#Infectious

Question Portland

QuestionPDX

THREAD: Demand COVID antibody test production be prioritized! We may *already* have herd immunity. Antibody tests ("serological surveys" in the quote below) are available, if only we focus our efforts

Gretchen Goldman, PhD

GretchenTG

We couldn't predict #COVID19, but CDC scientists did predict a pandemic and our lack of preparedness. My new @PLOSONE paper with @UCSJacob has important findings that inform decisionmakers actions now.

Ewan Birney

ewanbirney

A key reminder of SARS-CoV-2 cases; in March/April the testing depth and testing criteria was far far lower - so different to now as one should mentally split away graphs

Robin - Lab Bird

artyewok

I was looking for a photo of a friend in a unicorn maskimal head and found tiny painting photos I thought I lost!First up: an angry infectious mono. Kiss your

Sangxa

sangxa

“Acclaimed epidemiologist Prof Salim Abdool Karim will lead an investigation into the coronavirus outbreak at St Augustine’s Hospital in Durban.” “Netcare management yesterday moved swiftly to deny that medical staff

Sartorius

Tsarorius

Tiens, dans cet article Lagier et Raoult citent le fameux article « parachutes » du BMJ.Source : Lagier JC, Raoult D. Deadly infectious diseases such as Ebola: the parachute paradigm. Clin Microbiol

Max Roser

MaxCRoser

My two worries are:– That this correlation is do a large extent due to the very limited testing in poor countries.– That this correlation will soon be the other way

John Bye

_johnbye

After claiming last month that cases weren't rising (when they clearly were) due to errors in how he calculated the positivity rates, @carlheneghan is now saying that "while detected cases

Joseph Allen

j_g_allen

The middle seat is not the problem.The lack of gate-based ventilation is.In 2013 I led work on this Nat'l Acad of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report:"Infectious Disease Mitigation in Airports

Alan Baxter

AlanBixter

So: What is Wrong with COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine in Australia? A thread.After difficulties with compliance to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders for returning travellers, Hotel Quarantine became the mainstay of infection management

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

1. This is going to be a personal thread about the experience of working at the intersection of infectious disease modeling and the study of misinformation during the worst pandemic

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

Sweden has herd? Nope, sorry. Sweden's public health agency is discussing imposing new coronavirus restrictions on Stockholm after the city's health chief warned of "worrying signs of increasing

fleetstreetfox

fleetstreetfox

This Raab business bothers me. Not the immense stupidity - the man’s got two law degrees, obviously too thick to figure out how to leave school - but it’s the

Scott Gottlieb, MD

ScottGottliebMD

1/3 New study shows that people with #COVID19 may be most infectious before their symptoms develop. The authors estimate that - on average - about 44% of secondary cases were

Caroline Buckee

Caroline_OF_B

Who are experts anyway? I think it depends on the audience, because it’s a relative term. But here are some categories I have observed consistently during COVID-19. 1/7 1. “True”

Jeremy PLEASE WEAR MASKS! Konyndyk

JeremyKonyndyk

This this this this this.https://twitter.com/dylanhmorris/status/1281445220576645120 To elaborate slightly.The whole "is it airborne" and "droplets vs aerosols" debate is a case of technical jargon impeding public unders