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Antibody titers to rule them all

I was looking through the FDA briefing document for the upcoming advisory committee meeting on the Pfizer 3rd dose booster shots for their COMIRNATY vaccine [previously known as BNT162b2]. I found it a little lighter on data than I expected, with the primary focus on antibody levels in the blood

CDC Data on Vaccine Effectiveness in New York State

Yesterday, the CDC published New COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Among Adults, by Vaccination Status — New York, May 3–July 25, 2021. The authors of this CDC study did what I suggested the authors of the Mayo-nference pre-print should have done. The CDC authors look at all the data for NY,

Breakthrough cases and the delta variant

I’ve had some discussions with people about the utility of vaccines against the variants of COVID-19. In general, my advice has been: mRNA vaccines will probably continue to provide the greatest protection, inactivated virus ones the least. I haven’t yet seen anything to alter that general advice. There

Linkfest 2021-01-15

Why America is haunted by Ancient Rome Historian Tom Holland [not Spiderman] correctly identifies the current moment as roughly equivalent to the time when the Gracchi were murdered. Working Off-Grid Efficiently The voice of experience with relying on solar power and spotty wifi to conduct business. Woo for its own

Linkfest 2020-12-11: Eggnog, Risk Tolerance, and Hinges

The HobbitHouse Ilustrated Glossary of Woodworking terms Good Thomist that I am, I find a clear set of terms marvelous for clear thinking Dietrich Vollrath: When did productivity growth slow down? Total factor productivity, and the lack of growth thereof, is a common theme on With Both Hands. “O Magnum

The Long View 2007-09-18: Xenopathy; Episcopal Tyranny; Be Well

Back to our regularly scheduled program. This in an interesting post, and one of a thread of arguments on healthcare that strongly influenced me. The occasion was John commenting on a plank in Hilary Clinton’s presidential platform that is very much like what the Affordable Care Act turned out

Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic Book Review

Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic by Matt McCarthy, MD Avery (May 21, 2019) ISBN 0735217505 I received a free copy of this book through LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program. Superbugs is a fascinating book, and I’m glad I had the chance to review it. This book is