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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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    1. Zoë McLaren, PhD‏ @ZoeMcLaren Apr 29

      Rising vaccination rates mean #COVID19 case numbers will fall a lot even before reaching herd immunity. And sooner than you might think. That’s because cases decline via exponential decay. My piece in the @nytimes @nytopinion explains. 1/6https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/opinion/covid-exponential-decay.html …

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    2.  💉 💉 Henry Madison DPhil‏ @RageSheen Apr 29
      Replying to @ZoeMcLaren @GidMK and

      Beautifully written piece, thank you. I read this one yesterday which seems pertinent?https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00728-2 …

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    3. Zoë McLaren, PhD‏ @ZoeMcLaren Apr 29
      Replying to @RageSheen @GidMK and

      I haven't had time to tweet a counterpoint, but I don't think her argument holds up. All her concerns look like they are surmountable. Starting with the first one - vaccines help prevent transmission!

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Apr 29
      Replying to @ZoeMcLaren @RageSheen and

      Imo the biggest barrier to herd immunity long term is going to be new variants combined with the global community's complete lack of equity for vaccines

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        2. (((Dorit Reiss)))‏Verified account @doritmi Apr 29
          Replying to @GidMK @ZoeMcLaren and

          Chicken and egg?

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        3. Zoë McLaren, PhD‏ @ZoeMcLaren Apr 29
          Replying to @doritmi @GidMK and

          Develop vaccine -> mass produce it -> get people to take it -> repeat. We should get better at it as time goes on.

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        1.  💉 💉 Henry Madison DPhil‏ @RageSheen Apr 29
          Replying to @GidMK @ZoeMcLaren and

          What about the resistance of countries to maintaining additional public health measures as required? Many seem to feel that vaccines is their magic bullet way out.

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        2. Zoë McLaren, PhD‏ @ZoeMcLaren Apr 29
          Replying to @GidMK @RageSheen and

          Agreed. I'm optimistic that boosters will be developed as needed, but the vaccine equity issue is fundamental. Clearest solution: Massively scale up vaccine production worldwide. Whatever it takes.

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        3.  💉 💉 Henry Madison DPhil‏ @RageSheen Apr 29
          Replying to @ZoeMcLaren @GidMK and

          Vaccination (i.e. actually doing the jabs) as big a challenge as supply? While it's a different (and smaller) sort of rollout, smallpox vaccination took 19 years.

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