#Infections

Andrew Noymer

AndrewNoymer

This, by @ChikinaLab & @WesPegden is smart.h/t: @AndreaSaltelli I've been saying for some time now, that — absent a vaccine — there will be a second wave when we relax

Chris Giles

ChrisGiles_

Update: Sadly, UK excess deaths are rising again after a summer of stability. Since mid-March, a cautious estimate of the number of UK excess deaths linked to coronavirus has risen

Vipin M. Vashishtha

vipintukur

The one ‘puzzle’ that seems still unsolved even after >16 months of the pandemic is, “Which provides superior protection: Natural infection or Vaccines?” Many studies have been conducted in this

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

Andrew Lilico

andrew_lilico

What's the govt's goal? Is it to flatten the curve so the NHS is not overwhelmed? If so, now we're a couple of weeks past the infections peak, it'll shortly

Todd Lowdon

tlowdon

Despite abundant recent research & accumulated knowledge, Birx claims "asymptomatic, silent spread in the community" is driving the pandemic (start @ 4:30). She urges expanded surveillance & more testing to

Youyang Gu

youyanggu

In our update this week, we've lowered our COVID-19 projections by ~10%. We're now forecasting 42,000 (25-68k) additional deaths & 220,000 total deaths (202-244k) by November 1.See our latest projections

Martin Steiger

martinsteiger

1/n «Rather than tell you comforting lies and what you want to hear, I’m going to tell you some unpleasant truths. The world has fundamentally changed […]. If you are

James Todaro, MD

JamesTodaroMD

1/ Cuomo’s office says NY trial results on hydroxychloroquine will be released April 20.Few details are available, but it seems HCQ was primarily used in hospitalized patients.With the current state

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

Another crucial study showing how dangerous indoor situations can be. An alarming 94 (out of 216) people on the same floor in a call center in Korea got infected—an attack

Dr. Tom Frieden

DrTomFrieden

1/16 COVID Epi This Week: The Peril and Promise of ImmunityCovid continues to spread in most of the US at rates too high for effective contact tracing, safe in-person schooling,

Number10

ElwinWay

Anyone wanna hear my conspiracy theory re: the Dominic Cummings story? No? Oh well that’s a shame, because I’m gonna tell you anyway.As they’ve admitted, The Mirror and The Guardian

Jodie Emery

JodieEmery

Are cops at these checkpoints going to keep 6 feet away from every vehicle — or get up close to thousands of citizens in vehicle,s, and put themselves and everyone

Avraham Z. Cooper, MD

AvrahamCooperMD

1/14Why doesn't daptomycin treat pneumonia?The answer also explains why dapto raises serum CK levels.#medtwitter #tweetorial 2/First let's establish that daptomycin (bactericidal against gram positives) lacks efficacy in treating lu

Chris Love

LegallyLove

Please watch as CUSD Board President Barb Mozdzen and Superintendent Camille Castille ask an official from the Maricopa County Department of Public Health about removing 2 zip codes, 85224 and

John Roberts

john_actuary

The latest ONS infection survey shows dramatic falls across the UK, with England falling by over 40% and Wales by 50% in just one week. (Data is to 24th April.)E