Colin Powell passed away yesterday from COVID19. He joined 7,178 other fully vaccinated people that have succumbed to COVID19 in the Untied States. Why didn’t his vaccine work? There are two main reasons… First, he was immunocompromised. At 85 years old, Powell was fighting multiple myeloma—a rare type of blood cancer. In 2020,
This sentence might benefit from additional info/context: "Powell did not get the booster." Other reports have indicated that he was planning to get the booster very soon. He had delayed because of his other treatments.
The last paragraph made me cry, "...we could have." When will we understand we have an obligation to protect the young, the old, the immunocompromised, the weak. As always, thank you for your presentation of the consolidation of the facts. I am ever so appreciative.
“The vaccine couldn’t save Colin Powell, but we could have.’ Very powerful statement. Thank you for this piece in light of the anticipated “see, vaccines don’t work” response to the news of his death, and for bringing it home with that reminder. I appreciate your communication talent and hard work, as well as your epidemiology knowledge!
Once again, super-timely, easy to understand, detailed explainer. Thanks! It is sad that the "public health" impact of vaccines has been hijacked by the "personal freedom" politics. Keep up your apolitical messaging!
From my public health background I believe that (during a pandemic) 1 person who is unvaccinated in a group of 99 who are vaccinated, is much safer than 1 person who is vaccinated in a group of 99 who are not. Would you agree with this and if so, how would you support it empirically?
This sentence might benefit from additional info/context: "Powell did not get the booster." Other reports have indicated that he was planning to get the booster very soon. He had delayed because of his other treatments.
The last paragraph made me cry, "...we could have." When will we understand we have an obligation to protect the young, the old, the immunocompromised, the weak. As always, thank you for your presentation of the consolidation of the facts. I am ever so appreciative.
“The vaccine couldn’t save Colin Powell, but we could have.’ Very powerful statement. Thank you for this piece in light of the anticipated “see, vaccines don’t work” response to the news of his death, and for bringing it home with that reminder. I appreciate your communication talent and hard work, as well as your epidemiology knowledge!
Once again, super-timely, easy to understand, detailed explainer. Thanks! It is sad that the "public health" impact of vaccines has been hijacked by the "personal freedom" politics. Keep up your apolitical messaging!
From my public health background I believe that (during a pandemic) 1 person who is unvaccinated in a group of 99 who are vaccinated, is much safer than 1 person who is vaccinated in a group of 99 who are not. Would you agree with this and if so, how would you support it empirically?
I had Pfizer for doses 1/2. Would I be better off having Moderna at 1/2 dose for my booster or Pfizer whole dose?
Should immunocompromised individuals avoid one another even if they're fully vaccinated? People with cystic fibrosis are old hands at this.