#Infection

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HeckofaLiberal

THREAD: For those still claiming the “longterm effects” are unique to #covid19 haven’t been paying attention to other viral illnesses. Let’s take a look: 1/https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/45/5/1463 Many viral illnesses including

Isaac Bogoch

BogochIsaac

1/ Eventually we will see a decoupling of new #COVID19 cases from hospitalizations as population-level immunity grows (through vaccination & recovery from natural infection), especially among those at greatest risk

Stephen Reicher

ReicherStephen

Scotland didn't start off well. Mistakes were made. But the current infection rate (new cases per million people per day) is only about a tenth of that in England .

Dr Matt Prescott

mattprescott

What happens if humans never develop immunity to COVID19 and it turns into a chronic infection with no cure? These unknown, long-term risks are a good reason to stick with

Ian Power

IHPower

Last week my brother was admitted to A&E with a severe chest infection. A bed in intensive care was requested. As someone who lives in a care home with limited

Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽

meganranney

As an ER doc who has been not just treating patients on the frontlines, but also working to get adequate #PPE and public health guidance to people across the country,

Jacob Koella

jacob_koella

It seems that in this #Covid-19 crisis we are sometimes forgetting some basic aspects about interpreting test results, in particular with regard to issuing 'immunity passports'. Immunity passports are a

Joel Miller

joel_c_miller

A problem with armchair epidemiologists is that they can make very confident-sounding statements without acknowledging (or perhaps even recognizing) that those statements depend on assumptions.https://twitter.com/federicolois/status/1298631

Tommy 🇦🇸🇲🇽

THerrera00

Hi everyone, I said earlier last week that i'd start a fact thread about sexual health on Sundays, #SexualSundays. Here's my debut lol. Today is about #Chlamydia! Below is a

Ken Gardner

KenGardner11

One more short thread, with caveat that I am no expert here. There are two possibilities: the antibody tests are very accurate and many more people have had COVID-19 than

Blenus M

cameraman1961

There are now over 6,600 deaths in the US from the COVID-19 infection. And the racist Trump has yet to take responsibility for anything related to this situation. And there

Rob Davies

ByRobDavies

If pubs really are going to be the focus of a new Covid crackdown, including a 10pm curfew, the industry is going to feel that's very unfair. Here's why:-[THREAD] Figures

Vinay Choksi

VChoksi

Apparently, we haven’t had a C. Diff infection in the hospital in over a week. Apparently, washing your hands prevents it. #COVID19 How ID and prevention control must feel.

राहुल गोस्वामी | Rahul Goswami

rahul_goa

It is 92 days since the announcement of the India 'lock down'.An unchecked and utterly irresponsible media continues to broadcast fear. It has scare-mongered every single day.The true covid19 infection

Timothy Imholt

TimothyImholt

I have been working on a #CoronaVirus modeling system that seems to work 6-7 days out from reality. That isn’t the point of this mornings feed, but look below for

Dr. Theresa Tam

CPHO_Canada

1/5 I’m taking a moment to recognise #NationalVolunteerWeek - expressing my thanks to the countless Canadians who are giving of their time to help during these difficult times. #NVW2020 #CheersToVolunteers