#Infectious

Adam Kucharski

AdamJKucharski

I'm seeing more and more suggestions that groups at low risk of COVID-19 should go back to normal while high risk groups are protected. What would the logical implications of

Jonas S. Juul

jonassjuul

New paper with @stevenstrogatz is online!We ask: If an infectious disease mutates as it propagates, what fraction of the population will catch the mutant strain? How does this depend on

Marc Lipsitch

mlipsitch

Two preprints recently make an important point: for any infection, including COVID-19, it is possible that herd immunity can be accomplished with more than 1/R0 of the population still susceptible.

Ewan Birney

ewanbirney

I am re-activating my twitter and twitter is an unhappy place, perhaps unsurprisingly given COVID19. Organising my thoughts a little here: For the people who want to do armchair between

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

JUST IN—CDC is changes how “close contact” is defined. Instead of previously defining “close contact” as >=15 *consecutive* minutes w/in 6 feet of #COVID19 case, it’s now w/in 6 feet

JD

GrimmWarrior19

It's gonna drive me nuts if ignorant people keep saying "wear masks", so I'll pin this thread explaining why it's wrong once I'm done. Some don't understand how Indirect Transmission

Abdu Sharkawy

SharkawyMD

Thread. In 2wks it will be HalloweenNo reason to cancel everything out of fear when there IS a SAFE way to do this. It's also fine to opt out if

Kaitlyn Sadtler

KSadtler

Press Release We’re implementing a large-scale serological #SARSCoV2 testing study by combo of @NIHClinicalCtr & mail-in donation. Excited to lead the lab crew after sample handoff by clinical collab

Daniel Kawuma

Kawuma

What are the options for policy makers to lift the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda and other nations?Best Case Scenario: (Pending clinical trials)1) A safe and effective Vaccine. 2) Effective Medication

Stefan Simanowitz

StefSimanowitz

On 16 March, the govt claimed that“the has science changed” & #COVID19 was more infectious than they’d realised. BUT they waited a WEEK to impose lockdown!Ystdy, the govt claimed “new

Dr Flavia Santos

flavinska72

Trustful source and updated information regarding #COVID19 #coronavirus #covid_19 in #Ireland #Health https://twitter.com/roinnslainte/status/1227575164830875651 https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/

Socialists of Colour 🌹

SocOfColour

Know Your RightsWhat are the new police powers? The power to detain you if they believe you are infectious The power to close non-essential businesses The power to restrict your

Markku Peltonen

MarkkuPeltonen

Use of care and mortality due to corona in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Estonia; data from yesterday 12.5.Read the whole thread. (English)Fig 1a-b. Number of persons in intensive

Catrina Ko

dr_CatKo

So the HK gov has said that there could be 1500 silent COVID carriers in town and a whole-of-population mass screening scheme will effectively identify them. This is a grid

Trip Gabriel

tripgabriel

On the day POTUS returned to the WH and whipped off his mask, I spoke with voters in central PA, including many who scoffed at the threat of the virushttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/us/politics/trump-voters-face-masks.html?smid=tw-share

Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA

celinegounder

@NYChealthy took a beating in the @NYTimes over the weekend: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/nyregion/nyc-contact-tracing.html It's a bit more complicated. Got an inside (but on-the-record) look at NYC's #contacttracing data toda