Can we get to vaccine herd immunity twice as fast?
Can we vaccinate twice as many people as we plan to between now and June?
Perhaps, but we must start the trials now. With the URGENCY this pandemic demands.
@zeynep and I wrote about it here.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/opinion/coronavirus-vaccine-doses.html …
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Michael Glotzer Retweeted Michael Glotzer
I don’t think that is as sound a way to double the supply as delivering 2 half doses. The available data suggests that will work (should test both, tbh)https://twitter.com/Mglo/status/1337082717981315076 …
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Except the booster is a huge logistical hurdle. If we could remove that, things would go a lot more smoothly. Your proposal would require the same number visits. But it’s not either/or. Someone should *also* run a trial on two 15 ug doses!
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True though boosting often has significant impact. That would need significant testing.
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Indeed. Which is why were calling for a trial. There are high-level, powerful politicians already calling for a single dose, without a trial! We are pointing out what needs to happen.
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