Wait, what?
WTF, @MayorMikeDuggan? The “best” #CovidVaccine is the one you can get in your arm. You just denied life-saving craziness to over 6K Detroiters for no good reason.
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Seriously,
@MayorMikeDuggan, this is a HORRIBLE decision. The J&J vaccine is "one and done" in that it only requires one dose and its effectiveness at preventing serious disease and death is in the same ballpark as the Pfizer and Moderna#covidvacccine.3 replies 7 retweets 41 likesShow this thread -
Why would you deny such a vaccine to Detroiters, given how many live in poverty and could have difficulty coming back for a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna
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This is the first example I've seen of a politician doing a "get only the best" schtick over the J&J vaccine. I'm just sad that it's
@MayorMikeDuggan in my hometown of Detroit, where I was born and where I still work.5 replies 4 retweets 41 likesShow this thread -
I don't normally randomly tag, but, damn.
@PeterHotez?@DrPaulOffit, what do you think of this?1 reply 2 retweets 19 likesShow this thread -
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That's crazy, if true presumably the Michigan Governor can override such a terrible decision?
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I am not an MD or a Ph.D.. As an in-person essential worker who has gone to work the entire pandemic who is over 50 with 4 medical conditions that put me at greater risk of death if I get covid I worry I will only be offered to take J & J. I want 98% effectiveness
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Replying to @DesireeSeattle @PeterHotez and
The 3 vaccines in the US now are virtually identical at keeping you out of the hospital and keeping you from dying of COVID at
% efficacy. Take the first vaccine available. Waiting imposes unnecessary risks. Mayors should not override numerous expert scientific panels.2 replies 1 retweet 20 likes
Yes. I don't know what @MayorMikeDuggan was thinking. He's normally been a very good mayor, and this is uncharacteristically dumb of him.
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Plus, a response from MDHHS