If 50% of 65+ folks have at least one shot—and most of it last month? (50 million had at least one shot. It's mostly elderly plus health-care workers. US has about 50 million people over 65). Barring something really unexpected, things should look very different in one month.https://twitter.com/WHCOVIDResponse/status/1365099233171410945 …
-
-
Yes, and. One real problem: We will soon transition into a *different* set of problems. Given how slow we were to transition into pandemic thinking, it's possible we'll be too slow to start addressing them—stuck arguing over things no longer as relevant. https://twitter.com/esqincoming/status/1365153422274658305 …
This Tweet is unavailable.Show this thread -
There are many categories of problems where informed and thoughtful anticipatory action is crucial, and we've been bad at that. Just check what many people (media/social media/authorities) were saying in February of 2020. The same thing can play out for the end phase as well.
Show this thread -
Pfizer expects to *double* it's weekly US production and deliver 120 million doses just in the next 6 weeks. We have 600 million mRNA doses scheduled by end of July. J&J VRBPAC meeting today. Things can go wrong, but it's time to talk about and act on *new* challenges we'll face.
Show this thread -
I mean, alternatively we can repeat February of 2020?
Wait till problems do hit us with their full-force, when they are much harder to address as opposed to timely, early action and planning? Total fingers crossed we won't of course, but these things happen if we act, not wait.Show this thread -
The point here is that, yes, things will get much better for many—and sooner than we seem to have internalized—but there will also be very real but different challenges, too, and will play out under a very different political and epidemiological climate.https://twitter.com/iansmcleod/status/1365328779388743681 …
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Do you have a sense of why we are out executing other countries like Canada?
-
We have tons more supply, like tons and tons more. And the speed of distribution problems have been tackled for the moment. (Though I still hate the way we are doing the appointments etc. and we should be going more to neighborhoods and workplaces).
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
Yes I don’t get all the handwringing. In Southern California new Covid admits to hospitals have plummeted. If we get all over 50 vaccinated by may 1 there will be very few critical cases. Daily deaths under 50 or 60 will be an acceptable number compatible with “normal life”.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
With the latest variants having a theoretical r of 4-5 and vaccines around 80% effective, how do you even get to herd immunity though, that's what I worry about. Add to that the lack of knowledge about impact of vaccines on transmission, that must be a concern no?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
This picture sounds rosy only depending on where you live. Every state different only 75+ are “elderly” and vaxing in NM. If not tough luck group is 985K to get through at 8K current rate/day before this changes. Just told try your chances by driving to Amarillo TX, seriously (?)
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.