#Virus

International science: ‘Restaurants & pubs are highest risk for indoor super-spread, as virus builds up quickly in air & nobody wears masks’ Ireland: ‘Restaurants & pubs to be ‘key battleground’
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You are indeed missing a lot Gregg:1) what matters is not the the fraction per se but the impact that 1 imported case has on local transmission and local deaths.
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As we wind up 2020, managing editor @GopiWarrier dived into the 570+ stories we published this year, emerging with a curated despatch from nature's frontlines in India. Read this #thread
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I've gotten involved in my school district's committee on reopening schools. It's going to be a hybrid model of in-person and e-learning (until the inevitable full shutdowns). My conclusion: this
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We have #HeroConf 2021 dates! First, I want to share some of an email we sent the previously confirmed Speakers.Headline: we are rescinding all speaking invites & reopening our selection
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I don't think people on here fully understand what a threat Fox News is to public health and safety.So here's a thread of the worst of the worst of Fox
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1/ The things we don’t yet know about the newly discovered sarscov2 variant have been well characterized in a number of places, by a number of excellent people. My favorite
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What does a #COVID19 #vaccine with 90% #efficacy imply? It means that 90% of people who are vaccinated will develop sufficient immune response to repel the virus without symptoms (they
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One of the things I’ve seen a lot of hand-wringing about is that Medical Team A says it’s not safe to play and Medical Team B says it is, so
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Sitting in session today and I'm just sick about what is happening. I didn't run for office so that I could waste my time arguing and playing politics. I didn't
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Today’s data on COVID in our nation is very concerning. Houston, we have a problem.Looking at 7 day averages, Cases rising in 43 states% of tests + going up in
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Gov. Sununu to @jordynhaime on COVID measures:"If your argument is that states that have more restrictions have lower COVID, that is absolutely not true." Worth noting: That's also what he
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Assuming the infection vector is a function of virus laden aerosol, then masks reduce the range of a droplet cloud by reducing velocity. If you drew circles on a floor
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I am angry, sad and frustrated tonight. Torn between keeping my children physically safe & mentally safe. I am trying my absolute best to hold it together, yet I sit
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We know that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused immense disruption for Tennessee’s students, educators, and districts, and the challenges they face must be addressed urgently.https://bit.ly/34VXGCt  Even before the virus hit,
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1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 101This week, it felt like we entered a new phase of Covid. In March & April, we had panic, lockdowns, and surges… in certain places.
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