Lara Alexandra

[Lara Alexandra @RahRahLara]

@alandrummond2 Seems like atm this would hand ammunition to Alberta separatists and those considering voting to “send a message to Ottawa” who want more provincial autonomy like QC. People need to elect better provincial governments. I hope Dr. Danielle Martin becomes the next health minister.

[Lara Alexandra @RahRahLara]

@DougEyolfson @alandrummond2 Will you discuss your healthcare concerns regarding Alberta with MP Dr. Danielle Martin? Similar to Quebec, is the issue that it’s very dangerous to antagonize or try to control Alberta policies before a separation referendum? Seems like the provincial NDP is needed for change.

[Lara Alexandra @RahRahLara]

@andrew_leach @cathmckenna @TheNightTravelr K that makes sense. Can the feds at least force SK to now meet the same minimum standards Alberta has agreed to?

[Lara Alexandra @RahRahLara]

@andrew_leach @cathmckenna @TheNightTravelr Every answer makes me more confused lol. So we don’t know whether Ontario and Saskatchewan for example are actually implementing any carbon price?

[Lara Alexandra @RahRahLara]

@andrew_leach @cathmckenna @TheNightTravelr K thanks for answering Qs trying to understand lol. If Alberta’s new carbon price floor schedule holds which provinces currently have weaker effective carbon prices that would need to be strengthened? Quebec/Ontario/Saskatchewan? Can the feds enforce this price floor schedule?

[Lara Alexandra @RahRahLara]

@andrew_leach @cathmckenna @TheNightTravelr Could David Eby demand to join Alberta’s carbon market system since BC would benefit having more renewable resources in exchange for his cooperation on other issues with Alberta?

[Lara Alexandra @RahRahLara]

@andrew_leach @cathmckenna @TheNightTravelr Thanks for the clarification. Do you think there should be or is it an achievable goal? Could other provinces somehow join Alberta’s system to make it stronger and more durable?

[Florian Krammer @florian_krammer]

1) We now often hear about 'universal coronavirus vaccines' in the media. I think development of a universal coronavirus vaccine is an important goal that may be achievable in the long run if sufficient funding is available. But I think we should not make any false promises.....

[Edward Nirenberg 🇺🇦 @ENirenberg]

Watching the shift from COVID-19 as a medical and scientific problem to a moral one is one of the most taxing aspects of the pandemic for me.

[Prof. Jose-Luis Jimenez @jljcolorado]

1/ Several implications of this mask study:

- N95 well-fit should protect 99%.

The lower 83% in the real world likely in part due to LEAKS and POOR FIT

Shows room for improvement of fit (N95 w/ straps behind head better than ear loop ones like KN95). Make sure tight to face

[Prof. Akiko Iwasaki @VirusesImmunity]

Vaccines that reduce infection & disease are needed to combat the pandemic. Here, @tianyangmao @BenIsraelow et al. describe our new mucosal booster strategy, Prime and Spike, to induce such immunity via nasal delivery of unadjuvanted spike vaccine 🧵 (1/)

https://t.co/J4NuUgiI7e

[Edward Nirenberg 🇺🇦 @ENirenberg]

Welp evidently there is interest in this so here's a thread. Strap in, it's not going to be brief (sorry). There's a lot of background to get through before anything I say starts making sense. 🧵

[Dr. Angela Rasmussen @angie_rasmussen]

I keep getting asked if SARS-CoV-2 is endemic yet.

Record-busting case counts are not endemicity.

[Prof. Akiko Iwasaki @VirusesImmunity]

Our new study by @JieunOh9 @ericsongg @MiyuMoriyama et al shows that immune priming via intranasal route provides superior protection against heterologous respiratory virus challenge. The key is in inducing local secretory IgA with broader coverage. (1/)

https://t.co/2RgDVMGvqh

[David Juurlink @DavidJuurlink]

The trajectory of Omicron in Ontario is just staggering.

Hospitals are facing more than a just surge in admissions for severe COVID in the un- and under-vaccinated. /1

https://t.co/nB6xNktaZP

[Kashif Pirzada, MD @KashPrime]

Visualizing the new data from the UK today. Two doses of AZ provides no protection from infection, 2x mRNA 30%, 3x mRNA 70-75%.
What to do: More basic protections (the 1st line), hope that the 3rd line holds up, and get boosters to beef up the 2nd line.

https://t.co/C4M2jLEYhN

[Natalie E. Dean, PhD @nataliexdean]

A sketch to explain how a new variant may appear milder even with no change in underlying virulence. This can occur because, when calculating the fraction of cases that are severe, the denominator now includes many re-infections that had previously been averted. A thread. 1/8

[Edward Nirenberg 🇺🇦 @ENirenberg]

It's been a crazy day today as far as news about Omicron and I know a lot of people are really panicked about what the news about Omicron and the neutralizing antibodies means, so I wanted to put together a thread to help people understand things.🧵

A warning: it's long. Sorry.