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Deepti Gurdasani

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I believe that claims that scientists make need to stand up to scrutiny, especially in the midst of a pandemic, where scientists have an ethical duty to inform accurately. Calling

It's being widely reported that 1 dose of the Astra/Oxford vaccine reduces transmission by 67%. My understanding is that this is not what the paper shows, or what the authors

A thread discussing recent evidence on longer gap dosing with Astra/Oxford, Pfizer, current gaps in our understanding of impacts, as well as the possible impact of new variants on vaccine

Concerning data from PHE today suggesting that sequencing shows that there are 11 cases of the UK variant (B117) identified that also have the E484K mutation (the one found in

I've recently come across a disinformation around evidence relating to school closures and community transmission that's been platformed prominently. This arises from flawed understanding of the data that underlies this

These studies are heavily flawed, and are don't include any of the larger, and less biased studies that contradict this view. There are ample studies with larger sample sizes, including

On @BBCOS today discussing the tragedy of exceeding 100,000 COVID-19 deaths in the UK, and what led to this.19:03 for a bit and then 19:23 onwards:https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcnewsAlso, a few thoughts in

Thread on the recent report on the possible risk of increased death associated with the new UK variant (B117)- with a discussion of the evidence around this, and what this

We've been falsely told 'schools are safe', 'don't drive community transmission', & teachers don't have a higher risk of infection repeatedly by govt & their advisors- to justify some of

Very concerning report - 47 cases of the 501Y.V2 (variant arisen from South Africa) reported in surveillance within the UK. This is the variant with the E484K mutation that has

Extremely concerned by the quarantine and travel restriction policy in the UK - which is not based on evidence - and *still* doesn't go far enough, despite the really concerning

The past months have seen several new concerning variants identified in regions across the globe. A thread about the new variants we're seeing in different parts of the world, what

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