#Infections

Dr. Arinjay Banerjee

sci_questions

1/n: A thread for researchers venturing into the field of #bat #virology.I have reviewed and learnt from your recent papers and I wanted to share some general thoughts:1. Bats are

sarbasis bisoyi

sarbasis007

Covid numbers came down drastically in Ganjam,Odisha which had initially zero cases after which it became the hotspot after migrants were brought back!!! Isn't it the administration at fault. Never

Darby Lines 🌹

Angry_Drunk

Ok. Since I guess we’re going to keep rolling with the wide-eyed “Why would they force schools to re-open? Do they want people to die?” incredulity let’s break this down.

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

This preprint on SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics was a great read. The discussion about heterogeneity often focuses on numbers of contacts, but that always felt incomplete to me. As much as

Harald

HaraldofW

One week since last comprehensive thread on , follow link below for thread in blog format. Easier to digest. + #Coronasverige https://twitter.com/haraldofw/status/1280582231644344321 Linking last thread from @EffectsFacts on comparison betw

ghaura

ghauraghaura

So there's a rumor going around that countries where people get the TB vaccine aren't getting hit hard by Covid 19. I wanted to investigate so here is what I

Lyman Stone 石來民 🦬🦬🦬

lymanstoneky

Happy Monday on Hong Kong time everybody! Hope you had a nice Quasimodo Geniti. Ours was splendid. We had a (very modestly sized due to rgulations) BBQ at a friend's

John Burn-Murdoch

jburnmurdoch

Surprised by pushback to Boris Johnson’s comments that restrictions have played a key role in reducing UK Covid rates.Why do people think rates have fallen among unvaxxed groups?I always felt

Research Ethics Conference

REConf2021

So far this week, I've been talking about some ways in which ethical concerns manifest at work, but what about daily encounters with ethics in the personal sphere? (and, yes,

Laura Henderson

SixandLaura

1/ The k value, the dispersion of the R0 among cases, is low in SARS-cov-2, as it was in SARS 110-20% of cases cause 80-90% of new infections. *7/10 cases

Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

ashishkjha

In the news craziness, you might have missed bombshell from the CDC DirectorIn a swipe at Dr. Fauci, @CDCDirector Dr Redfield claimed explosion of cases in the South NOT due

Daniel Hannan

DanielJHannan

People claim that Sweden's liberal response has failed because it has more fatalities than its neighbours. But the purpose of the lockdown was to "flatten the curve" - ie, the

John Roberts

john_actuary

The interim report of Round 6 of @imperialcollege's #REACT study makes grim reading. It estimates 96,000 new infections a day, with an R of 1.56, and doubling every 9 days.

John Burn-Murdoch

jburnmurdoch

NEW: Mon 6 April update of coronavirus trajectoriesDaily new deaths:• US has averaged 1,000 deaths per day over the last week• Daily deaths in Italy & Spain peaked around 23-24

Yvette Cooper

YvetteCooperMP

1. For months we’ve been trying to find figs & science behind Govt quarantine policy, both in March when we had no quarantine & now.Basic Q; how many people do

WesElyMD

WesElyMD

1/ Mechanism: Lung + Brain Injury in #COVID19: In the ICU w/ #COVID we are dealing w/ SEPSIS & ARDS…most of what goes wrong in the human body when it’s infected