#Epidemic

Nicholas A. Christakis

NAChristakis

Flu pandemics recur reliably but unpredictably every decade or so, and their extent and intensity varies. With COVID19, we may be in midst of a once-every-50-years event, perhaps similar to

UK NPM

UKNPM

In the rapidly changing context of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we would like to provide some updates on how the UK NPM is approaching the crisis and taking forward our

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

1. It's easier to poke holes in a study than to run a study yourself. We should expect many more SARS-CoV-2 serosurveys in our future. So in the spirit of

Melissa Sweet

MelissaSweetDr

Thread to follow giving overview of new papers from @bmj_latest special collection: '#Covid19: The road to equity and solidarity' https://www.bmj.com/pmac-2021 cc @CroakeyNews #PMAC2021 @baumfran @WePublicHealth The collection

Beͫvͣaͬnͨd

zorinaq

COVID deaths & hospitalizations always lag cases. The lag has been demonstrated, is often 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 than a month, and its timing can be predicted accurately (I have done it.) The

Jonathan Reinarz

reinarzhistory

I'm writing a chapter on smell in an early 20thC novel, which I bought for £2. Its a great source to research the senses, hospitals and med education. But so

A Marm Kilpatrick

DiseaseEcology

How many SARS-CoV-2 infections are there per COVID-19 case now?Early estimates & guesses suggested there were 10 infections for every case, but these estimates were done when testing capacity was

Danny Boy

Care2much18

Looking at my notes from March and April and reappraised our response (Irish people).Strong conclusion is we did excellently for our part of the world and you should all be

Stefan Simanowitz

StefSimanowitz

1/. In March, @Telegraph ran a piece warning that: “Those questioning the govt’s #coronavirus strategy are not only wrong, they’re a danger to the rest of us.”Its intent seemed to

Adrienne Carter

adriennecarter

China has expelled our correspondents, along with others from @wsj and @washingtonpost, in a diplomatic dispute with the U.S.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/business/media/china-expels-american-journalists.html Here’s why it matters. Without repor

JohannesBorgen

jeuasommenulle

Last Friday, Macron floated the idea of a new general lockdown in France. Ouch. And because I’m fed up with reading so much garbage and contradictory stuff on Covid, I

Buffy Wicks

BuffyWicks

I was born & raised in CA ‘wildfire country,’ the daughter of a firefighter. This year is far & away the worst I’ve ever seen things – it seems like

Austin Frerick

AustinFrerick

Check out my new article in @amconmag -- it's honestly my favorite thing I've ever written.It's time to challenge the agribusiness monopolies that are squeezing farmers and food workers.

Brumby

the_brumby

This will be my first and possibly last tweet (thread) as I am mostly here to learn. It is prompted by a recent study questioning lockdown efficacy that is getting

Bob Wachter

Bob_Wachter

1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 34Long thread today (sorry); lots to cover after that thing we used to call a weekend.@UCSFHospitals, we’re on downslope, w/ 17 cases, 3 intubated. Still

Devon Shapiro

DevonShapiro

Thread on religion and atheism Atheism and agnostic beliefs result in suicidal thoughts. Atheist doctors and non-religious hospitals also were more likely to recommend suicide to their patients.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s109