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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

Sydney, New South Wales
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    1. Zoë McLaren, PhD‏ @ZoeMcLaren May 3

      Zoë McLaren, PhD Retweeted The Ferrari Lab

      The question of whether we can reach herd immunity is not one virologists can answer. It's a health policy and health behavior question.https://twitter.com/TheFerrariLab/status/1389321866742018052 …

      Zoë McLaren, PhD added,

      The Ferrari Lab @TheFerrariLab
      Is everybody else’s email blowing up with media requests about “why the US might not reach herd immunity”?
      4 replies 9 retweets 68 likes
    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK May 3
      Replying to @ZoeMcLaren

      I'm literally writing a piece about this now which basically says "until the whole world is protected any herd immunity will probably be transient"

      4 replies 5 retweets 35 likes
    3. Zoë McLaren, PhD‏ @ZoeMcLaren May 3
      Replying to @GidMK

      If we get to high vaxx rates it will protect us quite a lot even if the rest of the world isn't protected. We are likely going to need boosters, but that doesn't negate the benefits of a year of HI if we get to the threshold.

      3 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
    4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK May 3
      Replying to @ZoeMcLaren

      Sure, and ideally we'll have 100% vaccinated locally, but once the time-scale tends to infinity it's likely that we'll see outbreaks (hopefully very mild) even in places with lots of vaccines

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    5. Zoë McLaren, PhD‏ @ZoeMcLaren May 3
      Replying to @GidMK

      You and your "time scale tends to infinity" can go kick rocks Gideon! Hard to know for sure what the future looks like, but I think the next 12 months might look decent with these vaccines and lots of effort to boost take-up and global access.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK May 3
      Replying to @ZoeMcLaren

      Lol. I think the future is super bright, just that in 5 years time even if we see some outbreaks of COVID-19 it probably won't be an issue because hopefully we'll all be vaccinated by then

      7:04 PM - 3 May 2021
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        1. Zoë McLaren, PhD‏ @ZoeMcLaren May 3
          Replying to @GidMK

          I'm tossing your "5 years time" into the sea Gideon! Too much uncertainty to make predictions that far down the line.

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