#Virus

Mary Beth Sheridan

marybsheridan

THREAD: Mexico appears to have far fewer cases of coronavirus than the U.S. Why? 2/The difference is huge in states on the US-Mexico border. As of Sunday, California reported over

Raghib Ali MPH MSc MA(Camb) MA(Oxf) DLSHTM FRCP

drraghibali

Good and bad news from the latest data – and the first evidence that the current measures appear to be working and that we can control the virus without a

Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

ashishkjha

Good morning.Our testing czar says our testing levels are "sufficient".That declining testing is not a problem -- because cases are declining.Seems reasonable, right?Actually, no. The data tells us a different,

Josh - Data Analyst in Nashville

ifihadastick

THREAD: Why is PCR Cycle Threshold so important? RT PCR tests are capable of detecting trace amounts of RNA, which can be present for up to 12 weeks after infection

Hay Festival

hayfestival

LIVE on @CrowdcastHQ shortly | @devisridhar talks to @dandavis101 about the Covid-19 pandemic http://crowdcast.io/e/hayfestival_event39 | #ImagineTheWorld "Medicine is about treatment, public health is about prevention" - @devisri

HeadsUpOk🛸🍀🇺🇸

HeadsUpOk

The more I think about this, the more I believe my family's already had #coronavirus If so, that means this has been here since mid Oct. Being that we live

Andrew Conway

mcnalu

I've just read the key bit of the Public Health Scotland report about the statistics of discharges from hospitals into care homes and outbreaks of the virus.It's pretty clear to

Dr. Thomas Binder, MD

Thomas_Binder

1/10The seasonal flu wave is caused by several influenza and beta-corona viruses. This year, Corona-19 joined in. In the flu wave ends, due to herd immunity, in April. With

Gregg Gonsalves

gregggonsalves

Grant, I am sorry to hear this. I do not underestimate the toll this pandemic is taking on everyone, including your partner. But the answer isn't in magical thinking, which

James Ball

jamesrbuk

"STAY ALERT" for a virus which – like all other viruses – can't be seen unless you have an electron microscope handy must be among the stupidest government slogans ever

Stewart Lockett

stew_lock

As the Fourth of July weekend commences, I urge everyone to take precautions to fight #COVIDー19. I’m going to share my battle as a 23 year old very active male

Dr. Ali Nouri

AliNouriPhD

SARS-CoV-2 stays airborne & accumulates indoors, soGerman government is betting on ventilation. Help to schools for air purifiers; Grants to improve ventilation systems in buildings; Deploy CO2 sensors to tell

Tate Reeves

tatereeves

The national models project that America might have 100,000 to 250,000 deaths from COVID-19 if everyone social distances. Mississippi represents about 1% of the US population. That means, if it

Mário Centeno

mariofcenteno

Today, a Marshall plan for the recovery can only be financed by Europeans. We are our best/only line of defence. Relying on US or anyone else is not possible or

Michael Baum

MichaelBaum11

I've been inspired to initiate a debate about the comparisons in outcomes between different countries in their efforts to deal with the corona virus pandemic, by this graph posted by

Peter Kolchinsky

PeterKolchinsky

3) But damn if some viruses aren’t smarter still. For example, the herpes virus called cytomegalovirus (sounds like a virus from Cybertron) produces a decoy MHC pedestal that cons NK