#Ncov

Henry Deane

cotangent2theta

Pfizer-BioNTech & Moderna are mRNA (messenger Ribonucleic Acid) coronavirus vaccines.They give instructions for our cells to make a harmless piece of what is called the “spike protein” found on the

Warren McGee

WarrenMcG

Rhinoviruses are a common cause of *the common cold*. A study looked at adults hospitalized w/ these viruses or the flu, & found that there was a 30-day mortality rate

Jen Heemstra

jenheemstra

Over the last couple of days, you’ve probably noticed a lot more people wearing masks or cloth face coverings in public spaces. Wondering how well these protect from #COVID19 and

Philstar.com

PhilstarNews

President Rodrigo Duterte placed Metro Manila on community quarantine, on March 14, 2020. Two days after, the entire Luzon was under an "enhanced community quarantine."Other countries such as Italy, which

Hameem Jan

HameemYJ

I m starting a thread where medics working in pandemics hotspots of Europe can post/share guidelines & clinical management of #coronavirus cases As #Kashmir braces 4spike in cases while internet

Senator John Cornyn

JohnCornyn

By themselves, the number of tests don't tell us much. CDC says "not everyone needs to be tested for COVID-19," https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/testing.htmlgoing. "Most people have mild illness and are ab

Michael Otsuka

MikeOtsuka

.@UniofOxford prof Deborah Cameron notesa key respect in which small group teaching is a greater Covid risk than large lectures, casting doubt on @Cambridge_Uni's moving large lectures online while keeping

Prof Francois Balloux

BallouxFrancois

One intriguing aspect about the #COVID19 pandemic is that we still have no good idea about the virus' Infection Fatality Rate (IFR), and we don't even seem to be making

Lonni Besançon 🇫🇷 🇸🇪

lonnibesancon

#openscience friends and folks in general, the effort to limit the spread of #COVID19 is huge but everyone can also help research on it. @foldingathome is joining the research effort

el gato malo

boriquagato

this is a great graphic from @LaffersNapkinconsider what this means if you do random testing among mildly or asymptomatic peoplethey are (or were) contagious for 10 days, max.they can test

Diane Yentel

dianeyentel

Here it is: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/eviction-moratoria-order-faqs.pdf The guidance creates new burdens for renters (allows landlords to challenge tenant declarations) and new holes in the protections (allows land

AB Baby

abbabybirder

Why I, a high school teacher, am so pissed off by the new CDC statement on reopening schools - A THREAD. Here's the link to the original document:https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/reopening-schools.ht

Prathit Kulkarni, MD

PrathitKulkarni

(1/16) First, regardless of one's politics, I am confident we can all at least agree that we don't desire a bad clinical outcome for any member of our society.If accurate,

Orla Hegarty

Orla_Hegarty

Every supermarket reply says cleaning when ~there’s 1 in 10,000 chance of virus from surfaces~Not mention of infected air, which is how #Covid19 actually transmits1 year into a pandemic! @Aldi_Ireland

Trevor Bedford

trvrb

This article by @USATODAY misleadingly states that there are "8 strains of coronavirus" circulating. Because of this our @nextstrain inbox is today full of questions like "if you get one

Matthew Kavanagh

MMKavanagh

What did we learn today? @WHO @DrTedros were right.[THREAD]1) Evidence travel bans could not stop transmission to US (which mostly via Europe, in Feb, before cases there reached crisis). By