#Infected

James McCulloch

My_Wild_Life

Due to both the current restrictions on movement and my need to get back into lichens (again), this morning was spent trying to find and identify as many species as

Dr. Christopher Schmitt

fuzzyatelin

Our paper on #ACE2 and #TMPRSS2 variation–the genes coding for the main receptors for #SARSCoV2 in our cells–in savanna monkeys (genus #Chlorocebus, or #vervets) is just out in @PLOSONE! Let

Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

ashishkjha

Thread (1/n)2 weeks ago, we tested about 100,000 people in a day. Today, we tested 135,00.That is a measly 35% increase. In 2 weeks!During that time, # of cases has

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

It's important that the media comment within their realm of expertise, and not mislead the public. A misleading thread critiquing govt predictions around the COVID-19 pandemic without a real understanding

Dan Rosenheck

DanRosenheck

THREAD re the "everybody's-got-it" school of covid truthery, which my story this wk in @TheEconomist https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/04/11/why-a-study-showing-that-covid-19-is-everywhere-is-good-news, based on study by @in

Abu Rub Abn Rwjr Al Anatnom

Rub_Abn_Rogeer

A thread. This is the REAL DEAL here. Pakibasa at pakiintindi ano pinagkaiba nating Pinas at gano pa tayo kaswerte versus other countries specially Italy. Panay kayo reklamo sa gobyerno

Jason Foster

JsnFostr

Because, of course they did. And @ScottShaneNYT asked all the right Qs in Jan 2018.And, yet @nytimes is ignoring these declassified footnotes that vindicate their own reporter's excellent instincts.Watch this

Ryan

1nationtory

As with aviation accidents, there’s isn’t normally one blame factor or issue that causes them. Normally a chain of events which if one were changed then the accident wouldn’t have

JHSPH NCRC

JHSPH_NCRC

Do face shields provide protection on top of masks? Evidence from this study in India suggest face shields may protect health care workers who interact with #COVID19 contacts, providing more

Thomas Juneau

thomasjuneau

Québec Premier Legault today:-"we are winning the battle"; starts talking of loosening restrictions in coming weeks, maybe days-"months" with 2 metre physical distancing-175 deaths (+25; +17%)-10,031 cases (+691; +7,4%)-632 in

AL 🙂

Metabo_PhD

1/ How do you know that the pro-lockdown+face mask crowd are losing the war & getting increasingly desperate? They’re now using identity politics instead of #science in their arguments. Let

James Wilson

jamewils

In the study published in medRxiv, a team at the Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute of the New York Blood Center and Rockefeller University analyzed 370 plasma samples donated from people who

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

Recent study: Levels of an antibody found in recovered #COVID19 patients fell sharply in 2-3 months after infection for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, raising questions about the length of

Andy Gorfman

AndyGorfman

Australia really needs a timeline of the government response to the coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic. I'll do a little bit below.Assumptions:pandemic badhighly contagiouscan be spread from Chinese people in airports not

Health Nerd

GidMK

1/13 There are still tons of news pieces every day about whether #COVID19 is 'airborne'This is understandable, because airborne=infectious=scaryBut we know that the disease isn't airborne, at least not in

Andrew Chen

andrewtychen

NZ COVID Tracer daily scan counts are dropping fast. We didn't even have to drop alert levels before people have become complacent - behaviour change hasn't been sustained and people