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Michael Mina
@michaelmina_lab
MD,PhD. Immunology, Epidemiology, Infectious disease, CMO @invivyd @truviansciences, CSO @AnywhereDx, CEO HTR Advisors. Past: Harvard Faculty. Comments my own
Boston, MA
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    Michael Mina
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    Sep 7, 2021
    With all the news of vaccines & immunity, did you know measles infections destroy immunity and cause “Immune Amnesia”, increasing risk of all other infections Our research in ‘15 & ‘19 discovered this & the abbreviated story is written up nicely here: 1/
    The great measles immunity heist - Medical Republic
    From medicalrepublic.com.au
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    Michael Mina
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    Apr 9, 2023
    Love this A 17-yr old saw a need for early identification of infections after surgery, particularly in under resourced locations Invented sutures dyed w beet juice that change color when the pH of an incision changes due to an infection Clever
    High Schooler Invents Stitches That Will Change Color If There’s an Infection
    From www-freethink-com.cdn.ampproject.org
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    Michael Mina
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    Dec 27, 2021
    CDC’s new guidance to drop isolation of positives to 5 days without a negative test is reckless Some ppl stay infectious 3 days,Some 12 I absolutely don’t want to sit next to someone who turned Pos 5 days ago and hasnt tested Neg Test Neg to leave isolation early is just smart
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    Michael Mina
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    Nov 1, 2021
    I truly dislike the term "Natural Immunity" There is no such thing as artificial immunity A vaccine drives a NATURAL immune response The question is simply "how do you want to start building that immunity?" Through a risky infection or via a safe vaccine Me? I choose vaccine.
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    Michael Mina
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    Dec 18, 2021
    IMPORTANT: RAPID TESTS DO WORK WITH OMICRON "But why are some people staying negative in the first days they have symptoms??" This is expected. Symptoms don't = contagious virus This is literally a reflection of the fact that vaccines are doing their job! PLEASE READ
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    Michael Mina
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    Oct 21, 2020
    WOW We literally just landed a spacecraft on an asteroid 200 MILLION miles away, moving at 63,000 MPH, blasted it with nitrogen, captured the dust, took back off from the asteroid and sent data back to earth, arriving in 18mins. Surely we can make #COVID19 rapid tests available
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    Michael Mina
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    Sep 12, 2021
    In UK, any household can get a **7-pack** of rapid tests every day for free… An incredible example of what taking a true public health approach with regard to #COVID19 testing looks like.
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    Michael Mina
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    Apr 8, 2022
    I had COVID in January. I was vaccinated Now have had a terrible cough for months as a result. Daily will cough for 5-10 minutes straight The lingering effects of COVID are real - even for very low risk people like me. Wish I had had access to Paxlovid treatment at the time.
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    Michael Mina
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    Apr 9, 2022
    Holy cow. Despite all the evidence, @CDCgov is still promoting an exceptionally dangerous practice of leaving isolation at 5 days without a negative test. >70% of boosted people are still highly infectious at 5 days WHY CDC are you standing by this when ALL the data says NO.
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    Michael Mina
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    Apr 24, 2021
    Anyone else think it is crazy that in US, someone can buy cigarettes or drink liters of soda, but is not allowed to know their blood sugar levels w a simple sensor without having a doctor’s prescription. Why in 2021 do we need doctors/prescriptions to know about ourselves?
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    Michael Mina
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    Nov 30, 2021
    Dear Media Please stop repeating anecdotes that physicians have seen mild cases of Omicron The VAST majority of COVID cases of all variants are mild. The problem is a fraction are not, and when cases pile up, the fraction adds to a lot of hospitalization, death, and long-COVID
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    Michael Mina
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    Nov 18, 2020
    HERE IS THE PLAN TO GET US OUT OF THIS #COVID19 WAR • NO lockdowns • NO waiting for vaccines • Reverses cases in weeks A true public health approach focused on the ppl To end the public health *WAR* we are in. RAPID At-Home COVID Testing for All
    How We Can Stop the Spread of Coronavirus by Christmas
    From time.com
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    Michael Mina
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    Jun 18, 2022
    Please Doctors, Nurses, Everybody There is NO (ZERO) reason to tell a #COVID19 positive person that they are not infectious JUST because 5 days has passed since they got symptoms This is not true Many (Most) still are! If Rapid Test Pos.. Do NOT assume you are not infectious
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    Michael Mina
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    Jan 17, 2022
    I'm #COVID19 Positive. Was bound to happen at some point I feel terrible today: Fever, aches, chills (Immune mediated symptoms). Cough (maybe immune, maybe virus) So, here we go. I'll update this thread daily. See photo for rapid test results + infection/test result description
    Multiple tests from Left to Right: BinaxNOW, QuickView, Cellex (Research Use Only), ArionBio (RUO), ArionBio w Throat Swab (RUO), Detect Molecular test. All Positive except for the throat swab. The ArionBio test is a fluorescent test that goes into a small UV light box to view the result. The Detect test is a molecular RNA test. The rest are rapid antigen tests with a traditional antigen test readout using colloid gold nanoparticles.