“Everyone is freaking out about measles because it's "the most contagious virus"... and measles is very dangerous. This concern is warranted, but our vaccines against it are extremely successful.

It has an RO of between 12 and 18.

That's how many people a single infected person can infect (and tbh this is a terrible system because it doesn't include modern rooms packed with people.)

When we were still tracking RO of COVID, it was sitting AROUND 12, and that was in 2022. This was at a point when it was steadily increasing.

So, we can assume it has increased since then.

COVID is just as infectious as Measles, but we vaccinate against Measles extremely well. Measles is also a more visible disease, which makes it easier to identify.

But in the end...

COVID causes much more death.

COVID causes blindness, hearing loss, and developmental delays just like Measles.

And we don't successfully vaccinate for COVID on a wide scale like we can for Measles.

There is no real difference between the folks saying getting Measles is normal and those saying getting COVID is normal.

The main difference though is that we have two millennia of tiny graves from Measles, and we've only just started the grave sites for dead kids from COVID.

Please vaccinate your children, and we need to push for Novavax access for kids... because every child under 12 is not properly vaccinated for COVID...

And this carries many of the same risks as a measles infection...

Kids don't even have access to the better vaccine.

So, for every bit of concern for kids unvaccinated for measles, there should be equal concern for every kid not properly vaccinated for COVID.

The mRNA vaccine simply does not create the safety the measles vaccine does for a virus that can cause almost equal but less visible damage.

Every kid under 12 and most kids in general are just as unvaccinated for COVID as these kids catching measles are, except the concern should be much larger because the outcomes are just as bad or worse, and it's far more children at risk.

Currently, all of our children are at risk.

And people clearly care about that level of risk, but they simply don't know it is present.”

“We're a sick nation."

@amolrajan & @bbcnickrobinson ask Labour MP Nadia Whittome why so many young people are out of work.

Listen to The Today Podcast on @BBCSounds 👇

“If people really understood the science behind all this, they would have a very different attitude”

Five years of the COVID-19 pandemic: An interview with Dr. Arijit Chakravarty

“As a clinical health psychologist, I notice that many people are using psychological defense mechanisms to downplay the risk of COVID.

These are my Top 7 examples:”

“‘It is literally, actively killing me that people don’t mask. No one cares.’

Tinu died less than two months later. She spent her final days sounding the alarm, pleading for healthcare staff to take her safety seriously.

I fight for you, Tinu. I miss you.”

“It doesn't get much more macho or conservative than the Marines. Nice of them to demonstrate even cotton masks reduce disease transmission in November 2024.

They require masks in Phase 1, because they have new recruits gathered together.”

“We analyzed the deaths of United States Politicians during the #COVIDPandemic & found some interesting statistics.

From 2020-2024 (into November) at least 466 active (or recently active) politicians, judges, & the like passed away. “

“(🧵It's the Сονіd, ѕtυріd!): Viewing the US election through the lens of the ongoing ЅАRЅ-Соν-2 раndеmіc.

(My hot take on what happened, and where things are headed. Prelude to the final 🧵in the "How does it end" series)…

…No country can expect sustained 3% growth, if 3% of its workforce drops out every year.

There is no path forward - for the US or any other country - without addressing this. Repeated covid infections are not a sustainable situation.”

“Thread: Public Comment on HICPAC Concerns 🧵

1/ I’m here not to address HICPAC directly, but to speak to those listening—healthcare professionals, patients, and advocates—who are committed to public health and safety.

Let me highlight several critical concerns.”

“Imagine the impact over the next decade. This isn’t just about individuals; it’s a 10% chance of our doctors, pilots, presidents, soldiers, and police officers all grappling with the debilitating effects of Long COVID. When essential roles in society are consistently compromised, the risks are stacked like blocks in an increasingly unstable tower—one that can only lean so far before it topples. The more we ignore the impact of Long COVID, the closer we edge toward this collapse.

The toll of Long COVID is not a hypothetical future but an unfolding reality. As it affects more people, it strains every facet of society—healthcare, insurance rates, disability programs, and economic productivity. “