#Transmission

Prof. Christina Pagel

chrischirp

THREAD: as requested by absolutely noone here are some thoughts on COVID-19, the UK and exponential growth... (it's a positive thread though!) 1/11 Infectious diseases by their nature have exponential

Deirdre Gilhawley

DeeGilhawley

"Aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2, whether through direct respiratory droplet transfer or fomite generation, may in fact be a more important exposure transmission pathway than previously considered"#COVID19ireland #Coronavirusireland http

Michael Otsuka

MikeOtsuka

.@BristolUniversi's policy is scientifically illiterate. Should be the other way around: masks even if one can maintain 2m distance, to protect against aerosol transmission. Visors in addition, to protect against

Mike the Therapist 🌈🌱😈

sacwriter

For those who cannot be bothered to read my articles on why Inerrancy is both illogical and improbable, here are the key points.1. Inerrancy is based on the original docs.

Matt Stoller

matthewstoller

Why are liberals so stupid? The World Health Organization is corrupt and controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. It did a really really bad job.I don't know if cutting funding

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

This recommendation from @CDCgov, coupled with the rationale given, beggars belief. This is thinest of absence-of-evidence arguments. Imagine what would have to be true of young adults for re-entry testing

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

We focus a lot on QUANTITATIVE data - test positivity, number of hospitalizations - but there is also enormous value in QUALITATIVE data. If we interviewed a hundred contact tracers

Jeremy PLEASE WEAR MASKS! Konyndyk

JeremyKonyndyk

Douthat's column and the powerful @AlecMacGillis piece it references both argue without much evidence that the resistance to school reopening is largely a reaction to Trump pushing schools to open.I

Kristen K. Coleman

drkristenkc

In October 2008, researchers did a study like this in Ontario for seasonal influenza and literally stopped the study because of the 2009 influenza pandemic. Last year, the same PI

Prof. Devi Sridhar

devisridhar

Looking at the estimates for daily new cases in England (8K/day), the openings of shops/schools on Monday, watching carefully what's happening in East Asia & combining this with what we

Apoorva Mandavilli

apoorva_nyc

NEW: The conversation about whether the coronavirus can be transmitted by air stalled at one crucial point: Do aerosols at a distance contain infectious virus? And it turns out, yes,

Emily L. Depasse

sexelducation

A few reminders of what sex education should leave students with about herpes (yes, another thread): You can still be sexual if one or more of your partners has herpes.

Harlan Krumholz

hmkyale

I am beginning to doubt that a vaccine will get us out of this pandemic mess. There are many questions about immunity…and its sustainability. We should not wait to be

Joanna Brady 3.5%

joanna_brady

@GavinWilliamson @CMO_England @uksciencechief @educationgovuk @Channel4News @SkyNews @itvnews @hannahITV it’s as clear as day to everyone but the government why local lockdowns won’t work while schools are fully open https://twitter.com

Sam Freedman

Samfr

I remained amazed by the certainty so many people seem to have about the best approach to tackling coronavirus.I think we can say suppression has been necessary to protect the

🦉AndreaHonoré

grumpygrumpyowl

Y'all.I've logged 4 yrs fighting an unneeded, unwanted fossil fuel compressor in "progressive" MA. Others have logged 5.5 yrs & SO MUCH of their sanity (@FRRACS_MA).What've I been doing w/