Americans spent ~$50 billion on vitamins and supplements in 2021. A new systematic review of 84 studies shows they are a "waste of money," lacking value in non-pregnant adults, and specifically risk of beta-carotene and lack of Vit E effect @JAMA_current
1 in 695 Americans have died from covid-19
It was 1 in 1,000 on December 26.
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Of large countries with > 20M people, by @JHUSystems, only 2 have a higher fatality rate (does not take excess mortality into account)
Peru 1 in 755
Spain 1 in 733
Italy 1 in 650
UK 1 in 577
Vaccinating people over 60 is the most effective way to mitigate mortality from #COVID19, a new age-based modeling study suggests. @bubar_kate@mlipsitch @yhgrad @StephenKissler https://t.co/jLpjL2HCdi
✔️ #ghostmap@stevenbjohnson . Great story of how the cholera epidemic in 1850s London was solved. Despite evidence, took yrs for action & creation of modern day sewers. A different world with #COVID19 & vaccine approved. But still many ignore precautions & vow to refuse vaccine
President Trump vaguely threatened Georgia’s Republican secretary of state with “a criminal offense,” if he didn't "find” enough votes to overturn the presidential election, according to audio excerpts from the conversation. https://t.co/bsE63RZh3n
Approved shots induce a T/B cell response to the S protein. Within this protein the regions (epitopes) these cells develop a response against are likely slightly different btwn vaccines. The booster should work by enhancing the initial cellular response, which is likely different