#Infection

Bruce Booth

LifeSciVC

The innate immune system is key for fighting viral infections, but can go overboard with CRS during severe disease. But dampening it early in an infection is probably not smart.

Danny Boy

Care2much18

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

Gabor Erdosi 🧩📄📊🧭

gerdosi

New mRNA vaccine technologies may offer 94-95 % efficacy. What an achievement of 21st century science!On the other hand, good old natural immunity provides 100 % protection from symptomatic COVID-19,

Bertoletti Lab

bertoletti_lab

Our paper about #SARSCoV2-specific #tcell immunity in cases of #COVID19 and #SARS, and uninfected controls is now out, peer-reviewed and published in @nature! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2550-z3 take-home messages:(1/5) 1) In

Michael Merrick

michael_merrick

Th question here is going to be what level of risk we’re comfortable with. We’re just not going to get to zero risk any time soon, and vaccines/treatments are a

Alan Mackenzie

Alan_Mackenzie

Watching @NicolaSturgeon #FMQs the continual questions on #COVID__19 testing are legitimate but fail to show any deeper understanding of the fact the result does not instantaneously follow the test. Testing

Vivien Shotwell ♪

vivienshotwell

"This really matters in a viral pandemic, as vitamin D is critically important in helping our immune system to resist viral infection, & to limit inflammation when infection does occur.

Texas Tribune

TexasTribune

1/ This rural county has the highest coronavirus infection rate in Texas, according to state data.But that's not the whole story.Officials in Donley County may just have a clearer picture

David Paton

cricketwyvern

It's now 18 days since *non-essential* retail, gyms, hairdressers & outdoor pubs/cafes/restaurants opened in step 2 of the roadmap in England. So plenty of time to see any effect on

Tanei the Science Guy, PhD 👨🏾‍🔬

Dr_TJRicks

I bet you didn’t know you might be secretly increasing your chance of a fatal cytokine storm from SARS remixHowEating foods & herbs that everyone else says boosts your immune

DrDinD 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

DrDinD

This great thread reviews a study of 9 German patients looking for viral Sars-cov2 RNA & blood antibodies. Quick summary: •unlike SARS, high production in throat & upper respiratory tract•lots

@theformanalyst

theformanalyst

After 3 really tough days (should have been in hospital if Denise/Mum/Sister had their way), I’ve woke up today and my head feels much clearer. Been in a complete daze

Murad Banaji

muradbanaji

#Covid19UKModelling UK data tells us: at an assumed fatality rate of 1%, there are currently about 1M active infections in the UK (as of 10/05). At a fatality rate of

Adam Kucharski

AdamJKucharski

How long does immunity to SARS-CoV-2 last (and how long might it last in future)? A few thoughts... 1/ We now have data from several cohort studies showing responses can

María Serrano Martin

marsemavi

Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States."Existing structural inequalities shape the racial inequalities in this pandemic.”https://nyti.ms/3aRc0wZ This thread#COVID19 https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/stat

Malia Jones

malia_ailam

I want to make sure we're all on the same page when we're talking about achieving herd immunity through natural infection. Important notes in . Fine Print: The model underlying