#Disease

Dr. Tom Frieden

DrTomFrieden

1/ THREAD: Many thanks to all who voted and commented. The better we understand the virus, the better we can protect people. Science matters. Let’s dive into this hard, important

Ebube.

EbubeIsaac

For days before the lockdown, I had a running argument with a colleague who was intransigent in calling for the WHOLE country to be locked down. He would not be

Courtney Milan 🦖

courtneymilan

I don’t know who needs to hear this (it’s all of you) but on my husband’s ER night shift last night, they filled the last bed in the COVID ICU.Things

Jessica Ellis

baddestmamajama

Hi Adam. I have a congenital heart defect I had surgery for three years ago. I am 38, a fairly cool person, funny on Twitter, love whale watching, firecracker in

Rufus Spivey Green

RufusSG

I find this argument deeply unsettling for a number of reasons: I spent most of yesterday pushing back against it because those making it refuse to engage with the logical

camelsofrajasthan

camelsrajasthan

The principles of good camel management and ethical #camelmilk production as followed by producers of Kumbhalgarh Camel Dairy:1. Ensure bio-diverse diet of ayurvedic plants for your herd - for instance

toomas hendrik ilves

IlvesToomas

A couple of years ago I published a short piece arguing that in the digital era, from cyber attacks to disinformation, borders and geography are losing their importance they had

sally

sallyKP

How does an mRNA vaccine differ from other vaccines and natural viral infection?Thread - written by Ashley Everly#COVID19 1. Natural viral exposure via natural routes (i.e. mucus membranes): Healthy immune

Joy-Ann 😷Reid

JoyAnnReid

The most important thing happening in America is 80,000-plus people are dead and more than 1 million infected...(or if you ask Republicans: the Obama administration had the unmitigated GALL to

A Marm Kilpatrick

DiseaseEcology

Lots of discussion & opinions about human trials to test efficacy of vaccines. They provide key data to answer a Q that normal phase 3 trials can't:Does the vaccine reduce

Iesha Small (“eye-ee-sha”)

ieshasmall

Been thinking about pandemics (obs). Last big deal I can remember was Ebola. Wondering re lessons learnt from African countries (which is they are prob acting on during #COVID19) .

HKU Medicine

hkumed

Have questions about the #SARSCoV2 virus and the #COVID19 disease?Submit your questions to Prof John Nicholls of @hkumed by tweeting #askHKUMed before April 7th. To see Prof John Nicholls answers

Nathan Stall

NathanStall

One population I fear is being overlooked (yet again) during #Ontario's 3rd wave is community-dwelling older adults.There is no doubt that the new variants of concern make #COVID19 a different

Matt Meizlish

MattMeiz

1/n For my first tweet (!) excited to share this work by an amazing team of physicians & scientists: https://bit.ly/3jFvuZr Punchline: Neutrophils are central to the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19.Neutrophil granule

The End Times

TheAgeofShoddy

The overlap between people who are Very Serious About Stopping The Virus and people who clearly hate on a personal level anyone who has contracted the virus, regard it as

Cumbria Hyperbaric

Cumbria_HBOT

Multitweet Thread: Further to recent events & various hypotheses on heamoglobin involvement and respiratory failure along with hypoxemia and oxygen debt, herewith some relevant articles dating back several months to