Also: remember likely mild in those with immunity doesn’t mean mild for those with no vaccination or prior infection, and antibody evasion like this variant is especially a threat to the elderly. Boosters greatly help restore the antibody response.
-
-
Show this thread
-
Cornell update. Yep, as suspected an Omicron outbreak. Denmark, UK, South Africa etc. already show us what to expect for the early stages. Expect more of this—again, note this isn't the same as an unvaccinated population having, say, a Delta surge.https://twitter.com/Cornell/status/1470795949492613128 …
Show this thread -
It seems that all the students will now be sent home? While we need more time to have conclusive answers, basic principles and lab studies indicate this variant would pose the most threat to elderly—especially if without boosters. Maybe give the students an option to stay put?
Show this thread -
I understand no university wants to deal with a wave of students testing positive, but one negative test in the past 48 hours is not going to contain this, and students going home to potentially infect family, especially grandparents, isn't a good outcome.pic.twitter.com/goUjjFRUaH
Show this thread -
Yeah, not fun. But Omicron breakthroughs we've seen so far in young, vaccinated people have been mild to asymptomatic. As
@andrew_croxford explained, there are real reasons to think that especially without boosters, elderly might be at much more risk.https://twitter.com/Aintropy/status/1470960681054834698 …Show this thread -
I see mention-folk want to argue about vaccines. We can expect vaccines to greatly reduce severity, this to be mild to asymptomatic for vaxxed young people, but also see that especially for the elderly, a three shot series—like many other vaccines—seem needed. Walk and chew gum!
Show this thread -
This argument is common but beyond stupid. Yes, we got effective vaccines less than a year into a pandemic from a novel virus, which means, we're figuring out the dose scheduling as we go along. Sorry the scientists don't have a crystal ball—go invent one.https://twitter.com/TimTruth1/status/1470966107720892425 …
Show this thread -
It takes many years to establish an optimum dosing schedule for vaccines after approval, three doses are fairly common, and we haven't even gotten a chance to change up from the ancestral spike. The pandemic response has many challenges, but an evolving booster schedule is fine.
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
first big *detected* outbreak we’re not testing nearly enough to think this is the OVERALL first
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
It's already in 3 Canadian campuses (Western, Queens, St. FX). Many are still doing in-person lectures/exams with little to no airborne precautions! When these kids go home, it will spread like wildfire, if not sooner. The holidays are about to get very messy.
-
@RemindMe_OfThis in 5 weeks please
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.