#Risk

I’m increasingly convinced we’re using the wrong frame to think about coronavirus. The analogy isn’t in epidemiology to me – it’s driving. Every time we drive, there’s risk of serious
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One big problem with SUs calling for a minimum amount of guaranteed in-person teaching is that some staff members are unable to do any in-person teaching because of health conditions
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Behavioural risk - a short thread...this risk arises from our inability to keep our emotions under control and maintain an equanimous approach to our investments #perspectives This causes the madness
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In light of this now infamous @The_OAH email telling us 3 weeks ago that it would be okay today to travel to DC and gather in hotel meeting rooms and
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We (epi & biostat folks) have a major conflict of interest when it comes to evaluating COVID research that I’m not sure we’ve fully acknowledged. 1/ Mostly, when we assess
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1/ situation you can see coming a mile away and curious what can be done about it. People like @nntaleb and others familiar with math, risk, and/or pandemics have long
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My wife who had been on the high-risk category as she's pregnant has just found out from her employer that pregnant people are no longer considered to be at risk.
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We are all just experiencing first-hand how societal disruption feels like. Not comparable, but devastating for those affected can disasters disrupt societies. In a new study we have assessed the
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Medically, legally, ethically & morally, #Assange should be granted bail tomorrow on following grounds:1) Pre-existing medical issues as result of:- arbitrary detention (@UN WGAD);- solitary confinement;- prolonged & continuing psychological
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1/x Alright, if you haven’t read @choffstein most recent piece, do it. & if you have, go read it again. It speaks to a concept that I‘ve been preaching for
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1/ Eventually we will see a decoupling of new #COVID19 cases from hospitalizations as population-level immunity grows (through vaccination & recovery from natural infection), especially among those at greatest risk
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$600 in 4 minutes and 23 seconds $13,000+ for the day One income stream. My favorite though, cause my money works for me Another $10,000 day Another $10,000 dayI make
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#AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismAcceptance As a person with both autism and cPTSD, I think it's worth discussing that typically 70% of people on the spectrum have a comorbid psychiatric disorder,
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2 more studies about obesity and #COVID19Obesity w/ #SARSCoV2 and ventilationRetrospective, 124 pts- showed that obesity may be a risk factor for worse outcomes in #COVID19 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32271993  https://twitter.com/TxID_E
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Honestly I'm shocked this tweet is still up. "It's just a joke", sure, but it's still absurd to be mocking your own fans just because you barely inched across the
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Think back to one or two months ago.If one of your friends came to you then and said that they had received terrible news, that they were at risk of
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