#Infection

Dr Nisreen Alwan 🌻

Dr2NisreenAlwan

THREAD *********1/3 The case for #LongCovidThis is the term to use to describe the state of not recovering from #COVID19 after 4 weeks from onset of symptoms. Here we state

Apoorva Mandavilli

apoorva_nyc

NEW: Hong Kong has reported the first confirmed case of reinfection to the coronavirus. Details not on Twitter (there is a manuscript!) + what it means for immunity & herd

Vathany

KVathany

#COVID19 Serology (aka. #antibody) testing is a popular topic. Here is a tweetatorial on where things stand today in Ontario. As @UHN’s Deputy Division Head for Biochemistry, test validation and

Lloyd Warburton🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

LloydCymru

Just a quick thread: The figure Alun Cairns has used here includes residents outside Wales who have been counted in our figures. In reality, the number is 1,025.4, which is

Beͫvͣaͬnͨd

zorinaq

Excited to share this new COVID modeling script:It applies various age-stratified IFR estimates to calculate the expected overall IFR in a given country. It's based on demographics (countries population pyramids):

Farzad Mostashari

Farzad_MD

1/ Do we make sure virus activity is low before reopening?These policy experts say it's fundamental to #OpenSafely That seems so obvious you may ask "who'd disagree? what's the alternative?"I

Sarah Rasmussen

SarahDRasmussen

Schools + comments on some sources (THREAD)This recent schools article makes some great points, and @apoorva_nyc is one of the top science journos on covid out there, but a few

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DrOlufunmilayo

Have you heard of CoatHanger Abortion?Some people who went to Girls-Only schools in Nigeria may have an idea.It is when a girl gets a metal hanger and inserts it into

Rafael Epstein

Raf_Epstein

UPDATE on HOTEL virusBest that senior Vic sources have . 3 (!) people had symptoms on 1 day - late MayHotel night manager + 2 guards.They CAN'T tell who was

uphold shi zhiyong thought 🇨🇳 🐙

koaleszenz

the "herd immunity" threshold for COVID-19 is probably around 60% of the population. no country is anywhere near this."herd immunity" is not a magical concept. let's talk about what it

Shiv Ramdas Traing To Rite Buk

nameshiv

India is demonstrating to the whole world what happens when you decide to make an essential vaccine a pay to play scheme Even the USA, the country that is willing

IowaGma2

Gma2Iowa

“Fauci and Birx continue to push the notion of keeping everyone locked down for extended periods to prevent a wave of illness and death that was and is never going

Andy Byers

Framheadteacher

I've had a number of requests to re-post the thread on face coverings I deleted earlier this week after receiving a fair bit of abuse. I've done so here but

Abir Ballan 😊

abirballan

Should guidelines be evidence-based?The PCR test works by duplicating the genetic material in a sample to a point where a specific genetic sequence is detected. Ct is the cycle threshold.

Highwaylass

highwaylass

Let's play a thought experiment where it wasn't bicycles that were exempt from lockdown restrictions, it was motorcycles and scooters. People would be digging out step-thru Honda C90s for nipping

👁 Trace Scorch 💜

TraceScorch

A Vaccine or Anti-Virus drug Cannot be created, that's a weak joke because whoever claims to do such clearly doesn't know anything about science or biologyVaccines are basically excess toxic