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Yes, Colin Powell died of a breakthrough infection. That is why boosters are recommended for people at high risk for severe COVID-19.
— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) October 18, 2021
Yes, that means vaccines aren’t 100% effective.
No, that doesn’t mean that vaccines are 0% effective.
So get vaccinated AND wear masks AND try to limit exposure to people outside your household AND rapid test if you can get them AND try to improve indoor air quality AND use caution.
— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) October 18, 2021
But don’t think this means vaccines don’t work. They work very well, just not perfectly.
And also please see this wonderful thread on the topic. https://t.co/p9OYGO3eDT
— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) October 18, 2021
🧵1/ When we don’t get #SARSCoV2 transmission low, the most vulnerable – the old, the immunocompromised, the just plain unlucky whose bodies can’t mount a robust immune response to vaccines – they pay a high price https://t.co/i46v8TMGaG
— Whitney R. Robinson (@WhitneyEpi) October 18, 2021
🧵3/ And others argue that the shortening of life for the old in particular is not that great a tragedy bc they would have died soon anyway*
— Whitney R. Robinson (@WhitneyEpi) October 18, 2021
🧵 5/ I know that there are different ways of seeing the world and that we come to our decisions about policy bc our life experiences lead us to weight valid competing values differently.
— Whitney R. Robinson (@WhitneyEpi) October 18, 2021
Daily I learn from people who see the world differently than I do
🧵7/ I do not envy people in charge of setting #COVID19 policy in the US: in our polarized environment, it’s hard trade-offs all the way down
— Whitney R. Robinson (@WhitneyEpi) October 18, 2021
But I wish we in US could more honest with the fact that trade-offs are being made
And it’s sad, a lot of it is really sad
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For those vaccine skeptics: "Less than 0.1% of vaccinated Americans tested positive for COVID-19." https://t.co/LWuejpt0OB pic.twitter.com/1Xij689hxh
— Annie Sparrow (@annie_sparrow) August 1, 2021
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As Delta spreads rapidly in the US, more cases mean more breakthrough infections. Most will be mild, but some will require hospitalization and, in rare cases, result in death. That's why it's crucial more people get vaccinated to slow spread of the virus. pic.twitter.com/j2HNRyQO3t
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) July 22, 2021
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Low vaccination rate=high hospitalization rate. Joplin Missouri is again topping the nationwide Covid hospitalization charts – 75 people per 100k. That's ~10x the national average. Trump country mathematics https://t.co/RXQPhOqq6Z pic.twitter.com/zL4K4jTq5g
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) July 22, 2021
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Breakthrough infections count for as low as 3%. https://t.co/hyZlHVybyj
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) July 22, 2021
https://twitter.com/KittyPo80176717/status/1418334739195338756?s=19 see
https://t.co/hyZlHVybyj pic.twitter.com/1bMUoqY4Oz
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) July 22, 2021
https://t.co/hyZlHVybyj pic.twitter.com/W4Ih6qskSS
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) July 22, 2021
https://t.co/hyZlHVybyj pic.twitter.com/6plkkFFjMp
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) July 22, 2021
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