This is so stupid. Annual boosters would be no big deal. That said, many other vaccines are a three-dose primary series. Some then have finite number of boosters—one or two, sometimes years later. The pandemic brought many hardships. Oh-noes-a-three-dose-primary-series isn't one.https://twitter.com/day_diff/status/1460979166816395276 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci
Here's the deal. The "booster" is turning out to be more than a boost for waning efficacy. It's both true that we should prioritize this globally—health-care workers and high-risk people everywhere first—and that it's a no-brainer at the individual level.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1460976854811262984 …
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zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynepReplying to @Atul_GawandeIndeed.@dylanhmorris keeps pointing out the third shot improves antibody quality, not just quantity, and the efficacy doesn't just get "restored" to before, it sometimes exceeds anything seen before. And there are many other vaccines with three-dose primary series.16 replies 61 retweets 276 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Santa Monica
I'm very sympathetic to the notion that we haven't been where we need to be with communication around many issues. But adjusting dosing schedule once data comes in from large-scale real-life implementation is routine. It's called Phase IV trials.https://twitter.com/SantaMonicaBorn/status/1460984114853474306 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Chise 🧬 🧫 🦠 💉
Yep. A lot of childhood vaccines are three-dose primary series. Some have a few boosters, but most of them do not need annual ones. We don't yet know where this one will end up, but this seems like the least of our problems.https://twitter.com/sailorrooscout/status/1460985569668915200 …
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you did great work with respect to hammering the airborne nature of this virus but you were also wrong when advocating the lifting of mask mandates for vaccinated or doubting the need for boosters. everyone gets confused with the messaging because it was so wrong so many times.
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I don't mind being wrong, but those aren't my positions. Mandates below. On boosters: being concerned about what this means for vaccine equity is still very true, and on their need, yes, asking for data was the right move, imo, especially given equity.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/opinion/coronavirus-masks-vaccines.html …
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