#Epidemiologists

Adan Z Becerra, PhD

AdanZBecerra1

Corona has always been larger than just an infectious disease problem. Now that we are seeing early data on racial disparities, social epidemiologists must now step up to the plate.

InTheLightOfData

InTheLightOfDa3

Deaths toll is more solid target of analysis but it's too extreme to say no. of confirmed cases is useless.You can check the trend of increase at least.(but noisy i

Mugove Madziyire

gynaemadzi

I am of the opinion that COVID-19 will run its natural course regardless of restrictions which we will put. The disease is highly contagious and spreads stealthily. Our efforts should

Kyle Lamb

kylamb8

I'm gonna level with you, in March I was just a podcaster and data dude with an opinion. Now, I've heard from doctors, epidemiologists, state, local and federal officials, journalists

(((Frances 'Seriously Unwell' Coppola))) 🌷🌷🌷

Frances_Coppola

So the anti-lockdown brigade are claiming:1) that the lockdown makes no difference to death rates 2) that social distancing without lockdown doesn't affect the economy3) that the only epidemiologists who

Stilgherrian

stilgherrian

Worth repeating: The vast majority of journalists are functionally innumerate and have almost no understanding of, say, science or engineering. Most political journalists only know a bit of political history

Joshua K. Njenga

JKNjenga

SOCIAL DISTANCING VS HERD IMMUNITYThread.I have been following this debate on several forums.Some epidemiologists say social distancing is a political solution to a viral problem. They say social distancing slows

Gray "serial millennial myth debunker" Kimbrough

graykimbrough

Male economists, 2020: Male economists, 2020: Male economists, 2020: Male economists, 2020: Tyler Cowen, economist bravely asking the questions about epidemiologists that others were afraid to ask:

Dr. Jennifer McCreight

jennifurret

Up in the middle of the night thinking about my little sister-in-law to be who explicitly said she will violate social distancing mandates for her wedding because as a newly

Maximilian Mayer

mayer_iras

Its difficult to explain why so many leading Western #epidemiologists and #virologists, against all advice from East Asia, still openly or indirectly suggest that "herd immunity" should be the ultimate

Travis Chi Wing Lau

travisclau

The "fighting" and "battle" and "beast" metaphors being uncritically used by public health officials, epidemiologists, and political leaders has really been illuminating in terms of our ongoing dependence on military

CanadianSpacePrincess 🌊😷🔬

CanadianLumpy

Here is a primer on everything wrong with faux covid expert/grifter Eric Ding; from those who would know best: actual infectious disease epidemiologists. Navigating a pandemic when you have high

Moebius Stripper

moebius_strip

All right you guys, it took me ten weeks but I finally have the hottest, hippest COVID-19 take on this website, WHO’S READY (No one is ready, but you’re getting

STEMLORD

upulie

I’m going to swear on here for a bit, please avert your eyes if profanity offends I cannot ducking believe these fucking billionaires and unqualified tech and business fucks are

Aaron E. Carroll

aaronecarroll

I am more and more struck by how effectively people live in a bubble. It's way too easy to hear what you want to hear.I've had multiple conversations today where

Shannon Ferrell

shanferrell

A ton of my professional work revolves around helping families have difficult conversations. With that in mind, here is a thread about Thanksgiving in the era of COVID. 1/12 This