#POPULATION

Geoff Brumfiel

gbrumfiel

Let’s just take a moment today to talk about why a lot of experts (@devisridhar, @BhadeliaMD, @sarahcobey, @neil_ferguson, @joshua_schiffer and more) think the pursuit of natural herd immunity for COVID

Lettwrs

cantypelettwrs

If you haven’t heard of professor bainbridge at #UCLALaw, he somehow works at #UCLA.I’m about to drag him for not understanding how to read a paper he attacks below. It’s

Cindy Fitch

CindyFitch1

I am heartbroken and angry by the killing of George Floyd & other unarmed black men. We say, “Black lives matter”while acting as though they do not. Our nation is

Carlos Andre

CarlosQI_

Hey Primary Care – we would love to hear your answers to this question: “What should we aim to improve (in Primary Care) in the next two years?” Those are

Claire Berlinski.

ClaireBerlinski

Do Pandemics Promote Peace? https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2020-04-23/do-pandemics-promote-peace?utm_medium=social An interesting (and plausible) thesis; and if he's right, this pandemic is a blessing. However ghastly it is, it is

Samar Sengupta, Ph.D.

AnonDumboOctopi

Okay folx, I just wrapped up a day of grant submissions despite today, so here's the (it's long!) on #NIH #HumanSubjects requirements as promised. #ResearchDevelopment #AcademicTwitter #grants #MedTwitter NIH changed

Dr David Robert Grimes

drg1985

Hi @JuliaHB1 - your claim here is highly misleading, and misunderstands #CovidTesting. I'll try explain why: firstly, the sensitivity of PCR #COVID19 test is ~98%, specificity 98.9%. Now, false positives

Anne Thériault

anne_theriault

I feel like a billion have already figured this out, but I realized tonight while reading the Chamber of Secrets to my kid that Salazar Slytherin came over with the

Noreen Haider

Madadgar

Pathetic situation of Punjab Disaster Management Authority. Had a meeting with DG today. Only 14 crore Rs issued for big cities and 4 for smaller. No ration distribution anywhere for

Mark Lewis

marklewismd

Earlier this week the medical world was rocked by the hypothesis of virologist Dr. Jurgen Rissland that whisky can protect against COVID-19 (cc: @NobelPrize)As with many claims made in healthcare

Lindsay Brown

Lidsville

ER pediatrician/epidemiologist to me, when I asked about long-term effects on children of catching #Covid19 & if they were seeing anything in the ER: "So far what we are seeing

Chris Wymant

ChrisWymant

Fascinating reading. 10 findings about the UK response to COVID-19 and 10 recommendations for the Government, from @GregClarkMP & @CommonsSTC. Thread.https://twitter.com/CommonsSTC/status/1262646924240281600 "Finding 1 (F1): The Go

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lyta_gold

is there any philosophy duller and less sincere than climate doomerism you don't think "we're" doomed, you think other people are going to die and you're going to be fine,

David Fisman

DFisman

I'm not sure if anyone's in the mood for this, given the state of N America right now, but I keep getting asked whether another wave of COVID-19 is "possible".I

Brian Mullin

bamullinspeaks

Yesterday, I finished Tim Lawrence’s vivid & detailed history of NYC nightflife culture 1980-1983. It’s been refreshing under quarantine to “go out” with Keith Haring, Jellybean Benitez, Klaus Nomi and

el gato malo

boriquagato

several months back, i posited that the low covid deaths in pac rim could not possibly be from lockdowns or masks.the differential was simply too large, the policies across the