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THE 'I'M NOT TRAPPED IN HERE WITH YOU...' DALEK
RepublicanDalek
THIS IS BECAUSE NATURAL IMMUNITY IS FAR INFERIOR TO THAT GENERATED BY MRNA VACCINES. ANTIBODIES ARE MADE SCATTERSHOT TO RANDOM PARTS OF THE VIRUS, RATHER THAN ITS CRITICAL RECEPTOR BINDING
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Cory Doctorow
doctorow
Thing about the "herd immunity" debate is, there isn't one. Herd immunity was discarded by WHO virologists and epidemiologists and their US/UK counterparts. So why are we still talking about
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Adam Kucharski
AdamJKucharski
I am deeply uncomfortable with the message that UK is actively pursuing ‘herd immunity’ as the main COVID-19 strategy. Our group’s scenario modelling has focused on reducing two main things:
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Joshua Gans
joshgans
It is time to talk about the unthinkable. What if immunity -- herd or otherwise -- is not possible? News from South Korean suggests reinfection may be a possibility so
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Alan Cole
AlanMCole
If having COVID in the past conferred no immunity at all, and you were just as likely to get it again as you were the first time, we would have
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Michael Cunningham, MD, FACC, FSCAI
OSHeartDoc
Tate, you are wrong. You assume you are finding every “case.” You aren’t... not even close. You are discounting T-cell immunity and mucosal IgA antibodies which you cannot easily test
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OneZero
ozm
NEW: In the future, widespread antibody testing could lead to "immunity certificates," which would let people who have already been exposed to the virus return to public life.But the hope
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Jasnah Kholin - ACAB
wanderer_jasnah
again, this says absolutely *nothing* about lasting *immune memory* to #SARSCoV2. if you have memory T cells spin up immediately upon a second infection & cause existing B cells to
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dasPost-CV
dasvee
1/ Another thing I don't understand about the herd immunity strategy:Herd immunity accepts higher infection rates, and higher simultaneous cases.Therefore it expects higher loads on health systems.So it requires even
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Ubaka Ogbogu
UbakaOgbogu
The UCP government has accepted that your children, teachers, grandparents will get sick and/or die come September. They have made their peace with it. The Premier I'd endorsing op-eds that
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Subhasree Ray
DrSubhasree
Immunity Boosting Foods? - A balanced daily diet with 2-4 times fruits & vegetables, 1-2 times good protein (vegetarian source: legumes, beans, low fat dairy; Non-veg sources: lean chicken, egg
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Kulvinder Kaur MD
dockaurG
1/ US & UK media finally reporting what we've known for months from published peer-reviewed research by leading scientists: pre-existing cross-protective Tcell immunity & strong Tcell responses bode well for
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Jordan Schachtel
JordanSchachtel
Sweden will have achieved herd immunity before summer, while countless lockdown nations, relying on Dark Ages science, balance rolling lockdowns & saving econ. No easy exit. Lockdown states have produced
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Anne Fitzpatrick
AnneFitz13
It seems like people are using the word herd immunity as a strategy without fully understanding the implications. Herd immunity is usually acquired through a vaccine because it takes usually
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Judd Legum
JuddLegum
1. McConnell is insisting on a liability shield for businesses in the next COVID-19 bill to prevent "frivolous lawsuits"THE TRUTH: he's proposing to protect corporations in virtually every circumstance, no
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Patrick Charles - ID Doctor
P_Charles_ID_Dr
There are some concerning anecdotes emerging from overseas of people who were infected with COVID-19 earlier this year, proven by both PCR (swab) and serology (antibody) testing. 3–4 months after
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