#Infection

Dr Kathleen Bachynski

bachyns

High school wrestling: "A total of 54 (41.5%) of the 130 tournament attendees received testing, and 38 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were identified; the minimum attack rate was 30.2% (38

iMED

iMedEducation

Why is fever considered to be ≥ 100.4 F? A wonderful Tweetorial by @JennyShihMD, reviewed by @AvrahamCooperMD and @AdamRodmanMD. 100.4 comes from a single study in 1868 (https://archive.org/details/dasverhaltendere00wund/page/n6/mode/2up)

Arthur Delaney

ArthurDelaneyHP

McConnell this morning with another dishonest Senate floor speech in which he again pretended Democrats haven’t compromised, ignored the ongoing bipartisan negotiation, and said “over 6500 lawsuits have been filed”

Ryan Hisner

LongDesertTrain

1/ Is the recent drop in US Covid cases due to an increased percentage of the population having immunity from previous infection or is it due to behavioral changes? In

IMSureMan 🇨🇦 ⛷

sherwhizt

1/ Highest priority for school reopening. Enforce:-face masks at all times (everyone)-physical distancing (limit numbers)Though worthy, these are lower priority. Implement as time/money permit:-wash/ hand sanitizing stations-improved ventil

Jennifer Gunter

DrJenGunter

Thoughts on the STI analogy and changing behaviors re covid. Harm reduction only works for those who have bought into the concept of harm. For example people who get tested

Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽

meganranney

Today, the first time, CDC says "Fully vaccinated persons who meet criteria will no longer be required to quarantine following an exposure to someone with #COVID19."THIS IS HUGE. A thread

Asit #UseAirbornePrecautions #Please 😷🪟

akm5376

1/9 @CDCgov states that the principal mode of infection for #COVID19 is via exposure to respiratory droplets (big or small - aerosolized).One of the simplest ways of minimize this exposure

Rachel Kahn

rachellk96

‘Is the Oxford vaccine live?’*A thread.*spoiler alert: the answer is NO.Please RT! There has been a lot of confusion about this and and some individuals who may not have understood

Jonathan Mesiano-Crookston @/#COVIDisAirborne

jmcrookston

People are saying "droplet" vs "aerosol" is semantic.The WHO said aerosol scientists own vent companies.I got upset.A thread. Let's go on a trip to WHO Scientific Brief land.https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries

Mark Hoofnagle

MarkHoofnagle

The anti-vaxx playbook has been leaked. Various anti-vaxxers (Even some who *claim they aren't antivax of course) have been busted in leaked audio conspiring to proactively attack the COVID vaccine

Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald

kurteichenwald

.@aubrey_huff said he won't wear a mask cause of imaginary Constitutional "rights."I asked him, So will he & family sign waivers of hospitalization if they get infected. He replied "I'll

Michael Story ⚓

MWStory

This thread is a bit confused: the whole concept of 'lockdown fatigue' and timing the start of lockdown only matter if the strategy is herd immunity by infection.https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1288582186959069188 If the

Sen. Jeff Jackson

JeffJacksonNC

Here's the vaccine situation in North Carolina:- overall supply- your place in line- how quickly the line might move/thread/ (not short) #ncpol #covid This week, North Carolina got 85,000 doses

Noah Haber

NoahHaber

"Policy evaluation in COVID-19: A graphical guide to common design issues" is out!Dream team of coauthors: Emma Clarke-Deelder (@Emma_C_Clarke), Joshua A Salomon (@SalomonJA), Avi Feller (@AviFeller), and Elizabeth A Stuart

Alina Chan

Ayjchan

Just became aware of an article from May interviewing experts to debunk lab scenarios for SARS-CoV-2 origins (it was cited in an Atlantic article published today). I'm going to work

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