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Some of my talking points for this week (Sept 27-Oct 3):
1. Autumn-Winter surge may be starting now in the US, possibly we& #39;re already seeing this in upper Midwest, WI, ND, SD, IA
Some of my talking points for this week (Sept 27-Oct 3):
1. Autumn-Winter surge may be starting now in the US, possibly we& #39;re already seeing this in upper Midwest, WI, ND, SD, IA
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2. The cold states may be especially susceptible this fall, reasons of "double indemnity" (idea from @PolicyLabCHOP):
People indoors more + Higher virus inoculum, virus does better in the cold...
2. The cold states may be especially susceptible this fall, reasons of "double indemnity" (idea from @PolicyLabCHOP):
People indoors more + Higher virus inoculum, virus does better in the cold...
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3. Take whichever vaccine you can as they become available in 2021. My reason: Priority to get some virus neutralizing antibodies into your system. Even if it& #39;s not the best vaccine, it& #39;s likely you can get boosted with better vaccines later in the year or in 2022.
3. Take whichever vaccine you can as they become available in 2021. My reason: Priority to get some virus neutralizing antibodies into your system. Even if it& #39;s not the best vaccine, it& #39;s likely you can get boosted with better vaccines later in the year or in 2022.
Only exception might be live virus vaccine from Merck & Co. If you already had a previous vaccine giving you VNA it may prevent live virus in the Merck vaccine from replicating? I have no evidence for this, just guessing. But for now, take whatever vaccine you can get in 2021