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Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA

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1/ Apologies for not posting this sooner. I've been tied up juggling multiple jobs (Bellevue + media + congressional testimony + other), but I think it's important to get this

25/ One dose is good enough against the original strains of the virus (B VIC01).But you really need two doses of vaccine against the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 variants. 26/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867421002981See

1/ To delay 2nd doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines (like the UK, Germany, & Canada)?https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/04/08/covid-surge-deliver-first-vaccine-shots-delay-second-doses-column/7122747002/Or not to del

1/ THREAD on Sweden & "natural herd immunity":COVID cases RISING in Sweden since August/September, as is the case across Europe. DEATHS are a LAGGING indicator (~6-8+ weeks after infections). It

1/ Late last month, Dr. Bill Foege—@CDCgov Director '77-83, central figure in smallpox eradication, former Task Force for Global Health & Carter Center leader, Senior Fellow at the @gatesfoundation, and

1/ Great speaking with @Elemental's @smithdag today. https://elemental.medium.com/everything-we-know-and-dont-about-trump-s-health-right-now-cddbe8cdc106Some highlights:- “If the fever came down on its own, that’s a very good sign p

1/ POTUS says he's leaving Walter Reed and going back to the White House: https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/10/05/trump-biden-live-updates/Assuming he got sick Wed/Thurs, he's on day 5 or 6 of COVID. It's too early.

1/ It's concerning that President Trump got so sick so quickly. Here's my take for @CNN:https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/04/opinions/trump-health-concerning-covid-gounder/index.html 2/ Today we learned that POTUS had a fever & an oxy

1/ What did we learn about the President's health today?- He had a fever and oxygen saturation level under 94% on Friday, which prompted his transfer to Walter Reed Hospital.-

1/ Why do doctors like me & @meganranney ask how high the POTUS' fever has been, if his O2 levels have been low, whether he's required supplemental oxygen? It's the

1/ There seems to be some confusion about QUARANTINE versus ISOLATION. Here's an infectious disease epidemiology 101: 2/ QUARANTINE refers to people who have been EXPOSED and may or may

1/ This week has been one of the DARKEST in American public health. First, @HHSGov & @US_FDA misrepresented the data on convalescent plasma & granted Emergency Use Authorization. Then @CDCgov