In case anyone was wondering what I thought about the #hoboken high school proposal and public education in general. Thanks to @NewHobokenHS for their hard work. Vote YES on Jan 25! https://t.co/rxh36MMSxb
"Afternoon COVID-19 tests for the whole family confirmed what I suspected, my husband and all three children were infected with COVID-19. As I processed the news, and thought about how hard we worked to prevent this, I grew livid." From @DocMcCafferty
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"The Delta variant, which is now responsible for most coronavirus infections in England, is not driving a surge in the rate of hospitalizations there, according to data released by Public Health England on Thursday."
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If you test fully vaccinated individuals after vax who are asymptomatic and very unlikely to transmit, that is not a breakthrough. CDC discourages this practice for fully vaccinated individuals. Children less likely to transmit even if exposed
https://t.co/hxNxFP60l5
Congratulations New Jersey.
NJ becomes the 7th state to cross 70% 1st shot vaccinate rate for adults.
Joins VT, HI, MA, NH, CT, ME.
5 more above 65%.
@GovMurphy
The term "breakthrough" infection is so off the mark
—Most only show up because a routine PCR test was done
—Rarely are there symptoms.
—The viral load is so low sequencing is not possible in most
—The chance that someone could spread covid is close to zero, yet to be documented
No need to mask/distance after vaccination. We have threads here on real-world effectiveness of vaccines (incredibly high) & how vaccinations block transmission. So, this rec by CDC based in science. Remember, incentives motivate those on fence to get vax
https://t.co/T7sGIkwcMp
7 reasons why think immunity to COVID from vaccination or infection will be long-lived (and why I continue to marvel that CEOs of companies who stand to make profit from boosters get to message that boosters needed; instead, please donate vax to India).
1. Memory B cells:
Why should we not worry about VARIANTS "escaping" immunity from vaccines or natural infection; why are we not likely to need vaccine BOOSTERS? Remember immunity is both antibody and cell-mediated (CD4 and CD8 cells). Long-term immunity mediated by memory B & T cells (both get
Yes, if you have chance to listen, latest data, CDC. Out of >95 million Americans who are fully vaccinated, 6025 symptomatic breakthroughs (0.007%); Only 0.0006% hospitalizations for COVID; Deaths 0.0001% for COVID (1 in million); not seen evidence a breakthrough has transmitted
"Strictly going off the science, there’s no strong medical reason vaccinated people need to wear masks outside, infectious disease experts say." Article goes through dining, weddings, stadiums, playgrounds, exercising, beach, rally, pool. https://t.co/1bZcbaB3FK @MonicaGandhi9
Many of the COVID capacity limits we've lived with for so long will soon be gone. you'll still have to wear a mask and stay 6 feet apart, though. @johnsb01 https://t.co/V8iMU3tQH0
The decline of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. will continue to accelerate as the vaccination rate increases, former FDA commissioner @ScottGottliebMD says, calling the domestic vaccination rollout a “monumental achievement.”
Sorry one more article (excellent) from @TheAtlantic on how 1) US doing well & following course of Israel (some places like SF same rate of 1st vax & 26 cases today out of 896K); 2) Herd immunity vs getting risk so low we can embrace normalcy
https://t.co/9yM6ABHV9y
Today: Hoboken Family Pharmacy is hosting a walk-in vaccine clinic from 9 am - 1:15 pm at 605 Jackson Street with no appointment or registration needed. All Hoboken residents and employees of Hoboken businesses are eligible to receive the vaccine (Moderna) at today’s clinic.