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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape

I’m really struggling with this idea of a race to vaccinate everyone HERE now. Yes, we all want vaccine asap. But while we are discussing how soon we can immunize everyone in Germany or the US, health workers are dying in countries with zero doses so far. Unprotected African health workers die as rich countries buy up COVID-19 vaccinesGrowing toll on fragile health systems prompts calls for more global equitysciencemag.org

February 17th 2021

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Eric Topol @EricTopol

We thought B.1.1.7's increased infectiousness was due to higher viral load. New data from @NBA players and staff, with frequent sampling, suggests it's related to delayed clearance, longer duration of infections dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/37366… @StephenKissler @yhgrad and colleagues

February 17th 2021

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Helen Branswell @HelenBranswell

"This is going to explode." A next wave of #Covid vaccines will soon be put into use, vaxes that will be both far easier to use & somewhat less protective than the first two. The messaging about these vaccines is going to be a huge challenge, experts fear. The myth of ‘good Covid vaccines’ and ‘bad Covid vaccines’Experts fear false narratives about vaccines could slow down the task of inoculating people and create other problems in the future.statnews.com

February 17th 2021

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorva_nyc

BREAKING: More than a dozen experts are calling on the Biden administration to take immediate action to limit airborne transmission of the virus in high-risk settings like meatpacking plants and prisons Scientists Call on C.D.C. to Set Air Standards for Workplaces, NowThe agency has not fully reckoned with airborne transmission of the coronavirus in settings like hospitals, schools and meatpacking plants, experts said.nytimes.com

February 17th 2021

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Jon Cohen @sciencecohen

Here's a close look at the most pressing scientific questions about the impact of widespread COVID-19 vaccination. Hospitalization rates. Transmission. Herd Immunity. Durability. Variants. Return to "normal." Read all about 'em. sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/h…

February 16th 2021

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