#Epidemiologists

1. I know it's no fun to write a piece along the lines of "Scientists find exactly what they expected", but when you try to spin it into a man-bites-dog
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It seems to me that expert opinion is coalescing around two broad pre-vaccine options (with nuances/tweaks etc... ).1. A reversion to the original UK plan to shield vulnerable while operating
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"Really it’s about keeping to small, small groups of people. So if you have dinner with a friend, that makes sense as long as it’s just you and them." Okay
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Watch this without preconceptions - views from an unusually well qualified infectious disease clinician and epidemiologist (author of a standard text) who also has years of policy influence. A little
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1) What is herd immunity - 'Herd immunity,' also known as 'population immunity,' is the indirect defense against an infectious disease that occurs when a population has acquired immunity through
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There are so many BIG stories going on, it's impossible to keep up. For example, I entirely missed *this* until today: The Trump administration's efforts to obscure (& who knows
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"The wheel of first-time climate dudes" from @emorwee is bang on. Kudos. Michael Moore is the latest in a line of guys - yes guys - with no background writing
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This is a huge mischaracterization of the arguments being made by every economist I know"Epidemiologists are insisting that we must take all necessary steps to control the spread of Covid-19.
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If you want to understand what the heck happened in Sweden the past 7 months, this story by @GretchenVogel1 is a must-read.https://bit.ly/2I5Bihw  Some key take-aways in @GretchenVogel1's terrific longread: 1)
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When the dust settles, 2020 will forever be remembered as the year when the world was shut down by coward politicians scared because dumb epidemiologists extrapolated the death rate among
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1. Been thinking a lot about the argument that we should leave pandemic "planning" to medical professionals, epidemiologists & public health experts. Everyone else, all of us actually, should stay
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If you don't know the difference between mRNA, rRNA and tRNA, you're not qualified to suggest that the COVID-19 vaccines are "dangerous gene therapy." I said what I said If
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The team chosen to help end the biggest economic crisis since the great depression includes the President's daughter and son-in-law, a man who said the virus was 'contained' and wouldn't
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Let me quickly catch you up on how this Wisconsin gal ended up working as a scientist in Berlin... (any other cheeseheads out there?!) My path was perhaps more roundabout
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Smart piece by @apoorva_nyc: Are small gatherings driving the Covid-19 surge, or just contributing to it? It's a nuanced question. I certainly agree we should be focused on implementing good
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Britain is doing more #COVID19 testing than any other country in Europe. Really! So how on earth are we now in a situation where the testing system is on its
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