#Infectious

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How can we promote academic advancement for JR faculty? Finding the right mentorship is key. Check out #IDWeek2020 oral abstract 134 by @vera_luther @armstrws @BonuraErin @MikeMeliaMD @DrDavidRiedel @BSchwartzinSF This abstract

Joanna Poole 💙

Jopo_dr

I introduce you to preparations for #covidhospital Receptionist The surgeon Medical Consultant trying to understand e-obs ED SHO The hospital manager Infectious disease consult The med reg ICU *prone* Nurses

Pat Stedman

Pat_Stedman

Random thoughts...- Virus came from Wuhan, bioweapon research center- Virus much more fatal to vapers, chinese vapes banned 2019 due to lung damage- Trump blocks chinese travel early- Chinese masks

Robert Salvo

robertsalvo

Can we get this guy too, just for the press conferences? https://twitter.com/AndySlater/status/1250196152517001216 "Can't spell unreliable testing without 'U-T'." "They say coronavirus might come back around again this fall

Joshua Ford

JoshuaFordActor

This is just an appreciation thread to some of the best people I’ve ever met. I love @ELLandZAND. They’re creatively something else. I mean next level. They understand stories but

Sterling Beard

SterlingCBeard

So, I spent some time tonight streaming some @CallofDuty and some Tom Clancy’s “EndWar” on @Twitch. Some quick thoughts: I had one person randomly jump into my stream on the

Isaac Bogoch

BogochIsaac

1/Last week there were reports of #COVID19 reinfections in South Korea.“It is highly unlikely that those who tested positive again [in RT-PCR tests] might have been infected again”-Yoo Cheon-Kwon, Korea

Amy Proal, PhD

microbeminded2

I see tweets suggesting that some #COVID-19 patients might develop ME/CFS-like symptoms, and that’s reasonable. But if we want the broader research community to make that potential connection then we

Dr Vyom Sharma

drvyom

No - 30% rejection rate for #covid19aus testing is in Vic terrible. We've had 18,000 arrivals, 1-2% of them are positive. Yes, uptake of test is better in those who

Jennifer Cabrera

jhaskinscabrera

A thread on PCR testing and cycle thresholds. More details are available in the linked article: 1/11https://rationalground.com/why-mass-pcr-testing-of-the-healthy-and-asymptomatic-is-currently-counter-productive/ The problem is that current

Dolly Aswani

Veerini1

http://bit.ly/plasma--donors Please fill this form if you are eligible to donate plasma.THE COUNTRY NEEDS YOU!Eligibility for donating plasma noted below! 1) Recovered from Covid almost 30-45 days ago or more.2) should

Tommy Vietor

TVietor08

On February 26, Trump was scheduled to meet with top infectious disease experts to discuss urgent social distancing steps. Instead, the meeting was cancelled bc Trump was mad about bad

Malex

markpalexander

Medatest our modest PPE company have a huge announcement. We are going to have the rights to commercialise the world's best antigen rapid test. It is, to use an oft-abused

Wes Pegden

WesPegden

It seems like the fundamental fallacy underpinning misguided mitigation strategies is prioritizing the elimination of the highest-risk interactions ever experienced by the lowest-risk (most privileged) people.1/12 Through the lens of

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

VACCINE EFFICACY 101: A biostatistician's primerTen tweets to cover:- How is vaccine efficacy calculated?- Distinguishing between infection, disease, & severe disease.- Measuring reduced infectiousness.- Vaccine efficacy vs. effecti

Nico Pitney

nicopitney

In Jan 2017, a week before Trump takes office, Obama staffers run a pandemic response exercise for incoming senior Trump cabinet officials that warns of critical shortages of PPE, ventilators,