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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

Michigan, USA
sciencebasedmedicine.org
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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Aug 10

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Emily Miller

      An old and incorrect slasher antivax talking point that dates back to when I first started paying attention to antivaccine misinformation two decades ago. Vaccines aren't 100% effective, fool, and a certain percentage of immune people are needed for herd immunity.https://twitter.com/emilymiller/status/1424777140948643843 …

      David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

      Emily MillerVerified account @emilymiller
      My decision not to get vaccinated does not affect anyone else’s health. Full stop. The #ScaredVaccinated are dividing our communities and the country.
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    2. Kyle Bass‏ @ktbass89 Aug 10
      Replying to @gorskon

      Serious question - The head of the CDC said on CNN that while the vaccines protect very well against death and illness, they can no longer stop transmission (I can link if you need me to). Would this not - for this specific vaccine - negate the public health policy option?

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    3. Tyler Black, MD‏ @tylerblack32 Aug 10
      Replying to @ktbass89 @gorskon

      The difference between "stop" and "reduce," my friend.

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Aug 10
      Replying to @tylerblack32 @ktbass89

      Exactly. A vaccine doesn’t have to stop transmission entirely to be very effective. Viral spread is exponential. So even modest decreases in transmission can have a huge effect downstream.

      10:15 AM - 10 Aug 2021
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        1. Anthony Goldsmith‏ @AGoldsmithEsq Aug 10
          Replying to @gorskon @tylerblack32 @ktbass89

          So correct me if I’m wrong, but assuming this virus has an R0 of 8 and current combinations of a “meh” rate of vaccinations and minimal NPI‘s (in some areas) take it down to an Rt of 4, that really doesn’t get us out of a problem, does it?

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