#Pandemic

Suicide in several countries, inc England, didn’t rise after lockdown - see @bmj_latest this wk. Yet many studies have shown poorer mental health. How do we square these findings? Answer
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I'd like to recount how my governor, @andrewcuomo, has led New York during the pandemic:1. Didn't act while the virus initially took hold & made New York the global epicenter
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Dr. Rick Bright–head of @BARDA the USG agency supporting #coronavirus #vaccine development–was REMOVED after pressing for rigorous vetting of #hydroxychloroquine hawked by @realDonaldTrump, saying science, not “politics and cronyism
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I hate threads, but this feels important:I want to tell you about how structural racism and segregation are being perpetuated in real time on the Upper West Side, one of
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It's great to see animation twitter people talking about how the pandemic is making them rethink their relationship with the industry. It's a series of short-term day jobs, not your
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White parents often react to their kids’ hateful acts w/similar words-thread on why this is so dangerous 1/“Urbanski’s mother told the judge she was ‘furious’ with her son for engaging
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Three figures from today's @ChloeEast2 and @David_E_Simon paper illustrate some longstanding shortcomings of safety net programs (especially UI) and why the CARES Act UI supplement was such a big deal.
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Thread: 1/4: As an Early Career Researcher, I am frightened by the future ahead. Without the funding needed, the future of young scientists like myself will be severely hindered. 2/4:
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If you went back in a time machine to summer and fall of 2020 and asked all the Democrats what Trump should do to stop the pandemic they would say:
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Not to worry anyone, but Trump's religious advisors are mostly faith healer-type evangelicals and Pentecostals.This means a few things: 1) They believe that illness is primarily a result of spiritual
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It's 4pm on Friday, it's nearly the weekend, we are all in lockdown 3 (or 4?) it's time for...A THREAD ABOUT NEW TELEMEDICAL ABORTION CARE RESEARCH WHICH PROVES WHY IT
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I know the technical PCR nerdery is hard for the general public. I feel this whenever I read a hardcore immunology paper!A few thoughts on the concerns about PCR...PCR threshold
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You guys. I’ve sacrificed 4+ years to caring about what happens to Donald Trump. Believing many times that Republicans might do the right thing. Believing many times that conservative Americans
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The MTA monthly board meeting is about to kick off where board members are expected to approve the agency's 2021 budget. A few thoughts for riders to keep in mind
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A new variant of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Britain and prompting high levels of concern among its European neighbors. The strain is said to be up
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"Covid-19 poses risks to voters and to poll workers" -Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health "The virus is hoping a lot of people turn up to
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