#Infections

Grattan Healy

Grattan_H

.@FatEmperorIvor. Some of my own data analysis on Ireland in the following thread.The cumulative Case Fatality Rate (CFR) has dropped away since it peaked at 7.3% (from 24th June to

Kavitha Rajagopalan

kxraja

In 2016, my baby was diagnosed with a life-threatening primary immunodeficiency. He spent most of his first year of life in the hospital, first to treat infections, then in a

Farzad Mostashari

Farzad_MD

1/ This is what has been worrying epidemiologists about #COVID19- if asymptomatic/pre-symptomatic individuals are driving the outbreak, then coming out of lockdown will be exceedingly difficulthere's what it might takehttps://science.sciencemag.o

Patrick Henningsen

21WIRE

POINT OF ORDER: Whenever you hear anyone say, "We're in a #pandemic" - firstly you must challenge them on it. How to win the debate...Reply by saying: "No, it's not

Hannah Nicklin 🌹

hannahnicklin

It is wild to me that (according to DR) the Danish R number is 1.4, and in certain cities (Aarhus) 2.2 and no one seems concerned about that? Anything above

David Paton

cricketwyvern

I'm seeing people worrying about new cases increasing.The England 7-day ave by specimen date for 9th July (later dates unreliable as more cases to come) is indeed up from the

Jamie Woodhouse

JamieWoodhouse

POLL: How many people are #COVID19 infected in the today?This is the most important number in the crisis.It drives:- Intensive care load (1-4 weeks)- Death toll (1-5 weeks)- Fatality

Stef

Steftyem

Possibly, somehow doubt smoking is reducing inflammation in lungs leading to less #COVID19. Maybe when people are diagnosed they’re underreporting smoking. Social desirability: lung infections less likely to admit smoking

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

BBC News (UK)

BBCNews

The UK government is introducing new restrictions to try and stop the spread of coronavirus and protect livesBut with cases on the rise are we fighting a losing battle? Or

Kasturi Shankar

KasthuriShankar

1/2 To all the home scientists & faithfuls who lectured me that a vaccine is meant not to prevent infection but to mitigate it's severityWRONG. A vaccine's primary purpose is

Vincent Rajkumar

VincentRK

My estimates after reading multiple reports:20% of COVID is symptomatic80% is asymptomatic but infectious Symptomatic COVIDHospitalization rate: 10%ICU rate: 3%Mortality rateSymptomatic COVID ~2%. 7-10% if system overwhelmed. COVID (including asympto

Megan McArdle

asymmetricinfo

This is not a scientific assessment, just an idle speculation, and please take it in that light, but, looking at all the infections at choir practice, soccer games, restaurants, etc,

Faheem Younus, MD

FaheemYounus

COVID Myth-busting Thread: Too many myths floating around. Here’s part 2.1/10: Avoid shipped packages/gas pumps/shopping carts/ATMs or you’ll die.Wrong. Coronavirus surface survival is one thing; that surface causing an infection

Dr Charles Omole

DrCOmole

NEED FOR BESPOKE RESPONSE TO COVID-19 IN NIGERIA Different countries have employed different ways to combat this pandemic with successes despite variation in tools employed. Nigeria cannot afford to just

A Marm Kilpatrick

DiseaseEcology

What is "fatality" of COVID19? Still lots of confusion out there about case fatality rate (CFR) and infection fatality rate (IFR). One is what you want to know but almost