#Ventilation

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

JUST IN—CDC is changes how “close contact” is defined. Instead of previously defining “close contact” as >=15 *consecutive* minutes w/in 6 feet of #COVID19 case, it’s now w/in 6 feet

Gnome De Plume

PHealthGnome

This is a bad idea to try on Twitter but here goes. But first some caveats:1) I'm going to work off of US standards because I don't have a copy

Corey Wallace

CoreyJWallace

Japan COVID-19 Stats Update 5: Things have continued to improve these last two weeks. Surely plenty of speculation as to why in the months ahead; and with the state of

Derek Thompson

DKThomp

I wrote about a key ally of COVID-19 in this pandemic: Your voice.https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/08/wear-your-mask-and-stop-talking/615796/The virus spreads thru large and small droplets that we produce when we speak and sho

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issabrodie

MY DREAM HOME THREAD EXTERIOR: I LOVE modern architecture. I like the browns/woods/accent exterior walls ETC . I just need atleast 4 garages and some front green space . My

Jose-Luis Jimenez

jljcolorado

1/ TIME FOR SOME AIRBORNE + DROPLET HISTORYNow that @WHO and @CDCgov have finally accepted *after a year of denial and delays* that airborne transmission is a major mode for

Lucy Walker Lab UCL

LucyWalkerlab

IL-6 is emerging as a key predictor of critical illness in #COVID19. A round-up of some recent (pre-review) data in this thread. 1/6 Herold et al. 40 #COVID19 patients, University

Ahona Panda

ahona_panda

Dr. Sumit Sengupta (great pulmonologist based in Kolkata) writes: This is a personal summary of the COVID situation (without going into nuances or details) with some references meant for non-specialists

Matthew Noah Smith

MattNoahSmith

Excellent article by @zeynep on dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 spread. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/It argues that pandemic is driven by superspreaders, and so what is required are

foone

Foone

you wanna learn something bullshit about USB-powered devices, like fans and lights and such?So, the latest video from Big Clive is on a little USB air pump, for backup aquarium

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

~SIX TIMES HIGHER IN KIDS—An asymptomatic school study of #COVID19 cases found that infection rates in Omaha Nebraska schools were 2.5x higher for staff and **nearly 6x higher for students**

Andy Conway Morris 😷🧼🇬🇧🇪🇺

andymoz78

So the #RECOVERYtrial RECOVERY dexamethasone study has been released as a preprint, although one should be careful of pre-prints, the team delivering this & the nature of the (non-commercial) study

Dan Lockton & the Imaginaries Lab

imaginari_es

Here's something obscure about the #OvertonWindow that maybe #bustwitter can help with When I was young, the school bus, run by Snell's of Newton Abbot, was often a @plaxtoncoaches Supreme.

BK Titanji #ILookLikeAScientist

Boghuma

Where we are with #tocilizumab for #COVID19 . Neat summary in @JAMA https://ja.ma/2IJ8HPc . The fact remains that we need good RCT data. The observational studies so far are small,

John Roberts

john_actuary

A review of the latest COVID-19 intensive care report from @ICNARC, on behalf of @COVID19actuary and @ActuaryByDay. It covers 2,350 admissions from 1st Sep to 29th Oct, with 995 in

Cleavon MD

Cleavon_MD

7/24/2020 #COVID Update. I've worked two weeks here in Yuma, Arizona so I can discuss what I'm seeing. The first shift had a few hypoxic super sick COVID patients, but