#Epidemic

Fast on the draw, too fast sometimes

velopajaro

1/ To understand why lockdowns don't work, you have to first ask, what do they work at? And merely asking that question you will suddenly realize that your idea of

Jo

grimalkinrn

I have to say something. I got asthma my first year as a new grad. I kept having trouble breathing during emergencies. It was winter. When I saw my doctor,

Wellcome Collection

ExploreWellcome

Love them or loathe them, face coverings have been used to protect us from all sorts of harmful material in the air for a very long time. [Thread] #facecoverings #facemask

Tulio de Oliveira

Tuliodna

Confirmed Detection of B.1.617.2 and B.1.1.7 in South Africa by NGS-SAThis report was sent to our Health Minister @DrZweliMkhize yesterday.In this Twitter thread, we highlight the details and repercussion of

Joshua Weitz

joshuasweitz

Two critical sentences from a critical JAMA Currents article by Dr. David Hains and colleagues (including @florian_krammer):https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2766215/a short thread on 'shield immunity' 1. The prevalence o

Passie

Passie_Kracht

How the Canadian minister for women kicked off #16DaysofActivism: ".... all gender identities... blah blah blah... regardless of gender..." Words matter. It's called International Day for the Elimination of Violence

Haddock #Article25

meme_machines

12/10 Don't be fooled by Trump's pump. They have to lower oil production ~ there's dwindling storage.http://www.forbes.com/sites/gauravsharma/2020/03/31/oil-storage-may-run-out-in-6-weeks-as-crude-futures-endure-worst-ever-quarter/ "

Christabel Cooper

ChristabelCoops

THREAD: Why the Tories don’t want a national lockdown.Here’s a graph showing English constituencies arranged in deciles ranging from the areas which currently have the lowest Covid rates to the

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

Danny Boy

Care2much18

I understand where you're coming at this on the mental health issues, but comparisons to Sweden need a little bit more context. More generally, the premise that "prevention isn't better

Devin McDermott

devinmcdermot

16 ways that quitting porn will transform your life// THREAD // Porn is a silent epidemic.• 26% of men UNDER age 40 experience ED (this is not normal)• Less sexual

John Hayward

Doc_0

We'll be arguing about these coronavirus forecast models for years to come, and it's clearly important to refine them as much as possible so they are more accurate next time.

Samuel E Roberson Jr

SamRobersonJr

THREADWhen the people wake up and realize that we shut our Country down for 3 Months because of a virus that was supposed to kill 2.2 Million people and yet

David Fisman

DFisman

A thread...great news on the vaccine front this week, but perhaps a good time to remind folks that this is NOT the new normal, and that pandemics have a beginning,

Marie Myung-Ok 명옥 Lee

MarieMyungOkLee

I wrote about how anti-Asian racism (among other Trump qualities) made Trump but also the US in general spend 70 days doing other things while Korea ramped up its testing-

Sakkaf Ahmed Aftab

ahmedaftab68

1- Dear public health colleagues @petermbenglish @doctorshaib @DPH_MAshton @BWDDPH @AbdulRazaq_PH @felly500 @Smithkjj @FurberA @andrewleedr @ADMBriggs @Dr2NisreenAlwan@ProfKevinFenton @ADPHUK @drtimallison @devisridhar do you agree with me