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Wrath Of Gnon
wrathofgnon
21st century respiratory virus epidemics:SARS: Guangdong, China, 11/2002MERS: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 6/2012Covid-19: Wuhan, China, 12/2019Spot the common factor: very low relative air humidity.https://twitter.com/wrathofgnon/status/1230382802857680898
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Annorlunda
AnnorlundaInc
Oh this is a hard one. I will redefine to the story that has stayed with me the most - and I think that is A Jury of Her Peers,
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Scott Gottlieb, MD
ScottGottliebMD
1/n There's some concerns being expressed about the implications for privacy and liberty of case based interventions that encourage widespread screening for #COVID19, and use public health interventions that require
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hope is pro-abortion 🍄
heyneyer
And Mike Pence, the man in charge of US response to the novel coronavirus? Let's talk about his public health chops. When Pence became Indiana's governor in 2013, it was
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Dante Licona
Dante_Licona
Like many of you, I’ve been following obsessively COVID-19 updates since January.“Apollo’s arrow: the profound & enduring impact of coronavirus on the way we live” by @NAChristakis gave me a
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Sanjeev McIntyre
BurnItDownSan
Viruses used to be named after Origin places like EHF was named Zaire ebolavirus because its Origin place was near Ebola River, coccidioidomycosis's origin place was San Joaquin Valley that’s
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The Brahmin Soul
TheBrahminSoul
PHILOSOPHIES ON MEAT EATING (Thread) 1/ Evolutionary Take- Humans are topmost of evolutionary chain- Our jaws & digestive system are designed for plants- Consume things far from our evolutionary position-
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Dr. Remington Nevin
RemingtonNevin
For some perspective on recent events, at its worst, the rate of U.S. mortality from COVID-19 (20-30/100k) will still only be about half the years-long murder rate in Baltimore (50/100k).
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Jedrzej Niklas
JedrzejNiklas
Reading about digital health certificates I immediately think about old practices of issuing bills of health/patente de santé. Such documents for centuries were a precondition for ships to travel from
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Allen White
LudgateAlien
Covid-19Some and comparisons between countries.Here are the number of deaths in the main European countries, in total and per million of population There are many factors which impact the relative
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Shannon Watts
shannonrwatts
A conversation with NYPD representatives on @donlemon on @cnn seems to be blaming “defunding the police” for an increase in gun violence in city centers. Let’s be clear about a
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Narumi Momose
HardFastAndFree
What has changed from the past? Let me elaborate.1. The WHO wasn't headed by a total fuckwit like @DrTedros who was too busy covering up for the Chinese regime's lapses
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World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO
Media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros.https://www.pscp.tv/w/cW8M9jI2MTAyMHwxTW54blF2WFBsTUpPuGLBqeAM5w9UbZGZeqDic4fpCs5-bjMHda_5zHDU6to= "Globally, almost 2.5 million cases of #COVID19 have now been reported to WHO, and more than 160,000 dea
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Ben Kentish LBC
BenKentish
Speaking to scientific experts and advisers today about the current state of play, they paint a pretty pessimistic picture about the options for lifting lockdown. Full details on @LBC with
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john stuart trill 🎆
sospicy910
[THREAD]In a moment when jails, prisons, and detention centers are transformed into COVID death camps, I keep thinking about this piece, “Severe punishment for their misfortunes and poverty”: Philadelphia’s Arch
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Gregg Gonsalves
gregggonsalves
The right-wing outrage machine is at it this morning going after @soledadobrien for calling out @JaniceDean on her criticism of #AnthonyFauci. Let's get the facts straight here. 1/ .@foxandfriends and
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