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Prof Francois Balloux
BallouxFrancois
There seems to be a common fundamental misunderstanding of the concept of herd immunity, which leads to unhelpful cross talk. Herd immunity is not more (or less) a harmful concept
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Fraser McMillan
frasmcm
Yes, Whitty claimed that transmission stopped in Wuhan because they reached >20% saturation and "a degree of herd immunity". Can't find the original clip but @danielfalush quotes it here (https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-
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Adam Kucharski
AdamJKucharski
Suppose we have a SARS-CoV-2 variant that is inherently more transmissible, and another that is more likely to reinfect people who've previously developed immunity. Which will spread more easily? A
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MrsAngryOfYorkshire is getting more angry #FBPE
cactus_woman
Back in March Valence was going on about how you're less likely to catch #covid19 at large gatherings. It was all about #HerdImmunity. Cheltenham went ahead. My H's colleague went
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Tate Reeves
tatereeves
Let’s talk about herd immunity. I’ve listened to some people argue that the rapid spread of cases is a good thing, and we need to reach herd immunity in Mississippi
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Lawrence Hurley
lawrencehurley
.@GeorgeWill opines on the Supreme Court's consideration of qualified immunity, the subject of this @Reuters investigation:https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-police-immunity-scotus/ https://twitter.com/PostOpinions/status/126
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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
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DrOlufunmilayo
The World Health Organization has said Coronavirus may end up being an endemic that we will all have to live with forever.An endemic means the disease will be in some
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Health Nerd
GidMK
Since everyone's talking about herd immunity in the United States at the moment, I thought I'd quickly run some rough calculations of the number of deaths required to get to
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Prof Francois Balloux
BallouxFrancois
Recent preprint reporting that 24/24 (100%) people form Singapore infected by SARS-1 in 2003 have pre-existing T-cell immunity against #SARSCoV2, but more surprisingly 9/18 (50%) with no exposure to SARS-1
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Susanna L Harris
SusannaLHarris
"There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection."What does this mean?People who get sick from COVID-19 are...
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Lauren Gibbons
LaurenMGibbons
I was recently made aware of a Jackson TV segment in which @SenMikeShirkey inaccurately characterized his remarks to me about herd immunity. I stand by my reporting. A thread:https://jtv.tv/senator-shirkey-on-herd-immunity-masks-guns-in-cap
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Rheumatology & arthritis simplified
arthritisindian
1.What is immunity ? How do we measure immunity ? Can we really boost immunity ? Do herbs, vitamins, syrups etc boost immunity ? What can we do to have
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 #NotMyBrexit
BrexitBin
WTF !!!Sage member Prof John Edmunds on herd immunity, lockdown and complete ruddy incompetence! Here's the same Sage guy, back on March 13th, arguing for herd immunity. Obviously he was
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Wes Pegden
WesPegden
Disappointed in @UpshotNYT on this story:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/28/upshot/coronavirus-herd-immunity.htmlA few key things stand out here. They quote unnamed "experts" to support an assumption that herd immunity
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Lawrence Hurley
lawrencehurley
Sunday #longreads: check out the data-driven @Reuters investigation into the Supreme Court-embraced legal defense of “qualified immunity” that protects police from excessive force claimshttps://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-police-i
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