#Infection

Taking stock of COVID in October - for followers, in particular journalists. My scope is broadly across Europe, with a particular focus in the UK. Context: I am an expert
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Read this fascinating paper from @PJGCampbell, @eric_herring + others on how COVID is hitting Somaliland & SomaliaTl;dr- People can't afford a socially distant life and so are risking infection in
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Antibody tests are coming online. Never before have humans needed to understand Bayes rule more. Let's talk about why it's critical NOT to assume you are immune to covid-19 when
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Full Warning, I am not a physician and as we know, all prescriptions have side effects depending on the person.Monoclonal Antibodieshttps://www.britannica.com/science/monoclonal-antibody#TheMoreYouKnow #DecideForYourself@IngrahamAngle @Tuck
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Want to play a game of futurecasting with me?Take an assumption as given, and see what your perspective of the world looks like 5 years from now.I will go first.
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New preprint *NOT PEER REVIEWED* from the @opensafely team which we would love comments on! We looked at whether inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), used in asthma and COPD, might influence
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Recently, @Sermo released results from a survey of 6,000+ physicians across the world. Findings analyzed key #COVID19 issues, spanning from treatments, resource needs, and personal perspectives. Highlights detailed in the
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Why are POC dying from #COVID19 #coronavirus at higher rates? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8eDzI4MiYQ Infectious diseases magnify health disparities. As someone who's spent most of my career working in #HIV #AIDS & #TB
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1/3 Keeping the #SlowBurn is not something local public health can do alone. In addition to #PhysicalDistancing, frequent #handwashing and wearing of non-medical masks, as appropriate, we must all
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Role of BCG vaccine in protection. If like me you have been v confused why TB and covid have anything in common...read on.... First of all people noticed that people
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Let’s talk about what happens if you get COVID19 and recover. Are you immune to the disease? How long does the immunity last? And what does that mean for your
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I took part in this study. This is pretty scary but not unexpected. Shout out to the @KeckMedUSC students and the County Dept. of Public Health phlebotomist for doing an
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BREAKING: Massive study of more than 5,000 genetic sequences of the #coronavirus reveals continual viral mutations—one mutation in the gene encoding its spike protein may have made the virus MORE
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BREAKING: On MHA’s directions Delhi LG passes order stopping home quarantine (as reported few hours back)5 day mandatory institutional quarantine for those positive Patient Will be sent in home isolation
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#shortthoughts In current arguments I don't believe we always distinguish sufficiently between the effects of lockdown & the effects of the pandemic. It's also easier to 'blame' the lockdown because
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(1/n) @mckelmer, Environment Report: Science Is Rising to the Occasion (Surfers, Less So)https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/science-environment/environment-report-science-is-rising-to-the-occasion-surfers-less-so/This story motivated me to spend
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