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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Muge Cevik

      See thread, explaining new study: much higher transmissibility for Omicron on top of antibody evasion causing more breakthroughs and re-infections. Do note that even if milder due to immunity and/or lesser intrinsic virulence, still crucial especially for elderly to get boosters.https://twitter.com/mugecevik/status/1471088936999137281 …

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      Muge CevikVerified account @mugecevik
      Very interesting analyses about the virology of #Omicron, which may explain the faster spread of this variant. According to a new lab study, Omicron infects & multiplies ~70x faster than the Delta variant and the wild type SARS-CoV-2 in the human bronchus, but not in the lung.
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021

      Still more to learn but... Even lots of mild cases all at once with a small portion of severe cases—as we age, the T cell response is less robust, so breakthroughs can progress more readily—can cause a lot of suffering and overwhelm health-care system. Boosters demonstrably help.

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021

      Plus, there are countries that successfully avoided big outbreaks, but are not fully done vaccinating their population let alone boosting due to supply issues. That makes them vulnerable and making sure they can boost especially their vulnerable populations is of utmost urgency.

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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Charre

      Don't have time to recap now (maybe there's a thread) but it's been clear even before Omicron, from high-quality randomized trials, that a third dose is really helpful, including against Delta but now against Omicron. Many vaccines are three-dose series.https://twitter.com/atheistsquid/status/1471121959186407430 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Charre @atheistsquid
      Replying to @zeynep
      On what basis are you pushing for boosters? You say they help, but based on what evidence?
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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021

      I think a three-dose primary series now, and a booster later preferably with something other than the ancestral spike but with prefusion stabilization, is quite likely where this may land, eventually. I want to emphasize this makes planning and global equity even more important.

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    6. Darcie *Boosted* Sitch‏ @damedacia 15 Dec 2021
      Replying to @zeynep

      should elderly/immunocompromised seek their "booster" (4th shot) sooner than 6 mos?

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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021
      Replying to @damedacia

      Yes.

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    8. Darcie *Boosted* Sitch‏ @damedacia 15 Dec 2021
      Replying to @zeynep

      🙏 3 mos? 4mos?

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    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021
      Replying to @damedacia

      Check with an actual medical doctor, obviously. If it were me or my loved one, I would start asking around the third month mark tbh given the wave that’s here. Medical doctors can measure antibody response in immunocompromised people, evaluate risk, and advise accordingly.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021
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      Also might be a good idea to stock up on rapid tests. There are increasingly treatments available to help immunocompromise people deal with an infection, which makes early detection important.

      8:58 AM - 15 Dec 2021
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