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David Fisman

DFisman

I'm not sure if anyone's in the mood for this, given the state of N America right now, but I keep getting asked whether another wave of COVID-19 is "possible".I

Billy Bostickson 🏴👁&👁 🆓

BillyBostickson

Let Uncle Ralph educate youSynthetic Viral Genomics: Risks and Benefits for Science and Society https://www.jcvi.org/sites/default/files/assets/projects/synthetic-genomics-options-for-governance/Baric-Synthetic-Viral-Genomics.pdf "Alte

Kaal Chiron काल्किरण

Kal_Chiron

2-deoxy-D-glucose was first suggested by Patanjali (Ramdev Baba) as a possible therapy for mild/moderate COVID, if I remember correctly.DRDO did systematic trials on it & now DCGI has approved its

Ewan Birney

ewanbirney

A primer (journalists, part written for you) on false positives and why you should (a) know about them but (b) feel confident the system does the right thing for them

Scott Leibrand

scottleibrand

Are you still using a cloth or surgical mask in indoor public spaces like grocery stores? Are you or someone in your household >40 or otherwise at high risk of

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

SCREEN ATHLETES? “Doctors recommend cardiac screening tests for competitive athletes who have recovered from #Covid19 after a small study found heart damage in 1 in 7 college sports competitors, including

#MaskUp Dr. Haryax Pathak

HaryaxPathak

Let's talk about Vaccines.Still seeing a lot of confusion going around about the Mechanism of vaccines in use. I will attempt to explain it as simply as possible.Please read, and

bunny boy ry⁷ — bkkm ceo

kagsmilkk

as a non-nigerian who can't donate or do much besides spread the word, my heart goes out to protesters and all those who have been killed or injured because of

Jose-Luis Jimenez

jljcolorado

1/ Aerosols, droplets, & “flexible droplets”Trying to clarify key aspects. Details complex, give bottom lines 1st:Bottom line 1: If fall within 1-2 m of the person (WHO or CDC droplets),

Power Shift Network ✊🏾🏳️‍🌈

powershiftnet

Some gems dropped so far on our U.S. Militarism + Climate Justice webinar happening right now: -The green house gas emissions emitted by the U.S. military is as much as

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

So important in this pandemic to NOT let RARE events make the headlines & grab our attention@NPR - this should NOT be a headline unless you’re going to have daily

Akiva Cohen

AkivaMCohen

OK. Time for a thread on masks. Anti-maskers (who should be as reviled as anti-vaxxers) keep citing research studies showing masks aren't that effective at protecting wearers from becoming infected.

Imani ✨

imaniloves_you

This is called a psyop. The goal is to slightly shift the conversation from the murder of civilians by the Nigerian military to some petty twitter discussion. Similar tactics have

Phil Kerpen

kerpen

Friday Fluday Thread: Influenza-Like Illness Data for MMWR Week 17, ending May 1, 2021 United States Influenza testing, MMWR week 17.CDC flu view. https://cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm2016 to 2019 4-year average: 1,243 cases;

James Pearson

pearswick

Now this is impressive: Days before the first coronavirus infections were detected outside China, Vietnamese state-backed actors were hacking into China's Ministry of Emergency Management and the government of Wuhan,

Alison Blunt

AlisonBlunt

1) "The definition of SARS and Corona or COVID-19 states that atypical pneumonia is regarded as the disease characterising symptom."... 2) "The causes for atypical pneumonias are well known and