#Asymptomatic

Fair Fight

fairfightaction

THREAD: Yesterday, @GovKemp revealed he only recently learned #COVID19 can be transmitted asymptomatically. Just one problem: This has been known for months. Here's a list of some reading material @GovKemp

Paul Romer

paulmromer

The twitter thread version of my plan: 0. Stop testing people with symptoms. Presume positive and isolate. 1. Offer all frontline health care workers a quick turnaround molecular test for

K. Chad Clay

kchadclay

If you aren't following what is happening with COVID-19 at UGA and in Athens, GA right now, let me give you a quick rundown. Here are the stats that we

Peter Castleden

peter_castleden

The DANMASK study is now the best available scientific evidence for COVID-19 that shows wearing a mask gives no real benefit to the wearer.It wasn't a surprise since this is

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

New study @NatureMedicine estimates that nearly half of #covid19 transmission occurs in the 2-3 days before any symptoms, & peak infectiousness may be close to the actual day that symptoms

David States

statesdj

Let’s stop with the “It’s just a bad flu” stuff. NYS serology data shows a 13.9% infection rate across NYS, 21% in NYC. That means ~20k deaths (15k confirmed) among

Matt Graham-Brown

DrMattGB

Fresh from #AHA19 ISCHEMIA-CKD 777 CKD patients, about half on HD. At least moderate ischaemia on testing and still no benefit to cath +/- revasc and med therapy vs med

Dr. Sunny Moraine PhD is practicing resurrection

dynamicsymmetry

I can’t stop thinking about this. Imagine you go to Thanksgiving infected but asymptomatic. You infect your relative. They die in a hospital surrounded by strangers. Thanksgiving will always, to

therealarod1984

therealarod1984

Great news happening in Florida! Per the Governor's press conference:* All Florida School Districts will be open to in-person learning as of today.* 1.1 Million kids in-person* 60% of

Erin Petenko

EPetenko

Testing data has its own cycle to it — likely due to weekend/holiday drops — but it does look like each peak is getting higher and higher. (via latest weekly

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pseudo_sapiens

Let me share a practical problem that clinical establishments including standalone clinic, nursing home & big corporate hospitals are struggling with these days & the consequences of this problem.P.s. -

Prof Francois Balloux

BallouxFrancois

I suspect there are multiple causes to the reduction in #SARSCoV2 Case Fatality Rates (CFRs). Improved treatment undoubtedly plays a role. There might be some mortality displacement with a fraction

Parijat Sen

ParijatSen11

Learning Advanced Pulmonary Sarcoidosis at #CHEST2020 Before labeling progression of pulmonary sarcoid, rule out other causes of worsening cough or dyspnea Pick your poison when it comes to biomarkers to

C. Michael Gibson MD

CMichaelGibson

Thread:If you were designing the perfect virus what characteristics would it have?1. Spread frequently by people who look healthy2. Long latent period for pre-asymptomatic spread3. It’s Airborne including potential aerosolized

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

1/7 Serosurveys! We scientists are quibbling about specificity, but what do these study results mean for the general public?My take on what serosurveys can and cannot tell us. 2/7 Emerging

Andrew Coyne

acoyne

“Trudeau, along with the health minister and other federal ministers, repeat often that they are working closely with the WHO, following its advice.There are a growing number of voices who