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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 10

    Health Nerd Retweeted David Lim

    This should not be the default position. There is likely only a modest marginal benefit for rich countries from vaccinating young people, while developing nations would benefit enormously from these doseshttps://twitter.com/davidalim/status/1369753569277190147 …

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    David LimVerified account @davidalim
    President Joe Biden says that if the United States has a surplus of vaccine, it will share it with the rest of the world.
    12:59 PM - 10 Mar 2021
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    • País que matas Mathematiker plädiert für Ruhe und Rationalität John D. Fabien (Il/He) #Pfizer 2/2 💉💉 Paul T. 💉💉😷 James Pitt phenri Marco Carbonaro Kawasaki_KR-1
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      2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 10

        Don't misunderstand - I think eventually most people should be vaccinated (including youths), but the benefit to the US of vaccinating 100% of its citizenry right now pales in comparison to the benefit of sharing those vaccines with other nations

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 10

        People are missing the point. I'm not saying that the US should not vaccinate people, but the benefit to the US (and other rich countries) of vaccinating everyone before sharing *at all* is tiny compared to the benefit that those doses could have

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      4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 10

        Does this mean that some people in the US would be vaccinated a bit later? Yes. But it would almost certainly save many lives in less well-developed countries

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      2. Ken Maclean‏ @kenpcg Mar 10
        Replying to @GidMK

        Easy to forget that the US manages to both a high & LIMC at the same time

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      3. Balgor‏ @Balgor11 Mar 10
        Replying to @kenpcg @GidMK

        Very underrated comment. Appalachia, Indian reservations, parts of the urban areas, etc resemble LIMC.

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      2. Sarah Grynpas‏ @SarahGrynpas Mar 10
        Replying to @GidMK

        How does the logistics of transport and such fit in? And how do they determine who gets the surplus? Not to mention, what determines if there's a "surplus"? Non-white young people who work as supermarket cashiers not getting vaccinated as a result?

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 10
        Replying to @SarahGrynpas

        My point is not about the minutia, which obviously are important, but that if your *default* position is that 100% of one country gets vaccinated before any sharing commences, it is not a good thing

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      1. Alain Dagher‏ @alain_dagher Mar 10
        Replying to @GidMK

        Wouldn't not vaccinating the entire young population not leave a permanent reservoir for the virus?

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      1. LoupDesVosges  💉 💉‏ @LDVRegainSyb Mar 10
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        What about young people with comorbidities? When to vaccinate them?

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      1. JP‏ @jp_is_me Mar 10
        Replying to @GidMK

        Shit, hadn't thought about that. Makes a lot of sense. Under what age do you think it would make sense? Could it delay the "re-opening"?

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