#CoVID

Max Roser

MaxCRoser

Fantastic news from the UK! The coronavirus vaccine designed by scientists at the University of Oxford has been just been approved for use in the UK.https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55280671 What’s great about this

Paul Brand

PaulBrandITV

NEW: I understand the government will announce tomorrow that ALL passengers arriving in UK will have to be tested for Covid on days 2 and 8 after they arrive. So

Amy Baugher

AmyBaugher

I'm excited to share our @CDCMMWR report on #COVID19 among American Indian/Alaska Native persons. If I could convey 1 msg to #epitwitter: please check your missing COVID race/ethnicity data &

Apoorva Mandavilli

apoorva_nyc

You know people -- maybe you're one of them -- who were sick with Covid, but tested negative for antibodies. Why would that be? Blame the tests. They miss antibodies

Tom Jackman

frozen

Dr. Henry said yesterday that children are "not amplifiers [of COVID] in schools" or the community.My questions to epidemiologists everywhere: Is it true there's consensus on this issue? Are children

flyonthewall

onthewall_fly

Kids, schools and Covid, a thread.Many of us, here on twitter, rely on our favorite expert(s) to deliver the results from recent studies on Covid. But sometimes, we may be

Edward Nirenberg

ENirenberg

Hi guys. I just wanted to put a quick thread out here about a concern I'm seeing a lot today re vaccines for COVID-19 and their potential for long-term effects.

matthew remski

matthewremski

A staple of anti-lockdown conspiracism in yoga/wellness is that public health measures are oppressive, authoritarian, and stifling what it means to be human. Masks suppress identity and speech. Vaccines assault

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

I'm flabbergasted here. This isn't a correct interpretation of vaccine efficacy—and that 95% number. It doesn't mean vaccines leave 1 in 20 people "unprotected". https://www.timesnews.net/living/wellness/5-reasons-to

Nathan Tankus

NathanTankus

Seeing a lot of discourse of how the Covid package has a lot of corporate giveaways but this isn't really the case. Remembering that only section M and N of

George Osborn

GeorgeOsborn

Pretty perfect example of what I was annoyed about earlier.The £500 will help people in insecure work stay at home and isolate, not make them catch it.The belief that they

The Boss 😎 🇺🇸 🇮🇳

Power79646739

Okay, even now, it's not too late...Let the higher Health and Disease Control organizations and officials, like "WHO" and "CDC", come out of the Political Shell, and gather all the

Lykke E. Andersen

lykkeeandersen

It amazes me is how differently the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted countries in 2020. Globally, COVID-19 ended up being slightly less deadly than Alzheimers & Dementia in 2020: https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/selected-deaths-vs-covi

Dara Kass, MD

darakass

A on COVID Living Room Spread: Saturday: - Older, out of the house brother wants to visit younger siblings. Mom says "get a test on the way, if you

Anthony Harris

chefacec

From my friend Olivier....a Frenchman living in the US. “It’s not real until it becomes personal.""No, that’s the reaction when you don’t have empathy. Like the mayor in Jaws (“Martin,

Leana Wen, M.D.

DrLeanaWen

At the current rate of #covid19 vaccinations, it will take the U.S. 10 years to inoculate 80% of Americans.Instead of obfuscating & deflecting responsibility, the federal government needs to take

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