#Coronaviruses

1. Since there was a huge discussion about T-cell mediated immunity following the Lancet comment on seroprevalence by @EckerleIsabella and me, I'd like to share my thoughts on this in
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Yes. Cloth masks (less so than surgical masks & less again than N95 respirators) *can* reduce risk of inhaling potentially (an as yet unproven, but possible route of SARS-CoV-2 infection)
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We've written detailed protocol on neutralization assays for #SARSCoV2 at biosafety-level-2 using lentiviral pseudotype, and put key reagents (293T-ACE2 cells, plasmids) in BEI Resources repository. Most labs should be able
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Many proteins are studded with sugars called glycans. SARS-CoV-2 uses a sugar-coated spike protein to enter human cells. The glycans on blood cells define your ABO blood group.In our new
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[THREAD: HYDROXYCHLOROQUININE]1/24@realDonaldTrump calls it the new magic bullet and extorts it from India. India calls it the magic bullet and pretends to be the savior of humanity. Scientists stand conflicted,
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I've been reading the discussion on re-infection events, with some now arguing that this is not rare. This is being interpreted at the extremes that protective immunity is not possible.
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A 33-year-old man in Hong Kong has contracted COVID-19 twice this year in what is said to be the first documented case of reinfectionhttps://www.newsbytesapp.com/timeline/world/65102/306779/study-finds-first-case-of-coronavirus-reinfection
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1/ @trvrb @JCPEREZCODEX @R_H_Ebright @nerdhaspower @scottburke777 I am going to explain why this fact, the highly non-random mutation between RaTg13 and Sars_Cov_19 proves, by a 5 quadrillion to one odd,
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Get up to date with genetic engineering of INSECT based VIRUSESEmerging Technologies for Low‐Cost, Rapid Vaccine Manufacture (2018)https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/biot.201800376 1/ X Right it's Death by Insect Thread Time
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We're covering the UAB COVID-19 updatehttps://www.facebook.com/UAB.edu/videos/220593159007341/ China closing its borders could slow down PPE supplies coming into the U.S. according to Laura Kowalczyk. UAB has been looking for alternative sources
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New mRNA vaccine technologies may offer 94-95 % efficacy. What an achievement of 21st century science!On the other hand, good old natural immunity provides 100 % protection from symptomatic COVID-19,
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I’ll cover the subject of mRNA vaccines. I warn you. Do not read this twitter thread if you want to stay stuck in your belief that the vaccine is your
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1/ Those who follow me know that I think too much and ask too many questions. In my curiosity, I recently stumbled upon a story of a bat cave of
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Possibly the final, most bizarre and degrading thing I'll ever write on Twitter.This last week people kept calling me "Ross", a smear campaign orchestrated by @williamhboney1 and others against @AlanFarrell
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I’m surprised there’s not more discussion as to why London - the most densely populated part of the UK - now has the lowest levels of infection.More cautious behaviour? Fewer
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Rupar evolving from naked partisan flacking to straight up fake news.The reporter might work for Newsmax but she says nothing that isn't widely-reported basic fact. Rupar goes farther than the
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