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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 7 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Björn Meyer

      First lab results on Omicron, from @sigallab.🙏 Not great, but not as catastrophic as it could have been. Tested with 2x Pfizer, and shows, yeah, it'll cause a lot of breakthroughs. Those with vaccine *and* infection appeared much more protected: suggests boosters will work well.https://twitter.com/_b_meyer/status/1468319835012673549 …

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      Björn MeyerVerified account @_b_meyer
      First data on Omicron neutralization by @sigallab pic.twitter.com/lOXtT7VZ2i
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 7 Dec 2021

      We *still* need to wait for epi data to get a better sense of protection against severe disease (expected to remain reasonable and even substantial, but let's see) and vaccine efficacy—lab results do clearly suggest more breakthroughs for sure, but this also needs more epi data.

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 7 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Ben Murrell

      Aaand, another lab study on Omicron from @karolinskainst! Pseudovirus (unlike first), somewhat similar results—same direction. Yes, definitely more breakthroughs and infections, as predicted, but not as catastrophic as it could have been.https://twitter.com/BenjMurrell/status/1468341490632077317 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Ben Murrell @BenjMurrell
      The average loss of neutralization potency was lower than feared. For example, in a cohort of 17 random blood donors, the mean fold-reduction was around 7 (trying to account for censoring), making it certainly worse than Delta, but, again, not as extreme as we expected (4/n) pic.twitter.com/O6nY3PHcX6
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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 7 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted BK Titanji #ILookLikeAScientist

      Oh, come on, headline writers. It's been ALMOST TWO YEARS. What she said.https://twitter.com/Boghuma/status/1468357182953562115 …

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      BK Titanji #ILookLikeAScientistVerified account @Boghuma
      This is bad and inflammatory headline @Independent please be more responsible with the headlines you write. A 40x reduction in neutralization in vitro is NOT and does not mean a 40x reduction in effectiveness of vaccines. Get vaccinated/boosted - your protection will hold up. pic.twitter.com/Gp4wrFDB6v
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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Sandra Ciesek

      One more lab, similar results—though worse than the other two. 2X not enough. Booster helped, but not restored, waned quickly. Previous infection also not enough. (Note all labs are working with small samples & methods vary—epi data will provide clarity).https://twitter.com/CiesekSandra/status/1468465347519041539 …

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      Sandra CiesekVerified account @CiesekSandra
      unsere ersten Daten zur Neutralisation von Omicron versus Delta sind fertig: 2x Biontech, 2x Moderna, 1xAZ/1x Biontech nach 6 Monaten 0% Neutralisation bei Omicron, auch 3x Biontech 3 Monate nach Booster nur 25% NT versus 95% bei Delta. Bis zu 37fache Reduktion Delta vs. Omicron pic.twitter.com/w0gHww26sg
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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Dec 2021

      Couple of things: more breakthroughs and re-infections are baked in—I think that's long been clear from @jbloom_lab 's analytic work as well. It's likely milder among the vaccinated/prior infected and the young? Yes, sure but so is every other variant. We still don't know enough.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Dec 2021

      I'd like, for once, to replace this push and pull between people reassuring us (we don't know enough for that, yet) and catastrophic prophesying with *action*. Unlike early 2020, we have tons of tools we can use to put in place a robust plan of action while we wait for clarity.

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        2. John W.McCarthy‏ @Jwmcc09 8 Dec 2021
          Replying to @kindenough2018 @zeynep

          "Unlike early 2020, we have tons of tools we can use to put in place a robust plan of action while we wait for clarity" Which is what exactly? I see quotes like this all the time from doctors/data folks on this site..

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        2. Julian‏ @julianlewis2012 8 Dec 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          But can we limit our *action* to those with a favourable cost-benefit this time?

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        3. Andy Flach  🌵‏ @AndyfromTucson 8 Dec 2021
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          What’s the dollar value of saving one life?

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        1.  🆘 The 757 Progressive  🆘‏ @hrprogressive 8 Dec 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          It's abundantly clear that there is zero political will or desire to actually take any steps to abate the pandemic in a meaningful way. Really, this extends to all of our concurrent crises (COVID, Fascism, Climate). Hard to feel optimistic about anything.

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        1. Brad Stulberg‏Verified account @BStulberg 8 Dec 2021
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          omg yes! Especially since at some point, a variant likely WILL emerge that is pretty bad in comparison to what we've seen so far. So even if this is just practice, that's fine.

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        1. Ms_J_‏ @_Ms_J 8 Dec 2021
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          Finally. A voice of reason

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