#Virus

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Miryam1968

The world changed with the invasion of #America and as a consequence of the #smallpox virus.It was this virus that defeated Amerindian communitarianism, producing a "viral revolution" from which the

Richard 🌞 Spencer

RichardBSpencer

I have, rather reluctantly, come to the conclusion that a) some kind of "herd immunity" to #COVID19 is inevitable and b) knowing this, bringing about this outcome in a reasonable

Bleeding Heartland

LauraRBelin

Short thread: Don't assume that staying 6 feet from others provides some magical protection from #COVID19. Talked to a friend today who is recovering after getting the virus from a

Thomas A. Roth

ThomasARoth1

I would like to address the virtue signaling crowd that thinks if you wear no mask, you are breaking the law and acting immorally. First of all masks are to

Josh Kary

Joshmkary

Laying Some of my COVID cards on the table: given what we know of the virus, the (limited) freedoms we have been granted, and the commands of Christ to gather

Shivam Shankar Singh

ShivamShankarS

I formally studied economics, and I have a decent working understanding of inflation, money supply and how the economy functions. This COVID crisis is different! We’ve never had a supply

Indo-Pacific News

IndoPac_Info

Wuhan Whistle-blower Dr Ai Fen, head of the emergency department at Wuhan Central Hospital, “has disappeared”2 weeks ago, In an interview she said that in late December she had informed

Angela Colter

angelacolter

Starting a new blanket project. Not sure how it’ll work out since I’m not following a pattern this time. The subject: viruses. Here’s the foundation of the first square. Laying

Zito

_Zeets

Because everything about our world is structured in the language of violence and conquest. Pandemics are wars. Just as there's a war on poverty, drugs, crime, Christianity, our way of

Bex Esq.

WombleBexy

Thread. Given that interpretations of last night’s Johnson announcement* abound today, here’s mine.*less announcement more stream of consciousness If you can’t work from home, go back to work. But if

Jen Heemstra

jenheemstra

One of the biggest mysteries of Covid-19 has been why some people become very ill, while a large number of people who are infected show no symptoms at all. It

Alex Andreou

sturdyAlex

Greek chief epidemiologist, Dr Tsiodras: “I wouldn’t like to be in the position of countries that opted for herd immunity strategies, before we knew much about this virus; before we

jonstokes.com

jonst0kes

One of the things that has really smacked me in the face with this virus is how incredibly dumb super-smart people can be. I sometimes come across virus truthers who

Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz

GosiaGasperoPhD

AB doubling time is 2.5 weeks.It seems to be über-exponentialthe doubling time shortens with time.At this rate we will have:Nov 11, 1000+ daily new casesNov 28, 2000+ daily new casesDec

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

Important (but not surprising) studyRapid Antigen tests may be MORE, not less, accurate to detect VIABLE virus (i.e. transmissible virus) compared to the more sensitive PCR.But how?1/https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.02.202057

The Times

thetimes

It comes as a wolf in sheep’s clothing: once in the body, it tricks cells into replicating itself. For a minority this means a hospital stay or worse. @whippletom traces