#Antibody

Jose A. Del Real

jdelreal

If the president was diagnosed 72 hours ago, why was this not disclosed to the public sooner? Who knew? Who made the decision to keep it hidden? Why didn't anyone

Darin Friedrichs

crushspread

Some friends from Wuhan are on a high-speed train to Shanghai and we're planning to get brunch tomorrow. The idea that the US could open up the economy, or fight

Patrick Hsu

pdhsu

The best coronavirus/SARS-CoV-2 biology lecture I have seen so far, by Britt Glaunsinger @UCBerkeley @berkeleyMCB @HHMINEWS @igisci. Covers where it comes from, how it gets into the cell, replicates in

Adam Kucharski

AdamJKucharski

I still see the persistent, but incorrect, claim that control measures just delay - rather than reduce - the impact of an epidemic. A thread on the problem of 'overshoot'...

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

BREAKING: *2* vaccine trials today both support humoral and cellular immune response!1) 1077-person trial by Oxford ChAdOx1 show immune response in 14 days. Booster improves at 28 days. 2) 602-person

Bob Wachter

Bob_Wachter

1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 29V stable @ucsfhospitals: 18 cases (down 2), 4 on vents (see last tweet for outcome of one). ZSFG: 25 pts (down 9 from 2d ago),

M.E.Valentijn

ME_Valentijn

The Maximale Controle plan of @MinPres, OMT, and @RIVM will fail for 4 reasons:1) If it succeeds, 137K die.2) Natural herd immunity probably won't happen.3) Precise timing & scaling required

Fionna O'Leary, 🕯🇪🇺

fascinatorfun

Why the UK failed to get CV testing up to speed | Paul Hunter “The government had made no preparations to increase the supply of testing kits or expand laboratory

Jen Heemstra

jenheemstra

Scientific studies have shown that it’s possible to get reinfected with COVID-19, but also that immunity could last for years. How can that be and what does it mean for

Carter Blunt

ThatCarterBlunt

1/TW, #Covid19uk case scenariosIIUCHere's the 2 HUGE problems with this for human beings.The best many antibody tests can get in accuracy is high 90%s (97% is reasonable)The 3% are antibodies

Jake Tapper

jaketapper

So what just happened and why?Among those skeptical there’s enough data to justify emergency authorization of plasma for COVID-19: Dr. Francis Collins of National Institutes of Health; Dr. Tony Fauci

Nicholas A. Christakis

NAChristakis

Let’s talk about what happens if you get COVID19 and recover. Are you immune to the disease? How long does the immunity last? And what does that mean for your

Stefan Simanowitz

StefSimanowitz

1/3. On 13 March, @Channel4News reported on a new rapid #coronavirus testing kit - made in the UK - that diagnoses #coronavirus in 10 minutes!They aren't available in the UK

Dara Kass, MD

darakass

Back in the ER, day 1.Everyone is trying to help. The hierarchy of healthcare has flattened in an attempt to flatten the curve. Senior surgeons getting oxygen or residents

Vasudev Bailey, PhD

vasudevbailey

The list of serological tests. Summary: tons of choices and very little quality control or standardization. What sensitivity / specificity you ask? Most of these companies don't publish it, and

Liberteur

Liberteur

Ivermectin vs. COVID-19This WHO “essential medicine” is working the world over against COVID-19 but you won’t hear about it through Pharma controlled media.Links to clinical trials, scientific papers, blogs, news