8DPfOc06p— Zeke Emanuel (@ZekeEmanuel)
Sep 15, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ZekeEmanuel
There’s this ridiculous idea going around (yet again) that most #COVID19 positive hospitalized patients were admitted for non-Covid reasons (and subsequently happened to test positive). This is nonsense. HHS tracks when this happens and here are the data for #Indiana. /1 https://t.co/K7IrkSYsEp
— Micah Pollak (@MicahPollak)
Sep 15, 2021
from http://twitter.com/MicahPollak
I thought this @nytimes graphic (see RT below) was informative so I made a version for #Indiana. HALF of all #COVID19 deaths (~7,500 out of ~15,000) have occurred since the first Hoosier became eligible for vaccination and were almost all (in theory) preventable. /1 https://t.co/zyImnB3IDq https://t.co/stNSo8ItCo
— Micah Pollak (@MicahPollak)
Oct 4, 2021
from http://twitter.com/MicahPollak
Out of about 125,000 pregnant people who have had #COVID19 — 20% were hospitalized. That’s the urgency we’re looking at here. Vaccines are safe & effective in pregnancy — we need to eliminate the myths that say otherwise. https://t.co/m1tVtkcTFP
— Zeke Emanuel (@ZekeEmanuel)
Sep 30, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ZekeEmanuel
Mean age at death due to #COVID19 has dropped considerably over the course of the pandemic
2020: 77
2021: 72
May, 2021 onward: 70This may not seem like a lot but is a pretty darn big drop. https://t.co/CTgVJOzZof
— Gabriel Bosslet (@gbosslet)
Sep 29, 2021
from http://twitter.com/gbosslet
Out of the total 3,801 #COVID19 deaths in #Indiana since January 18th, 2021:
71.4% were NOT vaccinated and aged 65+
22.6% were NOT vaccinated and aged <65
5.6% were vaccinated and aged 65+
0.5% were vaccinated and aged <65A 🧵on immune systems, age and vaccine efficacy… /1 https://t.co/iCQPYQSzeL
— Micah Pollak (@MicahPollak)
Sep 24, 2021
from http://twitter.com/MicahPollak