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Marcel Salathé

marcelsalathe

Are contact tracing apps able to get us out of the #COVID19 crisis? A thread. 1/12 The idea behind contact tracing: find the contacts of an infected person - they

The Oregonian

Oregonian

After eight years of fighting wildfires, Solize Ortiz has learned to work with the challenges and dangers of her profession. The Oregon firefighter has been in smoke so thick it’s

Christopher Bowles

Bowleskov

So a summary of the Misconduct of #DominicCummings 1. Returned to work after discovering someone in his household had suspected Covid-19.2. Dominic and his wife chose to risk a Journey

Ciaran Jenkins

C4Ciaran

Yesterday I asked @nicolasturgeon why Scotland had stopped contact tracing against @WHO recommendations. She suggested I had got this wrong. Also yesterday, here is @WHO on the importance of contact

Gabriel Murray

murraygabriel

There is a lot I like about this book. It's well-written, and includes a lot on the scientific study of groups (i.e. it's not a business book containing some CEO's

David Sinclair, PhD

davidasinclair

Brazilian Formula E champ @LucasdiGrassi is building much safer far-UVC sterilizers & donating them to local hospitals. On a robot they could disinfect public bathrooms, schools, shops & airports...

Emma Woodhouse 😁

EWoodhouse7

On August 19th, U of I announced its Shield T3 saliva-based COVID test had received an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the FDA, via a bridging study to Yale University's

Seun

seuntheactivist

Going to consolidate this as best as possible for the folks who may not know but there are gross human rights violations happening in Nigeria at the hands of SARS,

François Benoux

_benoux_

Memory refreshLet's go back to 2009, Swine flu starts in Mexico.- 1st detection: March 2019: "widespread influenza activity" spread in 35 States in US, no early detection in Mexico- WHO

Rachel "The Doc" Bitecofer 📈🔭🍌

RachelBitecofer

1. I assume McConnell et al have given up on being challenged, let alone exposed by the Ds, for the stuff he's done in the Senate. It's the only explanation

Bryce Blum

esportslaw

If you're a man reading all of these stories about sexual harassment & assault in the gaming industry and you don't know how to be an ally, start here:1. Believe

Paul Mason

paulmasonnews

Let's understand the twin delusions behind Johnson's latest Covid-19 fiasco: libertarianism and market worship 1/ On 3 Feb he said Britain would not "go beyond what is medically rational to

Clive Lewis MP

labourlewis

1. Any liberal democracy, including our own, where historic wealth accumulation is inextricably linked to racist ideology will be capable of #GeorgeFloyd levels of racial injustice. It’s not an accusation,

Ben Norton

BenjaminNorton

There are still a lot of condescending neocolonial British expats who fantasize about returning Hong Kong to being a UK colony.They're angry and frustrated because China will no longer allow

10-K Diver

10kdiver

1/Get a cup of coffee.In this thread, I'll help you understand the pitfalls of relying too much on averages. 2/We humans are simple creatures.We like to boil down complex situations

Soumya

skarlamangla

LA County just released the results of their antibody study. Tests found that 4.1% of the county's population has antibodies to the coronavirus. That figure is 55 times higher than