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Vaccinate the world in 2021 or risk new strains that will set us back a year.
A big ambition. We thought the hardest part would be developing a cheap, easy to store vaccine.
Wrong.
The challenge is confidence. Only
can fix it. Today we @InstituteGC set out how. [THREAD]
A big ambition. We thought the hardest part would be developing a cheap, easy to store vaccine.
Wrong.
The challenge is confidence. Only
can fix it. Today we @InstituteGC set out how. [THREAD]
We need to show benefits of ALL vaccines to balance focus on v. rare risks of adenovirus vaccines ( @AstraZeneca & @JNJNews) because - easily stored, non-profit & affordable - they're the workhorse vaccines. Just look at cost difference:
Adenovirus vaccines make up over half of projected global supply of approved vaccines (
in chart below - h/t UNICEF). Of 17.4m delivered COVAX doses, a staggering 17m have been AZ according to @CNN) --> https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/16/africa/vaccine-inequality-blood-clots-intl-cmd/index.html
in chart below - h/t UNICEF). Of 17.4m delivered COVAX doses, a staggering 17m have been AZ according to @CNN) --> https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/16/africa/vaccine-inequality-blood-clots-intl-cmd/index.html
Failing to show benefits creates a vacuum where misinformation and hesitancy thrives. This impacts real world decisions in EU, USA and:
- No longer rolling out AZ
- Disposed of 60k AZ doses
- Got rid of 13k AZ doses
Denmark has alternatives but South Sudan and Malawi?
- No longer rolling out AZ - Disposed of 60k AZ doses - Got rid of 13k AZ dosesDenmark has alternatives but South Sudan and Malawi?
Why the UK? We're unique, obvs. The only ones rolling out both adenovirus and mRNA vaccines - inc. 21.6m AZ doses! We're sitting on precious data showing benefits of BOTH vaccines. Make this available now & regularly. Here's me telling @GMB that earlier: https://twitter.com/GMB/status/1384738581055475714?s=20
We need whole numbers not confusing percentages of cases, hospitalisations and deaths broken down by vaccine status, type and age.
There's precedent in
but only for Pfizer (
) Of course, data should be interpreted by peeps smarter than us @PHE_uk.
There's precedent in
but only for Pfizer () Of course, data should be interpreted by peeps smarter than us @PHE_uk.
We're confident that with variables properly accounted for and expert minds pouring over data, a clear comparison can be made that will show:
Vaccines work
Non-profit vaccines work as well as £££ ones
This will restore credibility and we can get on with vaccinating the world.
Vaccines workNon-profit vaccines work as well as £££ onesThis will restore credibility and we can get on with vaccinating the world.
Here's Tony Blair doing an inevitably excellent job talking about report on @SkyNews and you can hear him on @BBCr4today from around 7.50am. https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1384785828807946240?s=20
Link to the report is here: https://institute.global/policy/restoring-confidence-workhorse-covid-19-vaccines
A HUGE thank you to the brilliant @brianna_kmiller who co-wrote it and to @InstituteGC political team, who held the fort while we worked on this.
Thoughts and feedback welcome, and, deep breathe, END OF THREAD.
A HUGE thank you to the brilliant @brianna_kmiller who co-wrote it and to @InstituteGC political team, who held the fort while we worked on this.
Thoughts and feedback welcome, and, deep breathe, END OF THREAD.
