#Covid

Akash Shetye

AkashShetye

So I tweeted about this last week. We are starting to get studies out of California and the world that suggest coronavirus is far more infectious than we realize, but

Matt O'Brien

ObsoleteDogma

With a population of 21 million, Florida announced 10,109 new covid cases today.With a combined population of 2.6 billion, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, and

uché blackstock, md

uche_blackstock

Rapid antigen testing is a game changer. After spending the last 7 months performing PCR testing with anywhere from 3-14 day turnaround, it’s satisfying to actually have results with a

Matt Ashton FFPH 🌈

DPH_MAshton

Important ⁦@bmj_latest⁩ blog by ⁦@Dr2NisreenAlwan⁩ et al, with useful considerations for national covid strategy #covid19 https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/09/21/covid-19-an-open-letter-to-the-uks-chief-medical-officers/ 1) take a Popn

Benjamin Sutu

benjaminsutu

Okay Victoria, let’s talk. 428 cases today and we’re going into the weekend. I know we’ve been doing a good job, but we need to keep improving. Some thoughts...1. This

Governor Ned Lamont

GovNedLamont

It is with heartbreaking sadness today that we can confirm the first pediatric fatality in Connecticut linked to #COVID19. A 6-week-old newborn from the Hartford area was brought unresponsive to

Balaji Thotadri

iam_balaji

#personalfinance - Impact of covid on personal expenses. Defition of needs have surely changed - wanted to quote a few of my experiences - while the norm would have to

Cynthia H Rivas

CynthiaHRivas

My dad is one of 200k+ people that died of COVID-19. He was super healthy, didn't have any pre-existing conditions, & didn't even have gray hair. He still DIED after

Angelina Paid Her Taxes✊🏿🏳️‍🌈💙❄🌊

MemphisBelle111

1. So. A coworker & I were discussing the rise in new COVID19 cases in Indiana & he says, "But only six percent are REALLY dying of COVID19. They're lying

Lauren Dobson-Hughes

ldobsonhughes

One big failure I see in COVID responses is not applying an equity lens. We haven’t focused on the most vulnerable and at risk. Public health comms have treated everyone

Anthony L. Fisher

anthonyLfisher

Cuomo, in his book, tries to permanently rewrite the history of his order that nursing homes must accept Covid-positive patients. He uses lawyerly doublespeak, makes contradictory statements, and he blames

Nurse Ratched is Tired

RN_Atheist

While running out of beds, particularly ICU beds, is a scary proposition the bigger problem that too few people are looking at is running out of staff.My facility used a

Murad Banaji

muradbanaji

I've put down some estimates of COVID-19 infection fatality rate (IFR) in Mumbai during 2020. To estimate IFR you need: (1) the number of deaths (the numerator) and (2) the

Laura Walker ⚖🍸🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

LauraWalkerKC

Wait . . . Trump's big presser coronavirus "breakthrough" was plasma therapy?Seriously??Like they were doing in April?https://www.pnas.org/content/117/17/9490 Let's see what th . . . oh. "The decision to issue an

Rhea Boyd MD, MPH

RheaBoydMD

Is everyone reading this??!I gotta break down this science real quick. This study compared COVID-19 mortality rates by racial/ethnic group AND age. It found: Among folks aged 35-44, Black people

anthony c. ocampo, ph.d. 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈

anthonyocampo

Last week, i had my students respond anonymously to the prompt "Things You Wish Your Professors Knew." With their permission, paraphrasing the responses: quarantine is impacting my mental health and