#Coronaviruses

Daniel Reeders

engagedpractx

This piece suggests infection can be caused by a person with Covid-19 merely breathing within a 2 metre radius.As evidence it cites a letter that lists an assortment of studies

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

Unqualified self-promoters jumped to exploit the inherent uncertainty in scientific research to pretend at prophecy, that scientists were wrong and they were right because they plowed ahead, unhindered by uncertainty,

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

1. So much of the mistrust swirling around mask recommendations from WHO and other authorities seems to have arisen out of confusion between receiver protection (your mask protects you from

Askeladden Capital

AskeladdenTX

Hi COVID Twitter - I’m back(ish).How likely is a second wave? How big would it be?Let’s talk about seasonality and herd immunity so that you can better interpret models and

Shane Crotty

profshanecrotty

1/ Recently, major media outlets in the US and France have mischaracterized our COVID-19 T cell findings. We have now published a summary of current knowledge to correct this.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41577-020-0389-z 2/

Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS 🦠🔬🧫

richdavisphd

Good thread on sensitivity & specificity of first emergency use authorization (EUA) #COVID19 serology test, Cellex, means for testing a low-prevalence population: increased risk of false positivesBUT IT'S ACTUALLY WORSE

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

BLOODY HELL—Sinclair-owned local TV stations across US are set to air the discredited "Plandemic" conspiracy theory. The segment that is set to air asserts Fauci is responsible for creation of

Gummi Bear

gummibear737

Remember when I said that SARS-CoV-2 is far more widespread than realized?46.8% AB+ in Japan“C-19 infection may have spread widely across the general population of Tokyo despite the very low

Adam Hamdy

adamhamdy

1. The @Ligandal antidote to #SARSCoV2 has been getting a lot of attention, but some people are having difficulty understanding how it works and what makes it so promising, so

Abir Ballan 😊

abirballan

@PanData19 @AlistairHaimes @stacey_rudin @FatEmperor @CoronaPogue @HaraldofW @ElonBachman @boriquagato @MLevitt_NP2013 @freddiesayers Although I am thankful that Professor Bhopal is speaking out now 6 months into the pandemic, I can’t hel

Peter Kolchinsky

PeterKolchinsky

If you are hearing about #covid19 “reinfections” in Asia, I can offer you my take as a virologist. The best explanation for what we’re seeing is likely due to three

Emily Deans MD 👻

evolutionarypsy

Really interesting (follows up on the case of two sets of brothers with severe COVID-19)https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/hidden-immune-weakness-found-14-gravely-ill-covid-19-patients We produce interferons in response to infections.

Bat1k Genome Project

bat1kgenomes

Dear #Bat1K community! Facing the current situation we have something to share with you. Please keep on reading this thread on #bats and #COVIDー19 1/n We all find ourselves

It'sME(Jaime)

exceedhergrasp1

There definitely have been chronic, neurological issues associated with post-SARS, to the point that there is a "post-SARS syndrome" entity in the literature. A few of these, results of a

Leo Reap

Leo_ReapDO

1. Type III hypersensitivity reactions typically develop ~6 h after exposure to antigen.This is the timeframe we are often seeing patients rapidly decompensate in (2L -> 15L -> intubation), usually

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