Monday, May 10, 2021

Global - 158,000,000/3,300,000; USA – 32,500,000/579,000 • Did 1 hour interview for the Obama Oral History • Joined President Obama to chat with professional athletes to encourage them to be trusted messengers to get people vaccinated. In vitro data suggest that B.1.617 will be at east partially sensitive to vaccine induced antibodies: bioRxiv: SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 emergence and sensitivity to vaccine-elicited antibodies https://bit.ly/3y2IYq3 “…Therefore, at population scale, extensive vaccination will likely protect against moderate to severe disease and will reduce transmission of B.1.617 given the in vitro neutralisation data we and others have presented” SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 emergence and sensitivity to vaccine-elicited antibodies PRESS: The Carlos Watson TV Show (YouTube);