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Ontario to expand eligibility of COVID-19 boosters for adults 50 and older finally recognizing that this is a three-dose vaccine. #VaccinesWork
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 2, 2021 Source:Ontario to expand eligibility of COVID-19 boosters for adults 50 and older amid rising case counts, sources say
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As the SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to evolve, how will they change the pandemic? Detailed article in Science provides some of the details. https://bit.ly/37WKBtK
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 20, 2021 Source:New SARS-CoV-2 variants have changed the pandemic. What will the virus do next?
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The Atlantic explains how the Delta variant is affecting children in the US especially in areas with low vaccination rates. There is understandable trepidation for unvaccinated Canadian children returning to school.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 16, 2021 Source:Delta Is Bad News for Kids
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BioNTech recommends a third COVID-19 dose is needed to protect against the Delta variant. Need evidence to support this claim. Vast majority ending up in hospital/ICU are unvaccinated; evidence that to date, two doses of #vaccineswork.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 11, 2021 Source:BioNTech says repeat doses remain better strategy than adapting its COVID-19 vaccine to new variants
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Base rate bias misrepresenting and overstating Delta variant’s effect on vaccinated populations compared to the unvaccinated. @dr_kkjetelina has published an excellent explanation of this fallacy. #vaccineswork
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 5, 2021 Source:Israel, 50% of infected are vaccinated, and base rate bias
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Observational studies show excellent efficacy of two-dose regimen of Pfizer or AZ against the Delta variant dramatically reducing the risk of hospitalization. #vaccineswork
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 15, 2021 Source:2 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines more effective than AstraZeneca against Delta variant, data says Reference:SARS-CoV-2 Delta VOC in Scotland: demographics, risk of hospital admission, and vaccine effectivenessEffectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against hospital admission with the Delta (B.1.617.2) Variant