#Antibodies

Dylan Morris

dylanhmorris

This is a false, irresponsible statement by the WHO, which will panic people in the name of not raising false hope. I will reply to this thread with evidence that

Bailey’s Burrito

RaskinsThe

Yes having antibodies specific to COVID-19 means I had it and that’s where it came from. I was sick as a MF before anybody was talking about it and assumed

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

IMPORTANT EXPLANATION to vaccine questions. @michaelmina_lab explains it all:“why is a vaccine is a more trusted source of immunity, if already have antibodies & T-Cell response?”“How does vaccine give me

Drspeaks👩‍⚕️

being_eyedolls

#Plasmadonation..one of the most used term nowadays, ofcorse this arouses lots of queries in a donor's mind..Let's see if this helps to clear the air to some extent summerized in

M Matt Frank

dmmf7

Tonight, I will provide two simple models based on research I’ve previously tweeted about for NYC. Assumption #1 the median days since infection to death is approximately 23 days; assumption

Siddhartha Mukherjee

DrSidMukherjee

1/n Listen: this is getting into irritating territory. If you want to re-open business, scientists have offered a plan. 2/n Vastly increase testing. Expensive, but the cost is minimal compared

Jon Deeks

deeksj

Only evidence for accuracy of UK-Rapid Test Consortium Covid-19 AbC test is flawedOver a week ago with @sarahboseley I asked for transparent reporting of RTC study that says test has

HookSlide

HookSlide23

Two predictions: now that the MLB coronavirus antibody testing period has concluded (as of last Wednesday), 1) we will find out this week that 55-60% of the players/personnel tested positive,

Eugene Gu, MD

eugenegu

Journalists need to really know the science before fact checking things they don’t even understand. Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody cocktail definitely used human fetal embryonic kidney cells. Where do you get

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD

PeterHotez

1/3 Thread: Some of my talking points for this week (Sept 27-Oct 3): 1. Autumn-Winter surge may be starting now in the US, possibly we're already seeing this in upper

Apoorva Mandavilli

apoorva_nyc

NEW: Hong Kong has reported the first confirmed case of reinfection to the coronavirus. Details not on Twitter (there is a manuscript!) + what it means for immunity & herd

Joshua Weitz

joshuasweitz

Two critical sentences from a critical JAMA Currents article by Dr. David Hains and colleagues (including @florian_krammer):https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2766215/a short thread on 'shield immunity' 1. The prevalence o

Richard N. Haass

RichardHaass

Dr Fauci saying US is not where we want to be on #Covid_19 testing. https://bit.ly/3bu2eRP We need tests that are 1) accurate; 2) simple to administer; 3) provide results rapidly

Gabor Erdosi 🧩📄📊🧭

gerdosi

1/ Thread on immunity in the respiratory system: how it does and doesn't work (i.e. myths), simplified as much as I could. I’ll use the apropos of a new press

Jen Heemstra

jenheemstra

As scientists race toward a vaccine for Covid-19, you may be wondering how it’s going to be possible to develop an effective vaccine for this virus when the flu shot

Fergus Walsh

BBCFergusWalsh

Public Health England has approved an antibody test made by Roche, which might now be used to help determine how many people in UK has been infected with coronavirus.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52656808 This