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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 9 Jun 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted ~ esperanza ~

      Take over whatever capacity we can, convert what we can, build what we can. More money at the problem is fine but without the first part, it can’t solve the supply problem quickly which is what we need.https://twitter.com/TeachEsp/status/1402692048415649792 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      ~ esperanza ~ @TeachEsp
      Replying to @zeynep @ParkerMolloy
      They already committed to waiving the patents and sent a ton of materials/aid to other countries to increase development of vaccines. What else can they realistically do for other sovereign countries? https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05/05/biden-waives-vaccine-patents/ …
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 9 Jun 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted James E. Baldwin

      Yes. That’s the idea. Vaccine production is not easy and cannot be done by just turning over patents. Extra money at the problem is great but we need an active mobilization which means leadership and yes, governments cutting those deals to convert and add facilities. Now.https://twitter.com/james_e_baldwin/status/1402694624494424065 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      James E. Baldwin @james_e_baldwin
      Replying to @TeachEsp @zeynep @ParkerMolloy
      Obviously it's not a direct analogy, but during WW2 the USA requisitioned much of its private manufacturing manufacturing capacity to produce weapons and vehicles for Britain and the USSR. I'm theory there's way more they could do
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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 12 Jun 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci

      Adding these statistics from India here. If they hold up—and they do look like they will but do note that I just can't wrap my head around it—the implications are truly catastrophic for countries with little vaccination and no prior huge outbreaks.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1403828841378992130 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynep
      I don't know how to wrap my head around this. As @covidserology puts it, it would mean ~2000 deaths per million in a rural state with a median age of 23, in JUST TWO MONTHS. About 170,000 excess deaths, over two months. Even if not all from COVID, this is a catastrophic picture. https://twitter.com/Rukmini/status/1403563967172153344 …
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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Jun 2021

      Another state from India reports ~3000 per million excess deaths IN JUST ONE MONTH. This is catastrophic. Look, there just is not another whole year to vaccinate remaining vulnerable countries. For billions, it may be infection or vaccination, and soon. https://scroll.in/article/997427/andhra-pradesh-saw-400-increase-in-deaths-in-may-tamil-nadu-saw-more-modest-excess-mortality …pic.twitter.com/Y8UIZ4J57S

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Jun 2021

      Median age of Andhra Pradesh is 27, bit older than Madhya Pradesh, so it tracks that the death rate is slightly higher. There's some weirdness around Delta's diffusion which gives me hope that something we don't yet know may help spare other countries, BUT WE CAN'T COUNT ON THAT.

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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Jun 2021

      COVID-19 may not go away, but the pandemic will end. If we don't vaccinate billions soon, which means governments intervening to help scale up production by any means necessary, now, it may well end by it sweeping through places with little prior immunity at a great human cost.

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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Jun 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted The BMJ

      Adding. I think the evidence for increased transmissibility of B.117 (alpha) was solid, now some evidence supporting that it was *also* more severe compared to wild type. Delta is almost certainly way more transmissible than even alpha *and* more severe.https://twitter.com/bmj_latest/status/1404778318436646912?s=20 …

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      The results of this new study suggest that the risk of hospital admission is higher for people infected with the B.1.1.7 variant compared with wild-type SARS-CoV-2, likely reflecting a more severe disease @DrTommyNyberg http://ow.ly/mzsu50FaBDB 
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    8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Jun 2021

      We don't have a year to sloowly vaccinate the world, folks. I'm not worried about the vaccinated, but I'm pained watching countries with abundant vaccines debate this or that vaccine, or even breakthrough rates, when we have *billions* without access to even a single shot of any.

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    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Jun 2021

      I have friends and family all over the world, and I told all of them: take whatever you get the moment it's offered. That shot is the biggest line between you and death/severe illness. There much more to this, obviously, and increasing supply is key. But that line is very real.

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    10. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Jun 2021

      Yes, ideally, we increase supply of the highest efficacy ones. Maybe AZ prime/mRNA booster can be considered, as @dylanhmorris was pointing out—fits the shape of the supply better. Maybe subunit ones are easier to scale up production. But this is key: time is of the essence here.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 Jun 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci

      I’ll repeat what I wrote last month in the context of my oped warning about the Delta variant: The pandemic will end, now sooner because of it, with billions becoming exposed to this virus via infection or vaccination. We have an urgent moral responsibility to make it the latter.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1398266149532573705 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynep
      Here's the real talk: all pandemics end. For this one, we have a choice of how it ends, for billions: infection or vaccination. It's that simple, unfortunately. The idea we can slooooooowly get to vaccinating people while they all somehow avoid infection for years is not tenable.
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        2. Alan Jackson‏ @realAKJackson 25 Jun 2021
          Replying to @DBK118 @zeynep

          "young adult mortality increased in each of the 10 HHS regions, and separate surge periods in three regions—in the South, Southwest, and New York and New Jersey—increased the likelihood of mortality by 46%, 47%, and 130%, respectively. "https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/12/data-reveal-deadliness-covid-19-even-young-adults …

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        1. HourNinety‏ @HourNinety 24 Jun 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          Thank you for bringing great clarity (in this case moral clarity) to the issue. There really is no serious debate to be had about whether or not we should provide, without condition, vaccines to the rest of the world. We should. 🇺🇸

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        2. Anonymous Immigrant  ☢️‏ @morz_omnia 24 Jun 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          Will you take a position on ivermectin? Or still not enough information on it?

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        3. Bentalope‏ @behaviorben 24 Jun 2021
          Replying to @morz_omnia @zeynep

          This is like discussing CBD oil for Polio. Go ahead and study it. But right now, today, we have safe & effective vaccines. Rest assured, the world hasn’t teamed up to hide covid miracle drugs, like Ivermectin or Hydroxychloroquine.

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        2. Bradley Yount, MHS, PA-C‏ @yountbrad 25 Jun 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          Is it not true, though, that natural immunity provides inadequate protection against certain variants - and future variants will almost certainly evade immune protection from current variant exposure)? So, can we really count on viral elimination in low vax areas anytime soon?

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        3. Anthony J Leonardi, PhD, MS‏ @fitterhappierAJ 26 Jun 2021
          Replying to @yountbrad @zeynep

          So disappointing to see the claim that infection will confer sufficient immune memory to prevent reinfection from Z. Oh well.

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        2. Médecine Libre (Jérôme Pinguet)‏ @MedecineLibre 26 Jun 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @manhack

          Jean-Marc y'en a marre des pseudos-épidémiologues.

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        3. Médecine Libre (Jérôme Pinguet)‏ @MedecineLibre 26 Jun 2021
          Replying to @MedecineLibre @zeynep @manhack

          Avoir 465K followers et se prétendre expert en systèmes complexes (c'est à dire en tout) ne rend pas omniscient.

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