#Epidemiologists

Zain Raza

smzrz

Since everyone has jumped on the leaked government report from Punjab and making their own conclusions without actually looking at the study and its details, here's a thread on why

Dr Alexandra Phelan

alexandraphelan

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

Samir Kayande

SamirKayande

Today, I'm thankful for Bayes Theorem. Let us explore one practical aspect: is the 10-14 day quarantine requirement doing more harm than good? I'm sure epidemiologists already know this, but

greg fell FFPH

felly500

North / South epidemiology and the economic implications A thread A few have asked why the north has far higher rate of infection and why take off faster(It is one for the

Caitlin Fitzsimmons 🧜‍♀️

niltiac

Strong story by @Kaubo with a small contribution by me (I interviewed Professor McLaws) COVID-19 study clears NSW schools for student returnhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/safe-as-houses-covid-19-study-clears-nsw-schools-for-student-return-20200425-

Alec Calac

ajcalac

This article completely glares over Indian Country."The data also showed several pockets of disparity involving Native American people.”Seriously, that's all you can say? @NYTimes https://twitter.com/uche_blackstock/status/127992

Michael Eisen

mbeisen

It's interesting to see how, at every stage of this pandemic, people leap from the event being unusual to the virus defying the normal rules of its kind, when in

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

We have to stop for a second & realize how crazy all of this is.We have multi billion $ corporations (@NBA) forming literal bubbles through immense power & wealth to

Ben Casselman

bencasselman

In his newsletter this morning, @DLeonhardt hits on something I've been thinking a lot about lately: What counts as good (economic) news right now?https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/briefing/how-badly-is-america-doing.html When the May

Joshua Gans

joshgans

The Great Barrington declaration is receiving lots of discussion. https://gbdeclaration.org/ GB makes the case for a herd immunity strategy while protecting the elderly. Like @paulmromer I agree that it should

Jen The Feisty Librarian

Feisty_Waters

Feisty Curation Tips to Create More Joyscrolling on Twitter and Less Doomscrolling During A Dumpster Fire Year: A Thread. What's important to you? Find voices from those communities. For me,

Will Wilkinson 🌐

willwilkinson

The Heritage Foundation has released a re-opening plan woefully light on testing that's unlikely to put the economy on a path to recovery, but certain to get Americans killed.https://www.coronaviruscommission.com/recommendations?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

Something has really been bothering me a lot and it's the notion that there is a scientific debate about whether aerosol transmission of #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #coronavirus occurs. I don't think

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

1. I'm a strong advocate of testing as an important pillar of the coronavirus pandemic response. There is often confusion about what testing offers, and I think it's helpful to

Chris Said

Chris_Said

I wrote a blog post on the fragmented data pipeline that is causing us all to be confused about coronavirus.Data quality doesn't get as much attention as modeling, but it

Vinay Prasad MD MPH

VPrasadMDMPH

I understand that emotions are high, but the three part essays by@JonathanJFuller @mlipsitch and nowJohn Ioannidis in @BostonReview Are truly worth your time [Thread]What is science in the time of