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Alex Washburne
Alex_Washburne
When folk estimated a herd immunity threshold, not only did many miss the importance of heterogeneity in transmission and susceptibility in lowering HIT, but they may have also missed important
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Bill Grueskin
BGrueskin
What’s the first sentence of the best novel that will be written about this epidemic? "It is a wondrous and joyous thing, this voyage that lies ahead for us," Fred
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Jonah Falcon
JonahFalcon
Yeah. Dear boy, let me explain something to you:I'm a Bitter Old Queen whose dealt many friends dying in an epidemic from 30 years ago. I have no interest in
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Daniel Howdon
danielhowdon
oh cool the graph that they showed for Spain was the ECDC one by date of report (which shows an increase consistently) not by date of symptoms (which is more
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Alex Berenson
AlexBerenson
Let's review: 1/ We have very little idea what positive tests mean (we're over 300,000, but they rise more or less linearly with the number we conduct - does that
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Michelle Kelly-Irving
shell_ki
As the #covid situation in #France worsens...here’s what we know about #HealthInequalities from the 1st lockdown, to keep in mind during this second wave[a thread] You were more likely
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Ethan Grey
_EthanGrey
It is worth emphasizing, relentlessly, that we are going through a full-blown viral pandemic for a really pivotal reason. Donald Trump did something neither Hillary Clinton nor Joe Biden would
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Question Portland
QuestionPDX
THREAD: Demand COVID antibody test production be prioritized! We may *already* have herd immunity. Antibody tests ("serological surveys" in the quote below) are available, if only we focus our efforts
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Lawrence Freedman
LawDavF
‘Although we have had 30 years to prepare for what should be done in the event of an influenza pandemic, I think we have all been rushing around trying to
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p.e. moskowitz
_pem_pem
I’m very done blaming any individual for anything pandemic related. The US excels at putting the abject failures of our governments on the shoulders of citizens. 300 million people are
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Howard Berkes
hberkes
10 years ago today. 29 dead at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch coal mine in WV. Excessive coal dust. Inadequate ventilation. Uncontrolled methane. 10 yrs later, it's still a misdemeanor
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A Marm Kilpatrick
DiseaseEcology
Serosurvey suggests ~21% of NYC was exposed to SARS-COV-2 despite 1 month lockdown, while less impacted states are now lifting lockdown. Paradoxically, the latter may be at much higher risk
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Tom Harwood
tomhfh
Rishi Sunak reiterating the Government's commitment to concluding UK-EU FTA by December.Has to be said few Tory MPs believe him... and let's be clear we're in the midst of a
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Maria Regina Hanson
MariaReginaHan1
1) Something happened in the late 1960s when I was studying microbiology. Suddenly tuberculosis and leprosy became so virulent that it would not respond to the normal antibiotics used at
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plaforscience
plaforscience
I've been repeatedly asked for the concerning Spanish 2nd wave, my answer was, still, human artifact unrelated with epidemic development.Now we can prove it.We observed the political and economical relation
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Khrisha Shah
KhrishaShah
"He has contended that the 1897 law infringes on fundamental rights guaranteed in the Constitution. Mirashi has blamed the erratic enforcement of the Epidemic Diseases Act for threatening the rights."
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