#Infections

Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

ashishkjha

I am back after 5 days off of twitter, email, mediaHere's my quick summary of what happened with COVID1. UNC, few other universities decided to ignore sound public health advice

Seth Abramson

SethAbramson

I struggle with the "we're turning the corner on COVID-19" narrative because the NYT reports we'll likely never reach herd immunity, variants are increasing and soon may resist vaccines, and

𝕲𝖚𝖗𝖚 𝕭𝖗𝖚𝖓𝖔 🇮🇳

spinesurgeon

Long thread on Transfusion and few Polls Blood has three main functions 1. Carry Oxygen (Red Blood Cells do that ) 2. Fights against Bacteria and Viruses and every thing

Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

ashishkjha

What's the state of the pandemic in the US? In last monthB.1.1.7 and other variants have become dominant90M vaccines have gone into armsCases are up about 20%Here's the key graph

Tony Stark

NatSecElitist

For all of the "leaders" who are ignoring guidance to reduce the force to mission essential activities, i have one simple question:Have you thought about what you're gonna say to

Kristen Howerton

kristenhowerton

Let's talk about the elephant in the room around churches and reopening: money. Churches are struggling because people many folks only tithe in person. When the offering plate isn't passed,

Tim Skellett

Gurdur

1/n Over the next few weeks, you'll hear lots on how "top scientists", or "the world's leading scientists", call for a so-called #HerdImmunity approach. They're a few cranks & shills.

Mark Horsley

MarkHorsleyUK

THREAD : ALARM BELLS RINGING Some really worrying developments have taken place this week across Europe and in the UK. However the mainstream media don’t seem to be giving it

John Burn-Murdoch

jburnmurdoch

One more new chart thread today:A cautionary tale for those who think lockdowns will end overnight and life will go straight back to normal.Movie theatres were told to close when

Aproko Doctor

aproko_doctor

Think of your bladder as a balloon that fills up with urine.At a point when it's "full", your brain gets the signal to empty it, if you override that signal,

Stay at home

sunildvr

This. It’s been bothering me for a week, and I was thinking about it more last night. The NHS hasn’t been overwhelmed (yet). But: we seem to have accepted an

Will Wilkinson 🌐

willwilkinson

The Heritage Foundation has released a re-opening plan woefully light on testing that's unlikely to put the economy on a path to recovery, but certain to get Americans killed.https://www.coronaviruscommission.com/recommendations?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT

13 February 2020

vngalwana

Barely 24hrs before the president unleashed cigarettes in a bid, ostensibly, to "flatten the curve" of covid-19 infections, the World Health Organisation released this tweet. So why did the president

Martin Austermuhle

maustermuhle

Bowser says D.C.'s peak in infections could come at the end of June or start of July. At peak, D.C. will need some 5,600 hospital beds. On a normal day,

Andrew Coyne

acoyne

“Trudeau, along with the health minister and other federal ministers, repeat often that they are working closely with the WHO, following its advice.There are a growing number of voices who

Alex Berenson

AlexBerenson

Let's review: 1/ We have very little idea what positive tests mean (we're over 300,000, but they rise more or less linearly with the number we conduct - does that