#Viruses

Since this is apparently the "day of a thousand hot takes" (most of which will be wrong), I'll interrupt my Twitter hiatus to highlight some things that this teachable moment
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1. Karnataka's Kodagu (aka Coorg) district was a separate Indian state at the time of independence in 1947. It was later merged into the neighbouring Mysore state in 1956. Mysore
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Some Interesting points in the _preliminary_ results on representative antibody testing in Heinsberg, the region with the first larger #COVID19 outbreak in Germany.https://twitter.com/hbergprotokoll/status/1248174994816991232 Study asked 600 househol
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Today I'm pleased to announce the Viral Emergence Research Initiative (VERENA), a consortium of virologists, ecologists, and data scientists working to predict which viruses could infect humans, which animals host
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I always used to wonder if winter was the cause of colds and getting sick. For a long time, I remember my mom always telling me to bundle up before
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Some Tuesday evening #science! In several countries, human milk is being trialled as a preventative or therapeutic approach against #covid19.This is because of the antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 produced by some
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P-R-E-D-I-C-TGosh if only we could have P-R-E-D-I-C-T-ed the various viruses that “could turn into pandemics” - it’s not like in 2009 the Obama Administration (Bird flu) funded scientists, like $200M
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Once people finish with how they ask what's next?When will social distancing end?When will there be a vaccine?When will things be normal?There ARE simple answers.But we're in this mess because
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Have been attending on inpatient service @BrighamWomens @DanaFarber this month, and on a #COVID19 "Special Pathogen Team" this past week. Amazing camaraderie and esprit de corps, really proud of these
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A thread on #SARSCoV2 mutations and what they might mean for the #COVID19 vaccination and immunity, in which I predict it will take the virus a few years to mutate
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People who are complaining (and shaming) #EvgeniaMedvedeva because she went to Japan in times of #COVID19 , and asking "why has she accepted to go?"The Ice Rinks in Canada and
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Many won't agree with this that is flagging #Corona as a biggest ever conspiracy with mankind.Yes, #coronavirus seems a conspiracy by elites like Bill Gates + Chinese communist party +
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A problem with privatisation of testing.Now that we are routinely testing lots of people - including care home staff and residents, and NHS staff - we are picking up positive
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Ever wonder why CDC, WHO, NIH, NIAID, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative and similar entities are pushing for an unproven vaccine that will come a
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A Coronavirus/Covid-19 vaccine could take three years to make. I spoke with a high-ranking vaccine expert at a global pharmaceutical company who walked me through the challenge. Below, I summarize
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He’s going to release ALL the cures before he’s done. Doctors hate to see it. Will try to Stop him at all costs.. https://issels.com/treatment-summary/ultraviolet-blood-irradiation-therapy/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/20881-methylene-
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