In terms of covid mortality, getting vaccinated is the equivalent of getting 20–30 years younger: twitter.com/davidzweig/sta…
One lesson here, though, is that the existence of a vaccine for a disease is not binary. Each vaccine can be more or less effective, and they go through a long pipeline of development, testing, and approval. So any announcement is always more nuanced than “vaccine now exists!”
One of the benefits of being 65 is that I’m eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. I got my first dose this week, and I feel great. Thank you to all of the scientists, trial participants, regulators, and frontline healthcare workers who got us to this point. pic.twitter.com/67SIfrG1Yd
Delivering vaccines to those who need them most, no matter where they live or how much money they have, is the only way to end the pandemic and begin the recovery. This is an important milestone. twitter.com/GaviSeth/statu…
The best way to prevent new variants from emerging is by stopping transmission of the virus altogether: gatesnot.es/3cGNP7U pic.twitter.com/5Vhfsjew3D
Dr. Stephaun Wallace (@imstephaunelite) has spent the last year helping make COVID-19 vaccines work for everybody. Stephaun and his colleagues at @FredHutch are working to reach the people who are usually left behind. gatesnot.es/3rYP2f7
In February, Ghana became the first African country to receive vaccines through #COVAX. Meet one of the nurses spearheading the vaccination effort: bityl.co/6ApS
The @G7’s commitment to share 870M COVID-19 vaccine doses over the next year is welcome news - but time is not on our side. Vaccines must be delivered now to help control the pandemic everywhere and not disrupt the progress we've made. b-gat.es/2RQLPCk
Broader geographic distribution of vaccine manufacturing capacity—and the infrastructure to support it—will be critical to achieving vaccine equity. I’m hopeful that we're moving closer to a world where everyone is protected from preventable diseases. gates.ly/3zKizO6
This map from @OurWorldInData shows the progress we’ve made–but also highlights how much work we have left to do. b-gat.es/3rKtqF1
It only took Senegal 15 years to cut childhood death in half. Community health workers and successful vaccination campaigns played a key role in this success. Read more from @Exemplarshealth and see how lessons from Senegal can be applied elsewhere. b-gat.es/3Cj8RV1
Congratulations, India, on reaching this tremendous milestone. The collective efforts of the government, R&D community, vaccine manufacturers, and millions of health workers have made this feat possible. @PMOIndia @MoHFW_INDIA b-gat.es/3jlbBcX
Where you live shouldn’t determine whether or not you have access to a Covid-19 vaccine, health supplies, or a diagnostic test: b-gat.es/3Chr1W8 pic.twitter.com/eeH7Ezn0Fb
More than 80% of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in high- and upper-middle-income countries while less than 1% have been administered in low-income countries. This is both profoundly unfair and hinders progress towards ending the pandemic: b-gat.es/3CUBM1d pic.twitter.com/ULaqGJR7Mf
Expanding the geography of vaccine manufacturing to better meet vaccine needs, both for pandemics and routine immunization, is a critical task. pic.twitter.com/64gBEEWZLg
I wrote about two ways to achieve vaccine equity in the future. If the world makes the right investments and decisions now, we can make things better next time. And maybe even make sure there is no next time at all. gatesnot.es/2YLiIEa