Plans are to delay the second shot of the 2-dose vaccines and instead concentrate on getting the first shot to more people.
In a discussion, the key point made for this change in plans is “6/ If one instead looks at the day 10 to day 22 period one instead gets an efficacy value of 86% (there will be confidence intervals around that). “
https://twitter.com/theosanderson/status/1344347380917940226
We’ll learn a lot from this experiment.
On reflection I’m not too worried about this mRNA vaccine.
But what future uses will the tech be put to?
If you can tell a cell to do one thing then you can tell it to do others- maybe terrible things.
https://www.kxan.com/news/no-flu-cases-at-texas-childrens-pediatrics-yet-in-unusual-season/
There have been zero regular flu cases at Texas Childrens hospital in Austin, TX so far this year. It usually tests at 15%.
Masks and social distancing works for the flu. Well, duuuuh.
Great shredding of China’s attempt to claim the virus didn’t come from them:
https://twitter.com/Ayjchan/status/1320344055230963712
China lies, and pays others to lie.