4rewa - Vaccine: general - jun 2021 To beat COVID, we may need a good shot in the nose "Intranasal vaccines might stop the spread of the coronavirus more effectively than needles in arms." -- Daniel P. Oran and Eric Topol 1 mar 2021 Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-beat-covid-we-may-need-a-good-shot-in-the-nose/ How can I convince someone to get the COVID-19 vaccine? "Dissent. Deliberation. Distrust. Indifference. Vaccine hesitancy is not one thing. It’s a portfolio. And we’re going to need a portfolio of strategies to solve it." -- Derek Johnson 1 feb 2021 The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/vaccine-hesitancy-isnt-just-one-thing/618164/ Unvaccinated is different from anti-vax Boyd: "Yes. I feel enormously hopeful. If I was only going off what I saw online, I’d probably agree that everyone who wasn’t vaccinated is being selfish and difficult. But talking to people like those church groups has changed how I feel completely. " -- Ed Yong The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/07/unvaccinated-different-anti-vax/619523/ When and how will we know if we need Covid-19 booster shots? Good detailed discussion of the many factors. 12 jul 2021 STAT https://www.statnews.com/2021/07/12/when-and-how-will-we-know-covid-19-booster-shots/ In a new piece, I lay out and explore 3 principles that now define the pandemic. 1) The vaccines are still beating the variants. 2) The variants are pummelling unvaccinated people. 3) The longer 2 continues, the less likely 1 will hold. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/07/3-principles-now-define-pandemic/619336/ -- Ed Yong @edyong209 1 jul 2021 https://mobile.twitter.com/edyong209/status/1410583980508815372 You hear COVID vaccines are highly effective, and protection will last years. But you also hear people are getting COVID even after 2 doses of vaccines, and some have died. What gives? Here are 4 reasons why excellent vaccines sometimes appear not to work: Thread. 6 tweets total - no useful replies. -- Vincent Rajkumar @VincentRK 29 jun 2021 https://mobile.twitter.com/VincentRK/status/1409587976544296962 A lot of people who worry about vaccines wonder why we shouldn’t just rely on our natural immune systems, instead of some artificial substance. Here’s the thing: vaccines are FOR your immune system. And they’re not artificial. Vaccines are a way for your body to HELP ITSELF. -- Katie Mack @AstroKatie Thread. Very nice and useful. 10 jul 2021 https://mobile.twitter.com/AstroKatie/status/1413681871993688073 1/ When you get vaccinated you don’t make just one type of antibody. You make a whole portfolio of antibodies against various epitopes. So unless there is a huge number of mutations, vaccines will protect you, especially from severe disease. Thread -- Vincent Rajkumar @VincentRK 26 jun 2021 https://mobile.twitter.com/VincentRK/status/1353772202076868608 Can I convert the CDC vaccination card issued for COVID into an International Certificate of Vaccination? Yellow vaccination book feb 2021 Travel Stack Exchange https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/162588/can-i-convert-the-cdc-vaccination-card-issued-for-covid-into-an-international-ce Covishield, Covaxin, Sputnik V: The Science Behind Different Vaccines and How They Work 13 may 2021 https://www.news18.com/amp/news/opinion/how-covid-19-vaccines-are-developed-using-different-platforms-and-how-they-work-3724826.html Nearly 4,000 fully vaccinated people in Massachusetts test positive for Covid, officials say About one in a thousand. 22 jun 2021 The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/massachusetts-covid-vaccine-test-positive-b1870821.html Mix-Match regimen of AstraZeneca, Pfizer shots triggers 'potent' immune response 21 may 2021 The Wire Science https://science.thewire.in/the-sciences/mix-match-regimen-astrazeneca-pfizer-covid-19-vaccines-potent-immune-response/ 'The Only Way Out Is To Vaccinate 70-80% Of The Country' 28 may 2021 https://www.indiaspend.com/amp/indiaspend-interviews/the-only-way-out-is-to-vaccination-70-80-of-the-country-751785 -- 0 --