#Incidence

I've been thinking hard about test positivity rates and how they impact on difficulty of estimating incidence and prevalence when there aren't random samples from the population. Blog post with

Cutting VAT is not a way to make the tax system more progressive.The cost is huge: a 5% cut = £32bnIt's inefficient, because businesses will retain some of the saving

Not going to repeat the ultra low incidence of blood clots in the AZ vaccines, think we’ve established that the benefits far outweigh the risks now.But since tmrw is the

Intéressant thread sur le Luxembourg, qui a actuellement une incidence aussi forte que la Mayenne mais qui se donne les moyens de lutter avec une politique agressive de dépistage et

Very helpful infographics from @nytimes with comparative #Covid19 reported rates of incidence and increase/decline around the world.Remarkably, #Switzerland has the second highest number of cases per 100k people (after Spain).

I'll try give a better representation of deaths lagging behind infection, by charting the progression of a few countries from when they were at the same 14-day incidence that Ireland

This has taken me an inordinate amount of time.I have broken down Ireland's 14-day incidence, by age, across 2 time periods.The results show children under 15-years-old have the lowest 14-day

Todd Miano, PharmD,PhD

This paper on #COVID19 #thrombosis has gained a lot of attention. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2020.04.013The paper (n=184) reports a cumulative thrombosis incidence of 31% in hospitalized patients, but in Table 3 there are

Reluctantly, I feel I need to clarify some issues around why AZ doesn't make sense for most of Canada right now.When NACI evaluated—using the hard endpoint of deaths—the risk-benefit of

Professor Philip Nolan

We have looked carefully at incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children in recent weeks for any impact of the phased return to the classroom. The data, and thorough public health

Andrew RT Davies

Starting with the Vale of Glamorgan. The highest in the county is in Ogmore-by-Sea & Llandow where there have been 9 cases over the past 7 days. In Pembrokeshire, the

I see some discussion about the Level 3 impact in Dublin, and more broadly whether Level 3 was working nationally. You'd need to agree on what 'working' means but I'll

Teaching In Autistic 😷

A note on the term “special education professional”99% of teachers trained in special education are trained in so called “high incidence disabilities” which really means disabilities that hide in general

Lauren Lapointe-Shaw

Updates based on @ForumPoll @MainStResearch second COVID-19 symptom poll- Ontario April 18-19 (n=4,260):This week 15% (down from 19% last week) of households have someone experiencing symptoms of possible COVID-19. This

Surprised that I'm getting this question. But no, vaccines do not offer a guarantee of safety. They vastly reduce your probability of symptoms, hospitalization, and death. We should not be

Dr. Ayodele Oni

Concerned With Understanding or How to Deal With/ Negotiate Liability Caps and Exemption of Liability Clauses in Contracts? Here are Some Thoughts- A Thread.... @oladapoyusuf @OmoKakafiala Nigeria is a common