#Sars

David Fisman

DFisman

Now that NACI's guidance is out I am going to say that unless you are at elevated risk of SARS-2 right now due to life circumstances, I will reiterate that

Ralph Marcucio

mcfunny

I’m sick of Covid and its idiots.Yes. The Virus has been isolated .Yes. SARS-CoV-2 can be ID’d by PCR.Yes. The pandemic is real.No. Bill Gates did not plan it.No. Viruses

Michael Luo

michaelluo

1/ THREAD: In his column on @ronanfarrow, @benyt, whom I have respect for, does the same thing he accuses Ronan of––sanding the inconvenient edges off of facts in order to

Stefan Kertesz, MD

StefanKertesz

1/The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in homeless shelters differs by whether there has been a known “cluster” according to new data from @cdcgov My illustrations and thoughts follow (inspired by

Abir Ballan 😊

abirballan

Should guidelines be evidence-based?The PCR test works by duplicating the genetic material in a sample to a point where a specific genetic sequence is detected. Ct is the cycle threshold.

Adam Hamdy

adamhamdy

1. I've been thinking about the variables of #COVID19 risk, and how we move beyond the simplistic view of mortality vs survival rates. I've put together a list of things

Dr Natalie Shenker

DrNShenker

Some Tuesday evening #science! In several countries, human milk is being trialled as a preventative or therapeutic approach against #covid19.This is because of the antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 produced by some

Lawrence Gostin

LawrenceGostin

* @michelleinbklyn @nytimes great op ed on key q' of our time: When will life return to normal? No one knows, but most likely #COVID19 will be major health/econ dislocation,

🌬️Kush and Loveletters

bigheadeddudes

Ifeoma Abugu, a graduate was arrested in her fiancé's residence. They were after her fiancé so there was no warrant for her arrest. They took her anyway. She was dead

Andrew L. Croxford

andrew_croxford

I want to visit an interesting point featured in Michael Yeadon’s interview. This is the question about levels of pre-existing immunity to #SARSCoV2 in the population due to exposure to

Rajeev Jayadevan

RajeevJayadevan

Results announced by AstraZeneca today after analysing 11,636 people who received 2 regimes of vaccine. 2741 people got the 1/2 dose-full dose regimen taken 1 month apart: 90% efficacy 8895

Shane Crotty

profshanecrotty

1/ There are various tweets misinterpreting COVID-19 “pre-existing immunity” and making dangerous claims about herd immunity. Since many of those claims refer to our scientific papers, we will reiterate the

Cathy Cichon, MD, MPH

DocScribbles

THREAD PART II of II: To mask or not to mask?Now to explore modern day implications regarding airborne spread...1/15 First let’s officially define contact vs airborne.Contact spread includes large droplets

Paul Saladino, MD

CarnivoreMD

Now is the time for the young and metabolically healthy to be exposed to SARS CoV2. Herd immunity is the way forward. This virus isn’t going to just disappear. Manage

Emmysiasia

ECOnuoha

A few days ago, I promised to put down my Personal experience with CSP James Nwafor, the man under whose command SARS Awkwuzu became an abattoir.A #Thread#EndSars https://twitter.com/econuoha/status/1316770717527146496 On

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

EPI 101 thread on sensitivity and specificity, plus its application to #COVID19 screening. For those who want a refresher!The way we summarize the accuracy of a test (such as RT-PCR