#Infections

Margot Sanger-Katz

sangerkatz

After much Upshot consideration, we have decided that the best way to track coronavirus in the U.S. is by looking at what’s happening in metro areas. So we bring you

Yinon Weiss

yinonw

In science, observations drive conclusion. In politics, conclusions drive observations.A thread about masks. This is not advice not to wear a mask. It is simply sharing information. Share it before

First Doctor

firstdoctorr

Someone asked yesterday, "I often fall sick of #malaria coz I'm #genotypeAA. Is there anything those with AA can do to reduce this?" Let's answer you now.A thread {Share

Aabhas Maldahiyar 🇮🇳

Aabhas24

1/n With Media is busy inciting hysteria in India wrt #COVID19 , I thought to compile data showing where exactly India stands.I have used https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus as the my source &

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georgeanng

COVID-19 is airborne and the primary way to slow the spread without full lockdown will be to minimize time spent indoors without a mask. A thread: "[At] typical indoor air

ella🙄🧊

ellasgc

TW // Female Genital MutilationAn important thread: FGM is any procedure involving parcial or total removal of the external female genitalia. More than 200 million girls and women alive have

Gro-Tsen

gro_tsen

Let me explain why using models to simulate epidemics basically doesn't work when it comes to predicting the future (and why it doesn't mean models are useless). And also why

Tathagata Neogi, PhD

ArchaeoNomad

#Thread I want to spread some positivity at the time of gloom, anxiety & loss. Here's what I'll do. On this daily thread, I'll put up the no. of #COVID19

David R Holtgrave

HoltgraveHealth

What does your ideal, comprehensive COVID-19 dashboard look like? The decades-long experience with HIV surveillance gives us some guidance, I believe. Importantly, it suggests that multiple measures are key to

Roland Baker

RolandBakerIII

To Harbin with Love!-- CCPAnother excellent thread by Mr. Bostickson on how to cause an epidemic via lab leak.https://twitter.com/BillyBostickson/status/1279000153949499392 Science on April 8, paper submitted March 12, includes authorizatio

Gummi Bear

gummibear737

This is the thread where I break down my interpretation and conclusions of how COVID infections workI have asked @MLevitt_NP2013 his opinion on this analysis and he said it aligns

Alexandre Bolze

alexbolze

1/ Thread on the first 2 papers from the COVIDhge consortium (with my small contribution). The 2 studies show that genetic variants & auto-immunity to type 1 interferons explain 10-15%

DocBurke

burke_doc

We are being inundated with questions regarding COVID-19 antibody testing (blood test) and "Immunity Passports". - This is an evolving science but to understand the potential benefits we must understand

A is for Andy

_Salsadana

I havent seen any threads goin around with information on the Propositions we'll be voting on in California so I decided to make a thread about them myself! I did

Will: Crimes Against Journalism Drone Surveillance

bywillpollock

so I listened to about 5 min of Trump’s lying, clicked off YouTube and went to CVS for allergy medswhile checking out cashier said “wow you have beautiful eyes; really

Michael Otsuka

MikeOtsuka

According to the recently released SAGE papers, keeping universities open plays a greater role in spreading Covid-19 infection -- ~0.3 (0.2-0.5) increase in R -- than any other activity, apart