#Vaccines

raj

internetraj

1/ Let me tell you a story about how the Singapore government handled Covid-19. 2/ When cases and local transmission began to steadily rise, we had a strict, two-month-long, country-wide

Anupam Singh

anupampom

Currently Vaccination are being done at ~ 3 Lakh per day. Ratio is 9:1 for Covishield : Covaxin. Hence Covaxin is indeed being used as a "back up" in a

Matthew Herder

cmrherder

. @GovCanHealth has authorized the $PFE / BioNTech Covid19 vaccine. https://covid-vaccine.canada.ca/info/regulatory-decision-summary-detailTwo.html?linkID=RDS00730Here are a few first impressions: 1. The authorization is pursuant to section

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

It has not been a good news day when it comes to vaccines—particularly AstraZeneca—and the B.1.351 variant that arose in South Africa. But buried amidst the bad news of a

Scott Beasley

SkyScottBeasley

Early trial data of AstraZeneca vaccine shows limited efficacy against mile disease due to the South Africa variant BUT they don’t know yet if that means it will also be

Robin Monotti

robinmonotti

mRNA VXINES: Polyethylene glycol (PEG), the polymer of choice for gene-editing, is a polyether compound derived from petroleum. PEG is very sensitive to sonolytic (ultrasound) degradation & PEG degradation products can be TOXIC TO

Hannah Meisel

hannahmeisel

Made some Illinois vaccine progress charts at 2 a.m.!First time playing with this data so I'm open to suggestions at better presentation. I know a chart that only goes upwards

Dr. Lopez

hangryprof

Worked on animation explaining COVID-19 vaccines and clinical trials to Latinx Spanish speakers.Please share. Informative, even if you’re not in NC. 2/4: our animation addressing child mental health during the

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

The BioNTech/Pfizer data is out—NEJM & FDA report. I understand this wasn't in the design & the long-term protection from single dose is open question. But given this sharp drop

Reshma Ramachandran

reshmagar

@ZLThill & I are in the @thenation today, calling on our healthcare colleagues not only to post their inspirational photos of receiving the #COVID19 vaccines, but also to call them

Matthew Herder

cmrherder

This is an accessible primer on the steps involved in, + challenges that need to be overcome in manufacturing mRNA vaccines by @Dereklowe https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2021/02/02/myths-of-vaccine-manufacturing HT @SarahKarl

VigilantEyes

WomanSci

Vaccine summary : Three main approaches to design vaccine. 1. Use a whole virus or bacterium. 2.Just the parts of the germ that triggers the immune system 3. Just the

Aadit Kapadia આદિત કાપડિયા

ask0704

[Thread] It is incredible how many Indian American writers in ‘think tanks’ and institutes have not even reacted to India’s massive push for Vaccine diplomacy & how it has delivered

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

There's been a lot of discussion about how to communicate uncertainty about vaccines/transmission, guidance for vaccinated people, how to increase vaccine demand/address hesitancy, & what vaccines mean for the "end"

Tim Harford

TimHarford

Is there a more reliable source of disappointment anywehre in the world than my own daily To Do list?In 10,000 days have I ever looked down and said, "yes -

Globalnews.ca

globalnews

According to a new Ipsos poll, 64 per cent of Canadians think the inoculations should be made compulsory.Do you agree?https://trib.al/tbCL1FS According to new polling from Ipsos, the number of Canadians

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