#COVIDView

Caitlin Rivers, PhD

cmyeaton

All proposed plans for reopening, incl ours, rely on testing + contact tracing. The US is at ~ 1M tests/wk. @ashishkjha thinks we need 3.5M/wk minimum. Others wants several times

Tam

_nahpmat

hot take: I (kind of) support bowds decision to limit the # of students on campus and I think the other colleges shouldve done the same instead of opening their

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

Youyang Gu

youyanggu

9/22 Weekly http://covid19-projections.com Update:We forecast 23,000 (13-38k) additional reported deaths in the US by November 1 (~600/day).Nov 1 Total Deaths Forecasts:Today: 223k (213-238k)Last week: 219k (208-233k)2 weeks ago: 219k

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

THREADI know people will want me to talk about this, so I'll write a preemptive thread.@realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS have tested positive for COVID-19.https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1311892190680014849 And the First Lady.http

Brian O’Kelly - Host of Republic Keeper

brianyourbro

We are being played:In the beginning infections were not cases.Cases were only those admitted or requiring treatment. Folks who were asymptomatic or recovering w/o interventions were not "cases".http://a.msn.com/00/en-us/BB17X4Su?

Youyang Gu

youyanggu

Here's a thread that contains my findings regarding the relationship between true infections, reported cases, test positivity rate, and infection fatality rate for COVID-19.Full write-up: http://covid19-projections.com/estimating-true-i

OhioAtty14

OhioAtty14

So let's go through every relevant metric -- deaths, hospitalizations, transmissibility, side effects -- to see why schools should re-open.https://twitter.com/elikasadeghi/status/1283133178429837313?s=20 First, the most recent US Census

Dr. Tom Frieden

DrTomFrieden

Epi Weekly Review: No Fairy-Tale Ending to The Covid PandemicLess testing, less information on tests, apparently less Covid. Positivity decreased 5.2 to 4.8% per CovidView. Testing decreased for multiple reasons,

Farzad Mostashari

Farzad_MD

1/ Is the #COVID19 outbreak in the US going down? Are we ready to lift lockdown? How would an epidemiologist look at the data to help us understand these questions?

Clarity

covid_clarity

The Minnesota covid model #MNmodel forecasts 29,000 deaths.What’s causing these high estimates?Click HERE… for a DEEP DIVE THREAD that explains it. 1/ After reviewing code & underlying data for the

Dr. Tom Frieden

DrTomFrieden

1/10 Another week, more spread of #Covid19. Bottom line: it’s worse, will continue to get worse, and will take months to improve substantially.We are going in the wrong direction, fast.

Dr. Tom Frieden

DrTomFrieden

1/9 Covid Epi Weekly: Stalling and FailingContinued spread of Covid in the US will continue to undermine health, jobs, economy, and education. A concerted, strategic approach would help, a lot.

Omnipotent Moral Busybody

OBusybody

Here is an updated version of my infographic providing data that shows masking young children in school is impractical and not backed up by research. All 52 citations are in

Farzad Mostashari

Farzad_MD

1/ It's time to look at week 16 (April 12-April 18) #COVIDViewAre things getting better or worse overall in the US? Are there pockets of concern or good news?What new

Dr. Tom Frieden

DrTomFrieden

1/25 Weekly Covid epi. Lean into a punch, get hit hard. States that opened while cases increasing predictably having big increases. Increases will continue weeks more, longer without more distancing.