Gregg GonsalvesDec 18, 2022

Just a winter warning. We're getting better at preventing #COVID hospitalizations and deaths when people are optimally boosted, have access to treatment and care, but the #Omicron variants are especially efficient spreaders, which means absolute numbers this winter could be bleak. This tweet from @ariskatzourakis is evergreen in a pandemic. 1/

https://twitter.com/ariskatzourakis/status/1488283668632252418

Aris Katzourakis on Twitter

“If you are comparing IFRs and forgetting R0s, well...”

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Show threadGregg GonsalvesDec 18, 2022

#Vaccines are awesome. But how many Americans have had the new boosters? Answer: about 13.5%. 2/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/health/covid-boosters.html

New Covid Booster Shots Cut Risk of Hospitalization by Half, CDC Reports

The research was conducted in part when older variants of the coronavirus were spreading. Other factors may have influenced the conclusions.

Show threadJordan Kay
@gregggonsalves Why would that make them any less awesome
Dec 19, 2022 at 2:28amWeb
Show threadGregg GonsalvesDec 19, 2022
@_Jordan because we don’t have nearly enough uptake in the US.