#Virus

Deirdre Gilhawley

DeeGilhawley

More proof of airborne transmission - the case of the Diamond Princess cruise ship"A computer model of the cruise-ship outbreak found that the virus spread most readily in microscopic droplets

Michael P Senger

MichaelPSenger

1/ @WHO published current COVID testing guidance on March 19.https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/331501/WHO-COVID-19-laboratory-2020.5-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=yOnly two sources in WHO's guidance discuss PCR Cycle T

John Lichfield

john_lichfield

Another Thursday, another French government, Covid press conference - and another turn of the screw? Yes, it seems so. Not a Third Lockdown (yet) but an expansion of the 8pm

Nitish Singh

realnitsin

Noticed many people misinterpreting efficacy as effectiveness while talking or commenting around Pfizer/Moderna vaccines for Covid-19Efficacy is basically the performance of a treatment under an "ideal and controlled environment"

Joseph Ostapiuk

OstapiukJ

There is plenty to take away from this piece (which was well-done by @brianmrosenthal), but I thought it would be important to lend some perspective on Staten Island’s approach —

Betsey Stevenson

BetseyStevenson

The rebound tells us two things: (1) getting money to people helped bolster the economy and preserve employment relations(2) when people feel safe they will resume many of their old

Thomas Massie

RepThomasMassie

2% of blood samples collected in California in December 13-16th, 2019 analyzed in this study had antibodies reactive to SARS-CoV-2. It’s possible some are due to cross reactivity of antibodies

Tim Skellett

Gurdur

1/n I was asked my thoughts on the video below (sound on! Watch in full), not sure why. But here are some of my thoughts, in a thread. It's

Eric Topol

EricTopol

Kids and covid1. On the rise as proportion of total infections@sdutgraphics @theheroofthyme 2. Front page @sdut today, the San Diego experience to dateby @PaulSisson @radychildrens ~30,000 kids tests, 3.4% positive

Yardley Yeadon

MichaelYeadon3

From a scientific/medical perspective, closing schools “because covid” is the very least justifiable act in a long line of unsupported, damaging acts. Kids don’t get sick with SARS-COV-2. They’re very

Kat 🐾 (they/them) 💖💛💙

katperson_

I’m so tired of people using the disabled and chronically ill communities as a crutch to say that we shouldn’t judge people for not wearing masks. I understand that there

Eric

IAmTheActualET

The friends I know that have gotten COVID:1. Got it while wearing PPE (mask, face shield, gloves)2. Got it in an office where they are required to wear a mask3.

Matt Bevington

matt_bevington

Part of the problem with the debate around schools is the obscure nature of the accusations against teachersWhat exactly are teachers being accused of?... Is it that they are refusing

Matt, the Dentist 👨🏻‍⚕️🦷😷

matthewlee7

W2 employees in mid/large companies can mouth off about not being “afraid” of COVID. Look - I have no concern that I’ll have issues if I catch COVID. But getting

Sujay Jaswa

sujayjaswa

I wish he was more direct about how we got here, but this is powerful. Pandemic response has had a devastating impact on 100s of millions of people in poor

Sylvester Equation

neoliberal_dad

Anthony Fauci is a person who was completely unqualified to run a pandemic response and indeed failed miserably by any measure. You can sum up a lot of problems with

By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.