How alarmed should we be about this new UK variant? Evaluation of the quantitative evidence.
Given this article is somewhat long and involved, I first summarize its key points: A new SARS-CoV-2 variant has emerged and taken over...
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New Nature Communications paper suggests robust neutralizing antibodies after COVID-19 recovery
A paper just published in Nature Communications yesterday measured neutralizing antibody levels in 195 individuals with PCR confirmed...
End of December vaccine update from Derek Lowe
Derek Lowe writes a column in Science Translational Medicine each week that I have found to be informative and readable, and this week...
Why I think Fauci's claims of vaccination proportion for achieving herd immunity are too pessimistic
Dr Fauci is one of the national leaders in the pandemic, but occasionally he says things that I have really disagreed with. One of these...
Some important (and perhaps under-discussed) considerations for vaccine distribution priority
Summary of key points: We will soon have 2 approved vaccines providing enough doses for >40% of the nation, but given there is no...
Full vaccine results in, Pfizer/BioNTech stellar, but AstraZeneca/Oxford mixed & require more study
Today we received full data from both the Pfizer/BioNTech Phase 3 vaccine study and the Astrazeneca/Oxford vaccine trials that were...
Final Results from Moderna vaccine trial are stellar!
Moderna just announced the final efficacy results from its Phase 3 study for the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine are complete, and they are...
Some serious questions about the AstraZeneca vaccine trial results.
(Note: I have updated this post on 11/24 based on additional relevant trial information, but the conclusion from the original blog post...
USA Today Article describing new mRNA technology and how it could revolutionize medicine
This article in USA Today discusses the new mRNA vaccine technology underlying the Moderna and BioNTech/Pfizer vaccines with my Penn...
Nice article explaining what is special about mRNA vaccines and discussing vaccine efforts
The Atlantic published an informative article discussing the mRNA vaccines developed by BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna and what makes them...
Debunking anti-vaccine conspiracy theories
I can't emphasize enough how positive these vaccine trial results are from the Moderna and BioNTech/Pfizer mRNA vaccines, showing much...
Light at the end of the pandemic tunnel? Moderna vaccine 94.5% efficacy, prevented severe disease!
Last week, as I highlighted in my blog post, BioNTech/Pfizer released the interim analysis of their phase 3 study results for their...
Great article explaining COVID-19 vaccine efficacy
Biostatistician Natalie Dean and Epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch, key international experts in vaccine studies, just published an article in...
With this massive nationwide surge in cases and hospitalizations, is it time to hunker down again?
My collaborator and leader of PolicyLab, David Rubin, was on Fox29 Philadelphia this morning for an extended time explaining why he...
GREAT News about SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine from Pfizer/BioNtech! Some statistical perspective.
Pfizer has a press release on an interim analysis from their SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trial. Here is a link to an NPR article on the release. ...
Published paper shows nearly 95% still had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after 6 months.
This study, just published in Clinical Infectious Diseases on Wednesday, presents antibody test results for >2500 healthcare workers and...
With all this arguing about herd immunity and lockdowns, let's see what the data say about Sweden
With all the arguing about "herd immunity" vs. lockdowns, and with Europe surging and lockdowns starting again in France and Germany, I...
Reminder to remain vigilant about risk of spread
Nice article explaining more about spread The main messaging is that masks and distance are important, but people shouldn’t be careless...
FDA getting cold feet about the possibility of an emergency use authorization for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
Good article discussing the valid concerns of the FDA offering an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a covid-19 vaccine. It is...
2 minute summary of what we should be doing about the pandemic
ZdoggMD is a doctor who has become a charismatic entertaining purveyor of medical information online, who has been making frequent...