#Transmission

Sizwe sikaMusi

SizweLo

A thread of comparisons between seasonal flu and Covid-19 as per the World Health Organisation:1. Both seasonal influenza, which is itself a type of coronavirus, and the coronavirus that causes

Andrew Rambaut 🦠🧬🌲🔮🤦‍♂️

arambaut

There is a lot of discussion at the moment about naming SARS-CoV-2 variants and coming up with a standardised naming system. There was some discussion of this last week at

Apoorva Mandavilli

apoorva_nyc

Is the coronavirus airborne? YES, according to 239 experts from 32 countries. But if so, why does @WHO still maintain that transmission by aerosols only happens after certain medical procedures?

Alex Doan

alexdoan96

I've seen this floating around a lot on Twitter and it's frustrating to see science misappropriated like this. It's additionally damaging as many well-meaning folks might see it, think it's

Paul Glasziou

PaulGlasziou

Whether you're pro- or anti- masks (I'm neither), it is important we assess any downsides & investigate ways these could be mitigated. We recently reviewed 37 studies on this which

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

1. I suppose because I'm an evolutionary biology who has worked on emerging infectious diseases for 20 years, a number of people are asking me whether we should expect the

Concerned of Bristol

ConcernedofBri1

I don’t agree with the BBC stating deaths are rising gradually.3000+ deaths a week is not gradual, although it fits with their narrative.But if we look more closely something interesting

Yardley Yeadon

MichaelYeadon3

Postcard From Luxembourg: normality is restored prior to vaccination.I’ve repeatedly said that “test, test, test” is madness, if the tests are unregulated. Why?‘Because pandemic’, NO PCR mass testing has a

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declamare

the decision by @GavinWilliamson to force schools in London to re-open last week is now looking unbelievably stupid it’s one week since Gavin Williamson ordered schools in what are now

Spotted Toad

toad_spotted

A genuine second wave looks to have arrived in Northeastern metros apart from NYC; the synchrony looks to me sufficient that this would be driven by seasonality and sun-exposure rather

Jess Calarco

JessicaCalarco

I study kids and help-seeking. I wrote a whole book about it. So I have *a lot* of thoughts about those tweets with the dad and his daughter and the

Wes Pegden

WesPegden

There's been a lot of controversy surrounding vaccine prioritization. There are various sides to this issue and it's easy for them to get conflated in a way which confuses the

Matt Norlander

MattNorlander

Earlier today the NCAA sent out its latest approved protocols and schedule to select high-ranking people across the membership about the 2021 NCAA Tournament, CBS Sports has learned. This is

Richard Wyn Jones

RWynJones

This is (inadvertently) so revealing by @DPJHodges - even if one suspects that there was some last minute rewriting after it became clear that England is nowbeing forced into a

G Kang

GKangInd

1.5 billion children have been out of schools with consequences from nutrition to mental health and social development. A thread on SARS-CoV2, children and school in India in response to

Mike Famulare

famulare_mike

The recent explosion in #COVID19 cases and rising hospitalizations in WA is due to increasing prevalence in the community. Here's what we know about how many people are infected and

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