It increasingly looks like many European countries that didn’t manage to hit on the accelerator for vaccination (everyone besides UK, I think?) may risk another terrible surge from B.1.1.7. (UK also delayed boosters to increase coverage quickly). Exponentials are dangerous.https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1370833735717957635 …
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Problem with exponential threats is by the time scale of the problem is obvious, it’s too late. We got pretty solid data on higher transmissibility of B.1.1.7 late December. I don’t understand what happened with Europe’s decision makers. We have to vaccinate globally and quickly.
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Yes, US should immediately release what AZ supplies we have. We have more than enough of the other three so time to move on that.https://twitter.com/ktsabini/status/1370839659421560834 …
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Both the US and the UK botched many aspects of their pandemic response. But vaccination isn’t “one more tool” somehow equal or similar to the others in our toolkit. Make that happen, and things can improve quickly despite issues . Miss that? Things can tip back quickly.
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Increase supply of the vaccines, and distribute globally. That’s what we have to do in 2021.https://twitter.com/jhsugden/status/1370840343126622210 …
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The problem that dwarfs everything else in EU is the lack of vaccines. We’re not helped by US end UK export restrictions either.
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What is the US strategy in not ‘loaning’ the Astra Zeneca stock we have to help them? By the time it’s approved here won’t we be swimming in vaccine ?
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Yep: we will have a surplus in vaccine given most Trumpers will be VERY reluctant to take vaccines...but they will be adamant that Trump receive all the credit for them
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Well the US isn’t escaping it due to rigorous arrival quarantine with enforcement like Singapore, Taiwan, NZ, so a little luck would be nice. And our genomic surveillance, track/trace quarantine are still not where they need to be either.
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