HOW COOL IS THIS?! Scientists have discovered the FIRST lifeform known to actually EAT VIRUSES! A “virovore” is a microscopic organism known to actively feed on viruses. Halteria, a single-celled protozoan that EATS chloroviruses, has officially just been crowned the first! 🦠
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This is HUGE news! Researchers at Jutendo University Graduate School of Medicine in Tokyo have developed a GROUNDBREAKING vaccine that targets inflamed brain cells and is potentially capable of preventing or modifying the course of Alzheimer’s disease! Let’s talk about that! 🧵⬇️
Reminder. We DO have a vaccine for Monkeypox. It’s the Smallpox vaccine, which successfully eradicated a disease that killed more than 300 million people since 1900. A massive global vaccination campaign put an end to that disease in 1977. Please stop the misinformation.🧵⬇️
So, not COVID related, however, this is REALLY exciting news. For the FIRST time ever, we have evidence that it IS possible to develop a functional immune response that can treat patients’ cancer based on Phase 2b trial results of an investigational personalized cancer vaccine!
I am seeing some very disappointing media reporting and commentary that have been reinforcing homophobic and racist stereotypes. Let me be VERY clear: ANYONE can get Monkeypox. It is not an STI. It can spread from close physical contact REGARDLESS of sexual orientation or race.
If there is one thing I am going to tell you today it is to IGNORE the media and the clickbait headlines on this new variant. There is NO plausible scenario this will take us back to square one and there is a lot of misinformation currently circulating. Working on a thread now.
Vaccines are preventives NOT cures. You can still contract the virus once vaccinated. The vaccines are here to make sure you don’t suffer from a severe case or worse. What you need to know is none of these individuals have severe symptoms. Therefore, the vaccines are WORKING. twitter.com/Breaking911/st
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Please STOP THIS. This is misinformation at its finest. This is NOT a “hybrid” virus or a combination of Influenza and SARS-CoV-2. It’s CO-INFECTION with two DIFFERENT viruses. Co-infections of circulating respiratory viruses happens all the time. THIS IS NOT NEW.
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#BREAKING: A COVID testing site at the Getty Center has detected LA's first case of flurona, a combination of influenza and coronavirus. losangeles.cbslocal.com/2022/01/05/la-
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"Flurona" is not a new virus; it describes a person who is infected with influenza and SARS-CoV-2 simultaneously.
Co-infections are not a new phenomena (cases were reported in early 2020), but the likelihood of co-infection increases as both viruses spread.
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Just a friendly reminder. If you test positive for SARS-COV-2 after being vaccinated and are experiencing mild symptoms or even no symptoms at all?
Congratulations.
Your vaccine worked.
Currently working on a thread this morning all about Monkey Pox because I am getting increasingly irritated with all the misinformation AND deliberate disinformation currently circulating. Before anyone asks, YES WE HAVE A VACCINE. It’s the Smallpox vaccine.
Them: The COVID-19 vaccines don’t work. The majority of hospitalizations are fully vaccinated.
Me: Base Rate Fallacy would like a word with you.
Good. They shouldn’t be. Why is that that everyone suddenly thinks it’s over? People are still facing injustice. The fight isn’t over just because you arrested 4 men. The entire system needs a major reform. IT’S NOT ENOUGH UNTIL EVERYTHING changes. #BlackLivesMatter
So, not COVID-19 related, however, this is really exciting news I wanted to share. The first participant has been dosed in the Phase I study of Moderna's HIV vaccine candidate, mRNA-1644, which uses the same mRNA technology as our COVID-19 vaccines!
“The vaccines don’t work- look at Iceland.” Alright, let’s do it.
Cases were at record highs due to Delta, however, 97% of Iceland’s vaccinated cases are MILD or have NO symptoms. In addition, the nation has NOT recorded a SINGLE COVID-19 death since May.
I’m not done. 🧵
Stop doing this. This is so misleading and dangerous. What you need to know is this individual tested positive for COVID back in late December and most likely succumbed to their infection. Remember everyone, vaccines are preventives, not cures. This is clickbait. Please be aware.
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Californian dies hours after getting COVID-19 vaccine, prompting probe trib.al/MtcfP9f
Encouraging news with UPDATED DATA! Moderna's Omicron bivalent booster vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273.214, has demonstrated significantly higher neutralizing antibody responses against ALL variants of concern INCLUDING Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5! Let’s talk about that! 🧵
If you are confused as to why the House is pushing to impeach Trump this evening it’s so he cannot run in 2024. I would suggest everyone start reaching out to their representatives now.
History repeats itself endlessly for those who are unwilling to learn from the past.
So, not COVID related, however, this is REALLY exciting news I wanted to share. Only a Phase I study, BUT clinical trial results for HIV vaccine candidate eOD-GT8 60mer have shown 97% of participants (ALL but one) generated an antibody response against HIV! That is ASTOUNDING.
I have been holding this in but I cannot contain my excitement any longer.
I have officially been accepted into a Doctoral program and will be starting this Autumn! 🍁🍂🥼🧬🦠🧫🔬
This might be my frustration coming out so please excuse me, but if we are expecting vaccines to prevent every mild infection, I fear we have truly lost the plot.
Them: The COVID-19 vaccines don’t work. The majority of hospitalizations are fully vaccinated.
Me: Base Rate Fallacy would like a word with you.
Please remember this is not about us in the United States, it’s about the citizens of Ukraine. That’s where our focus belongs. Stay informed and be vigilant of propaganda and misinformation circulating. Always check your sources and wait for verified information before sharing.
News flash. You can take COVID seriously and still disagree with the way mainstream media portrays it at the same time.
Yes, the vaccines ARE effective against the Delta variant. Yes, you will need both doses for maximum protection. Yes, they’re effective against preventing symptomatic infection, severe disease, AND hospitalization. Several studies have proven this now. Stop the misinformation.
There is NO evidence to suggest that Omicrom will set us back to square one.
We have tests that will detect this.
We have therapies.
We have vaccines.
This is NOT March 2020.
Get vaccinated. Get the world vaccinated. Get boosted. It not only restores, it exceeds.
So, not COVID related, however, this is WONDERFUL news. Only in Phase I trials, but 97% of participants generated an antibody response against HIV! That is ASTOUNDING. Collaborators here are partnering with Moderna to develop an mRNA-based candidate!
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Just a friendly reminder. Despite what you might hear, there has yet to be a variant that isn’t susceptible to the vaccines.
Let’s stop the misinformation and look at the data, shall we? Yes, this includes BA.5. Let’s talk about that.🧵⬇️
Just a reminder. We DO have a vaccine for Monkeypox. It’s the Smallpox vaccine, which successfully eradicated a disease that killed more than 300 million people since 1900. A massive global vaccination campaign put an end to that disease in 1977. Please stop the misinformation.
Just a heads up. Regarding “Deltacron” or the “new variant” out of Cyprus. Please be aware those sequences being reported by media outlets right now appear to be due to contamination. It is NOT a new variant.
Stop calling them protestors. These are domestic terrorists and white supremacists. Call them what they are.
Omicron meet Portugal, one of the world’s most vaccinated nations. Portugal has vaccinated ~90% of its total population. 🇵🇹
Don’t tell me vaccines don’t work.
Sorry not sorry.
If your country has 6.38M COVID cases and 191K deaths as of this morning, and you, as a “leader” downplayed this virus in order to “keep your country calm,” you should be charged with genocide.
Point blank.
Sincerely,
A Molecular Biologist working on COVID
This is HUGE! An antibody developed by researchers known as SP1-77 neutralized ALL currently known SARS-CoV-2 variants, including ALL Omicron variants. If the findings are eventually replicated in humans, the antibodies could lead to better COVID-19 vaccines and treatments! 🧵⬇️
Rates of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by Vaccination Status per the CDC:
Unvaccinated: 451 cases per 100k
Vaccinated: 134 cases per 100k
Boosted: 48 cases per 100k
Unvaccinated: 6.1 deaths per 100k
Vaccinated: 0.5 deaths per 100k
Boosted: 0.1 deaths per 100k
Encouraging news! Moderna's Omicron bivalent booster vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273.214, demonstrated superior neutralizing titers compared to mRNA-1273 against ALL variants of concern INCLUDING Omicron! This is the LEAD Fall 2022 booster candidate. Let’s talk about that! 🧵
Helpful Rebuttals for Racist Talking Points
I found this guide and figured it would be helpful to share. Many of us have witnessed several of these talking points as ways to demean the purpose of the #BlackLivesMatter movement and this can aid as a response.
Pass it on.
If you have grasped ANYTHING from today grasp the fact that police do in fact know how to avoid police brutality.
I will not go into the full details of what has happened and unfortunately is still happening due to safety concerns and threats made against myself and my family. I will say that I deeply appreciate all of the support I have received. I am getting to replies and continuing work.
Some important reminders as COVID-19 vaccines begin to roll out.
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Omicron will not set us back to square one.
We have tests that detect it.
We have therapies.
We have vaccines.
This is NOT March 2020.
Get vaccinated. Get the world vaccinated. Get boosted. It not only restores protection, it exceeds.
This doesn’t need to be so hard.
Very encouraging data out of South Africa. Decoupling between new COVID-19 cases and ICU admissions and deaths. In addition, cases in South Africa have peaked and are now on the decline.
Let’s talk about this and more! 🧵
So, not COVID-19 related, however, this is really exciting news I wanted to share. Phase I trials of Moderna's HIV vaccine candidate, mRNA-1644, which uses the same mRNA technology as our COVID-19 vaccine, is expected to begin clinical trials this month!
Science is not truth.
Science is finding the truth.
When science changes its opinion, it didn't lie to you. It learned more.
Encouraging news! Moderna's Omicron bivalent booster vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273.214, demonstrated potent neutralizing titers against Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 in ALL participants REGARDLESS of prior infection! This IS the LEAD Fall 2022 booster candidate. Let’s talk about that! 🧵
This is extremely misleading and incredibly dangerous. Please stop this.
COVID vaccines WILL NOT give you COVID
Immunity is NOT instantaneous. You have partial immunity ~ 10-14 days after your initial shot, full immunity after your booster so please get that second shot.
If you needed more proof that vaccines work, Switzerland is reporting COVID-19 deaths by vaccination/booster status.
Since the TL seems to be going back to normal let’s not forget.
Human rights are not politics.
Human rights are not drama.
Human rights are not a trend.
Human rights are not a fad.
Human rights are not something you just suddenly forget about.
#BlackLivesMatter
PRELIMINARY DATA but good news for your afternoon! Pfizer vaccine’s is only SLIGHTLY less effective in preventing infection with Omicron than with Delta- 90% as opposed to 95%- while it is AS EFFECTIVE in preventing serious symptoms- around 93% – at least for those boosted!
Fantastic news. Initial lab studies show a third dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Omicron. A booster with the current version of the vaccine RAISES antibodies 25-FOLD providing a similar level as observed after two doses against the original virus and other variants!
This is HUGE news! SurVaxM, a therapeutic cancer vaccine designed to delay the progression of the deadliest form of brain cancer, Glioblastoma, nearly DOUBLED the survival time of patients in an EARLY clinical trial.
Let’s talk about that! 🧵⬇️
Very encouraging data out of South Africa. A study released by NICD shows South Africans contracting COVID-19 in the current fourth wave of infections are 80% LESS likely to be hospitalized if infected with Omicron compared with other strains.
Let’s talk about this and more! 🧵
This is AMAZING. Researchers at City of Hope have developed an investigational small molecule therapeutic that appears to annihilate ALL solid tumors (across 70 evaluated cancer types) in preclinical research. Phase 1 clinical trials ARE underway! Let’s talk about that! 🧵⬇️
Just a friendly reminder. If you test positive for SARS-COV-2 after being vaccinated and are experiencing mild symptoms or even no symptoms at all?
Congratulations.
Your vaccine worked.
Published in Nature. Peer-reviewed. Large sample size. Sound methodology. Study out of Kaiser Permanente found 3-dose VE of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine against hospitalization with Delta OR Omicron was >99% across the ENTIRE study population with NO significant waning over time.🧵
Let me fix this for you.
“Possible”- in the sense that anything is possible in certain circumstances.
“Each reinfection confers no immunity”- a flat out lie and blatant misinformation at best.
I’m not finished. This article is just plain wrong and needs to be challenged.🧵
Omicron meet Gibraltar, one of the world’s most vaccinated nations. Gibraltar has vaccinated ~99% of its total population. 🇬🇮
The nation has NOT recorded a SINGLE COVID-19 death since February 2021. Don’t tell me vaccines don’t work.
Encouraging news! Moderna's first bivalent booster vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273.211, demonstrated superior neutralizing titers compared to mRNA-1273 against ALL variants of concern INCLUDING Omicron! Superiority continued six months after administration. Let’s talk about that!🧵
He misled the innocent.
He downplayed this virus.
He called it a hoax.
He said it affected virtually no one.
He said his pandemic response was the “best in the world.”
He called us scientists liars.
7.31M total cases.
208K deaths.
You don’t get my sympathy.
#ItIsWhatItIs
Encouraging news out of South Africa’s MOH this morning. Age-controlled data regarding Omicron severity. ACROSS ALL AGES, death rates among hospitalized patients are 2/3 LOWER in the Omicron wave. In addition, hospitalization rates have FALLEN 91% in the Omicron wave.🧵
This is HUGE news! Pfizer’s bivalent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine candidate (RSVpreF) demonstrated stellar efficacy (81.8% against SEVERE lower respiratory illness). Pfizer plans to submit by end of this year! If approved, this will be THE FIRST RSV vaccine!
Just a friendly reminder. If you test positive for SARS-COV-2 after being vaccinated and are experiencing mild symptoms or even no symptoms at all?
Congratulations.
Your vaccine worked.
HOW COOL IS THIS? Ever wonder how killer T-cells attack cancer cells? This is a high resolution/rapid acquisition video of a cytotoxic (killer) T- cell (red) attacking a Lymphoma cancer cell (blue) captured on a specialized Lattice Light Sheet microscope. Science Rules!
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Psst. It’s over a week later.
#BlackLivesMatter is still relevant.
The protests are still going and stronger than EVER.
KEEP PROTESTING. KEEP DONATING. KEEP UPLIFTING VOICES. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES AND ARTISTS.
We are just getting started. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽
No, COVID-19 vaccines DID NOT cause Justin Bieber’s Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. RHS is caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), the SAME virus that causes chickenpox in children & shingles in adults which WE DO have vaccines for. If anything, this stresses the IMPORTANCE of vaccination.
Just a heads up. Regarding “Neo-CoV.” IT IS NOT A NEW COVID-19 VARIANT. Please be aware. It’s another type of Coronavirus that was first reported in 2012 and then again in 2015 during the outbreak of MERS-CoV. It has been found in bats and NO HUMAN TRANSMISSION. Don’t get misled.
Omicron will not set us back to square one.
We have tests that detect it.
We have therapies.
We have vaccines.
This is NOT March 2020.
Get vaccinated. Get the world vaccinated. That’s how we stop variants in their tracks.
This doesn’t need to be so hard.
Guys.
There are 2.18M confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the United States as of this morning. As states begin to prematurely reopen, please,
I IMPLORE YOU
KEEP WEARING YOUR MASKS.
WASH YOUR HANDS.
STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK.
This is not over. Do not ignore this.
Encouraging news out of South Africa. Study data has suggested South Africa’s Omicron peak has indeed passed with NO major spike in deaths OR hospitalizations.
Just a friendly reminder. Anyone that claims that any variant will render these vaccines entirely useless is not worth listening to.
