#Testing

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Mortis_Banned

A case for a "Ukrainian model" of fighting the spread of coronavirus?Ukraine, which has been progressively rolling out social distancing measures (like restricting public transport) since 1st confirmed case without

Derek Thompson

DKThomp

I wrote about “test and trace" and the plan to return to normal before a vaccine.Most people understand what testing means. So, what is tracing?https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/contact-tracing-could-free-america-from-its-quarant

hypervisible dot pdf

hypervisible

Imagine all you want to do is take a test, and the system your institution uses as a gateway to testing doesn't recognize you as a human being.https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5gxg3/proctorio-is-using-racist-algorithms-to-detect-faces &

Andy Moore

andyokc

Hi, former public health professional here. A thread to clarify a few things for my fellow Oklahomans:1. If you have symptoms, such as body aches, you’re not asymptomatic. The presence

Sandy Garossino

Garossino

Ok, have something to say about this business about not wishing ill on anyone, no matter the political differences. 1/ It’s not like these people were hit by a bus,

Scott Gottlieb, MD

ScottGottliebMD

THREAD: There's risk a second wave of #COVID19 in Fall 2020 will coincide with flu season; and surging covid infections will confound ability to ramp testing, make full use of

Ranu Dhillon

RanuDhillon

1/ A hang-up on rapid tests that I've heard is that it'll be difficult for health depts to track resultsDecentralized screening makes that difficult but stopping spread should be the

Paul Moynagh

moynagh_paul

@DavQuinn Elimination (if possible) presents number of challenges (imo) 1. Timeframe: SARS CoV2 transmits with stochastic patterns and confidence levels of predicting elimination over course of weeks would be v

Mark Murphy

DrMarkMurphy

A few points about the 2 common diagnostic #tests & #COVID19The nasal-swab test which looks for viral particles & an acute infection The antibody test for a past-COVID19 infectionWe need

Rodger Armstrong #StayHomeSaveLives

rodgerarmstrong

You wonder why we haven’t heard more from Professor Carl Heneghan over the last few weeks? Why isn’t he advising the Government? Brilliant insight with @maitlis on @BBCNewsnight even offered

Zoe Keller

KellerZoe

#covid-19 Scientists working at the high security laboratories at Porton Down are testing for antibodies blood samples from across Britain. They hold the key to exit from lockdown https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavi

Peel

RHPeel

I think it is plausible that public officials have not gotten the most up-to-date scientific information on the disease as quickly as some randos on Twitter like myself. 2/ This

New Scientist

newscientist

The number of deaths from #covid19 recorded worldwide has passed 750,000. Here are today’s headlines on the pandemic.More updates: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-englands-death-toll-revised-down-by-more-than-50

Chris Hayes

chrislhayes

OK, so from my interviews with a ton of epidemiologists over the last bunch of months, here's a pretty straightforward plan to suppress the virus and get the US to

Adewunmi

eadewunmi

Let me tell this story with data. Sweden has recorded 2,941 deaths:- 2,576 deaths (87%) are 70+ people who were in lockdown at nursing homes. - Only 19 deaths (0.64%)

Movement for Black Lives UKY

blacklivesuky

As much as @universityofky claims to have a grasp on the plan to reopen, they do not. Testing students one time does nothing for the inevitable parties and bars where