#Infection

Architects for Social Housing

9thfloor

'Today, the most pressing issue to have arisen is whether a global vaccination programme is needed to end the coronavirus crisis. This question is so important that a debate urgently

Scott Schaeffer

The_Dr_S

"Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19"- World Health Organization, April 6, 2020https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/331693/WHO-2019-nCov-IPC_Masks-2020.3-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y "There is curren

sentient fog

nightmodesalsa

Just for the record since ~someone~ decided to imply via youtube video that I gave them chlamydia, I tested negative, twice, I do not have it. He got it elsewhere.

James Brooks 🗞️

AK_OK

ICYMI: (thread) Yesterday, @adndotcom published a story about how Republican fundraisers are continuing in person, undeterred by the president's infection or state public health guidance. https://www.adn.com/politics/2020/10/04/alaska-r

Peter Kolchinsky

PeterKolchinsky

Let’s talk COVID testing. Public needs to know how they work, why they can be wrong, what decisions to make based on imperfect “specificity”, & how to tell when a

miss boozy

brizealia

*PLS SHARE* THREAD: The Navajo Nation is struggling immensely rn due to COVID-19. They have the highest infection rate in the whole U.S. & are fighting with limited resources. We

Adam Hamdy

adamhamdy

1. Back in February I repeatedly raised concerns about immunity to #COVID19 In March, when the UK government started discussing herd immunity I wondered what the government’s scientific advisers were

Richmond Fed

RichmondFed

Research Director Kartik Athreya, along with colleagues from @KansasCityFed and @stlouisfed, authored a fourth special report on financial distress and the second wave of #COVID19: https://bit.ly/FinDistress4 Between April 15 and

Afshine Emrani MD FACC

EmraniMd

What it will take for us to get back to life after #COVID19.1- We need mass testing, not for the acute infection (IGM), but who has had it, by measuring

Philstar.com

PhilstarNews

Palace Spokesman Harry Roque blamed "pasaway" Filipinos saying they are the reason why the Philippines is number one in ASEAN in terms of number of #COVID19 cases."Nakakahiya po 'yan. Itigil

Dr Nwamma

Joanconfidence

Let’s talk about how problematic this video is.This is a video with a journalist asking a researcher about the study they are doing with the intent of the potential use

Joel Miller

joel_c_miller

@mlipsitch has a thread about a pair of recent preprints (note - not peer reviewed) which show that due to heterogeneities, immunity acquired through infection can lead to "herd immunity"

GeoGnop ✝️🇺🇸🎺👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💪🙏

LastTrumpBlast

On COVID-19 They say, "We MUST Listen to the Experts!"Let's take a look at what the experts have said. MarchI. "Do not wear masks."Why not? "Masks worn by the public

Yascha Mounk

Yascha_Mounk

A big unanswered questions about COVID-19 is the true infection rate. How many people have already had it?As testing ramps up, there are reports of random samples and/or antibody tests

gin

radioheadedout

Who Can Give Blood? (thread)Age: 18 to 65 years old. Above that, it comes down to the overall health status.Weight: on average >60Kg for men, >50Kg for women.If you are

Angry Staffer

Angry_Staffer

Thread for those who are curious: I’ve been hesitant to share publicly for obvious reasons, but I think enough stories match my own at this point that it likely doesn’t