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HUGE—Kids spread the virus as much as adults. CDC study of households #COVID19 transmission very common. 53% overall. BOTTOMLINE: there is no safe age group that does not transmit virus.
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What reduces economic activity: (i) the virus leading people to choose to distance or (ii) government required distancing.Research on services in March/April has found it is much more (i) than
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An explainer thread (often I feel I am pitching these to journalists as much as anyone else) on COVID this month. Context: I am an expert in one area (human
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@TuckerCarlson reporting that Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sold 62% of his shares of Pfizer stock on Monday (day of announcement) - when the stock price was the highest. Tucker said
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Ending diabetes stigma is a part of fat politics If you are still making diabetes jokes about sweets or calling soda "diabetes in a glass" or blaming people with diabetes
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Municipal leaders are having a meeting shortly over Zoom to discuss and update on the pandemic situation in Windsor Essex. I'll be tweeting while it takes place. Mayor Dilkens says
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15 MINUTE RULE IS WRONG! When you watch the SuperBowl, remember it was saved because the NFL knew the 15 minutes + 6 ft rule was wrong. The #COVID19 gospel
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So you're a World History teacher in remote and you need a lesson for _________.A Thread. Let's start with Imperialism by looking at various resistance leaders in Africa:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gtKOjtGrwqmuMGSDzlj2Re
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1/ @triciawang Thank you! Thread here with some stuff on Cohorts. I haven't seen anyone else break them down the way I did, but plenty of other people / companies
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One reason I am sceptical about impact of Tier 3&4 is decline in infections from end-Dec is part of the normal longer run trend we see v. often: when cases
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A covid-19 thread. A year ago, we were living in Sweden on sabbatical. In Sept. 2019, my husband ran a 15 km race in Sweden. 15k people, he came in
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NEW: it’s expected (but not yet confirmed) London will go into Tier 3 when England’s Covid restrictions are reassessed next week, so what do the data show?Let’s dig into all
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In case you're confused about the two COVID19 vaccines you've been hearing about, here's a quick overview (With a TLDR at the end).VACCINE1 (Oxford University/AstraZeneca) - This vaccine contains a
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I will start this thread to touch on the comments on the restrictions and the Q and A. #bcpoli Dr. Bonnie Henry says there has been a dramatic decrease in
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Let me tell you about a different test. The COVID antibody test. This has demonstrated that only 7% of the UK population had antibodies to COVID in May (it was
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Follow-up on ONS ad hoc teachers study (THREAD)Many people have continued to ask me for updates on my earlier 2-thread series on the 6 November ONS “ad hoc” teachers risk
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