Really important to note this. There may be the usual fears around B.1.617 because people will see a paper with "x-fold reduction in neutralizing antibodies" etc. Keep in mind that drop DOES NOT correspond even to reduced efficacy, let alone ability to prevent severe cases.https://twitter.com/VincentRK/status/1391869808858238979 …
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However, while I think it's fair to say we expect the vaccines to keep working very well, increased transmissibility — which is looking increasingly likely for B.1.617 (like the earlier B.1.1.7 variant) — is a huge threat to the unvaccinated, exactly because it's exponential.
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@michaelmina_lab and I called for *a trial* for delaying boosters, especially for younger populations, the upside was the potential to expand coverage quickly and globally. I'll always regret lack of such a trial/option. (And we both got harshly attacked, tbh).Show this thread
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Scaring people with half-assed data explanations... where have I heard that one before...
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