#Transmission

(1) Could #COVID19 mutant #D614G the variation seen in Transmission Rates (Rt's) and Case Fatality Rates (CFR's) between locations?https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.29.069054v2#BreakingNews #coronavirus (2) A group of researcher
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Two new studies have just been published on how face coverings can help stop the spread of Covid-19. They are fascinating, and raise serious questions about UK government policy on
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FACT: The economy is suffering. We have to ease up, we cannot afford to continue the Lockdown.FACT: Officially, almost 100,000 people are testing positive every day. We have to take
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My college @BHASVIC had 15 positive Covid cases in 4 days this week. Here's what we learnt: @tes @RosieDBennett @AoCDavidH @SFCA_info @RealGeoffBarton @educationgovuk @RichardAtkins2 THREAD 1/13 Be prepared. Have a
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1/ THREAD ON FACE-TO-FACE TEACHING The debate around face-to-face teaching in UK #HigherEd escalated yesterday when @ucu warned it 'could spark a #Covid avalanche' and UK universities could be the
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1/14 *TWEETORIAL 4 New Interns*WORDS MATTER!Non-stigmatizing medical documentationYour admission/progress notes can be harmful to your patients and will live in the medical record system forever.Here are some tips. Please add
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Huge: Masks LOWER SEVERITY of COVID too! Masks definitely reduce transmission, but scientist now think that MASKS CAN ALSO MAKE ILLNESS MILDER. How? masks may limit the dose of virus
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1. A few quotes from https://doctors4covidethics.medium.com/covid-vaccines-necessity-efficacy-and-safety-b1d8bfbc9d2'Abstract: COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers have been exempted from legal liability for vaccine-induced harm. It is theref
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PSCPTV Mega-Thread: ALL COVID Q&A’s in one place:1. 4/10/20Inaugural episode!1:24hr covering:-Why cases are rising-How masks work-Trump (!)-How lockdowns work-What is wrong with a herd immunity planhttps://www.pscp.tv/DrDomPimenta/1Od
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Big knowledge gap was will the COVID RNA vaccines work vs B.1.351 and P.1 variants. Now Pfizer protects well vs B.1.351! ~75% against infection ~97% against severe/fatal diseaseVery good news
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Publicly available Victorian epidemiological data is currently insufficient. Transparency is critical for ensuring not only public health (enabling experts to review & conduct analyses) but also for accountability & good
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Excited to announce my first first-author publication (ever!) from my PhD is now online!!!! Co-first author with the amazing @Rafiqi51. Directed by @ehab_abouheif The Great @AbouheifLab. @BioMcGill @mcgillu @EvoDevoPanAm Want
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Based on what I’m seeing in my weekly grocery trip, people need a primer on how to use disposable gloves properly. As a scientist who wears gloves to protect me
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Even if the protests seemed to be a major vector (they don’t) the context of the protests is they came after Trump disbanded the pandemic response team, then 3 mo
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COVID-19 Vaccines: What We Know So Far!- By Dr. Vipin M. Vashishtha, MD @vipintukur The Global Scenario: Ten different Covid-19 vaccines have shared their Phase III data.2 based on mRNA,4
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Donna Farber is an immunologist who studies the immune response to respiratory viruses, lung immunity, and human immunology. The COVID-19 and Immunology webinar starts now! Follow along #FarberCOVID19 COVID-19 symptom
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