#Infectious

Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

ashishkjha

Have been getting asked a lot about whether its safe for President Trump and VP Biden to debate in person on October 15.So here are some thoughts.Bottom line: depends on

The Times

thetimes

It comes as a wolf in sheep’s clothing: once in the body, it tricks cells into replicating itself. For a minority this means a hospital stay or worse. @whippletom traces

Allen Cheng

peripatetical

There are going to be two instinctive reactions to the studies, both wrong. (These are the reactions I have to every model I see, even with some experience in looking

Crystal moth

Prolapsarian

Thread: @BorisJohnson just admitted the government has been sending infectious people back to work in care homes, hospitals, and schools for the last two months. Every journalist seems to have

D.M. Schmeyer

dmschmeyer

Alright, lunchbreak lawsplainer time, because this is getting ridiculous.HIPAA, ADA, and why you should just wear the damn mask, Karen. HIPAA does not apply to restaurants or grocery stores.HIPAA applies

Matthew Cortland, Esq

mattbc

Apparently, the country is running low on codeine – a medication that helps keep me alive (now's a great time to start TPN, right???)And there isn't any for me to

Kristian G. Andersen

K_G_Andersen

Absolute knock-out paper by @SunKaiyuan and colleagues on SARS-CoV-2 transmission. A few highlights: 1. Kids less susceptible than adults, but just as infectious2. Presymptomatic spread ~50%3. Quarantine/isolation not enough in

Michael Patrick Hicks

MikeH5856

I have to admit, I wasn’t overly impressed by the beta release of the AVENGERS game. After a few hours with the final retail release, though, I’m finding it to

Patrick Chovanec

prchovanec

1. This is an interesting question, and one that people should go back and take a look. Let me tell you what I remember (I was in Beijing through SARS).https://twitter.com/imsusong/status/1250472298991108097

Ruth

marcie_hatter

It's 530 in the morning so it's time for a hot take while you're mostly all still in bed. There's a lot of anger about Cummings, and rightly so. There's

the tetrapod

pancake_puns

Reading the Coronavirus Act this afternoon because I know how to enjoy myself. Act contains power for DNA profiling and fingerprint data to be kept for 6 months longer than

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

1. I'm a strong advocate of testing as an important pillar of the coronavirus pandemic response. There is often confusion about what testing offers, and I think it's helpful to

Hector Drummond

hector_drummond

The UK govt has only three strategies with Covid. Herd immunity/live with it, lockdown for total elimination, or lockdown until a vaccine is found.1/9 But the last is just suicidal

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

With guidance from this newly released CDC document, federal agencies are modeling the COVID pandemic using implausibly low fatality rate. Their "best estimate" has a symptomatic CFR of 0.4%Their worst

AndyJokedAgain

AndyJokedAgain

wow, they is outrageous -- and contagious! “ANDY AWARDS PART I april 9 2020 your infectious laffs”vaccinate yourself with this week's best covid-19 quarantinis (they're 100-proof funny)click below:https://twitter.com/i/moments/124617903942288

David Frum

davidfrum

First they came for the liar who defamed the grieving parents of murdered children, and I did not speak out becauseThen they came for anti-Semites in the days immediately after