#SARS_CoV2

1/ Okay, the French paper. Published April 11, received no attention. The authors exhaustively tracked an early French #COVID cluster in a ski chalet. The findings are of great importance

2/ And, sure, maybe China had some deaths at home (just like Italy) during the peak of its epidemic. BJT WHAT IF THE TRUTH IS... that the real secret China

1/ Okay, here’s the kind of conspiracy theory I can get behind. (No - I am NOT saying it’s true, just that it’s more interstng than most.) we all know

Darren Markland

For the entire summer of 2020 I have been endorsing the idea of enjoying the weather and getting outside. It’s always been with the caveat that come fall we will

1/ Okay - I promised an answer, so here goes, quickly.For several reasons it is not true that "COVID-19 has killed more Americans in six weeks than the flu does

Linnea Baudhuin, PhD 🧬

Q: Why is there an ~20-30% false negative rate with the PCR test for #SARS_CoV2 ? A: Mostly due to sampling as explained by @PSampathkumarMD @MayoClinic Thread 1/2https://www.news18.com/news/world/many-people-who-have-tested-negative-for-covid-19-mi

Dr Gaetan Burgio, MD, PhD.

This is the first decent Phase IIb randomized clinical trial on the use of #cholorquine CQ for severe #COVID19 patients with n = 80 (40 each group), low CQ vs

Unity Demands Liz #WarrenForVP 🔬💻 🥁🤝 🗽🤝🌹

In a remarkable turn of events after more viral genomes are sequenced (samples got 23 & Me'd) in WA, new data suggest that the #COVID19 outbreak in WA did not

Victori93908916

1/n My 2 cents:According to @AdamJKucharski "the majority of secondary transmission may be caused by a very small fraction of individuals (80% of transmissions caused by ~10% of the total

Dr Gaetan Burgio, MD, PhD.

I have seen few headlines on the repurposing of Ivermectin, a old FDA approved anti-parasitic drug, against #COVID19 infection. The claim is low dose of ivermectin kills #SARSCoV2 in cells.

Dr Gaetan Burgio, MD, PhD.

Another study on #Hydroxycloroquine efficacy in #COVID19 patients from a Brazilian team has been shared widely this evening. Unfortunately I have to comment it because well it might have some

Andrea Prinzi SM(ASCP), MPH, CPH🧫🔬

Thoughts on upcoming #COVID19 #serology tests:This is actually quite a challenge! (#Diagnostics often involve a lot of complexities). There is a lot of pressure to roll these tests out, but

There is not a lot new in the President's latest letter on @WHO handling of the #COVID19 pandemic, sent ahead of second day of #WHA73But there are few items worth

1/Okay #medtwitter and #dermtwitter, you knew it was only a matter of time, didn’t you?! Let’s do this #COVID19 themed #medthread:#COVID TOES, a #TWEETORIAL!#MedEd #FOAMEd #dermatology #dermatologia @AADskin @AADMember @Meddermsoc