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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. Bill Hanage‏Verified account @BillHanage 21 Apr 2021

      An outbreak involving a variant with 484K in a vulnerable vaccinated population still showed *very* strong (86.5%) protection against symptomatic illness. This is *very* good news, and should build further confidence in vaccinationhttps://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7017e2.htm?s_cid=mm7017e2_w …

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 21 Apr 2021
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      Yes, encouraging how well things are holding up even in worse case scenarios—already vulnerable population AND congregate living PLUS a variant that had caused a lot of worry. Better than I hoped. I mean, OC43 outbreaks cause deaths in nursing homes... This is solid protection.

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        2. Vanessa‏ @vlal42 21 Apr 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @BillHanage

          We need this to be the message. Also, vaccines cannot provide full protection against old age.

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 21 Apr 2021
          Replying to @vlal42 @BillHanage

          Yeah, I expect the article any moment: "Vaccine does not confer immortality; quadruple mutant variant blamed!" But of course, you are right, our immune systems get less protective with age and this affects vaccine efficacy and infection resistance. Still, solid results for this.

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        1. Diana‏ @jungledidi 21 Apr 2021
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          I wonder if there's such data from the UK where the AZ vaccine was administered...

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        2. mild is the new moist‏ @DMVsciencetchr 21 Apr 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @BillHanage

          Except this wasn’t one of the variants that had caused a lot of worry. “In the Kentucky outbreak, the virus variant is not on the C.D.C.’s list of those considered variants of concern or interest.”

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 21 Apr 2021
          Replying to @DMVsciencetchr @BillHanage

          It's not on the official list, yet, but it has E484K. There is a lot of convergent evolution going on so we are seeing the same mutations all around.

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        1. Adithya Ramachandran‏ @AdithyaR_YXE 21 Apr 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @BillHanage

          Good point about OC43. Goal is not to bring about immortality but to attenuate C19 to a common cold. If we achieve that (jury is still out), mission accomplished. If we achieve influenza-like levels, that's OK but 2nd gen vaccines needed.

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        1. 1 or 2 others‏ @l_I_I_I_I_I 21 Apr 2021
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          It would be interesting to find out how many of the unvaccinated workers changed their minds and got vaccinated after the outbreak. IMO they should be fully masked if not immunized

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        1. BabaVangaVEVO‏ @meat 21 Apr 2021
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          what I want to know is: why did 50% of healthcare workers refuse vaccination??pic.twitter.com/DTEaRKtuSu

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        1. Sophie Sweatman‏ @sophsweet 10 May 2021
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          Context is key. Thank you for your writing on this in Insight.

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