#Lockdowns

Thread... Seeing TONS of paid ads (many not marked as such) on @Facebook like this one by the @amprog (Center for American Progress) that are pushing HARD on mask mandates
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France, the U.K. and Spain are currently facing a triple threat:Jump in casesPopulation exhausted by lockdown-induced recessionRising resistance to tougher measureshttps://trib.al/4FvDHoM  Protesters have taken to the streets of:Marsei
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Friday Fluday Thread: Influenza-Like Illness Data for MMWR Week 15, ending April 17, 2021 United States Influenza testing, MMWR week 15.CDC flu view. https://cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm2016 to 2019 4-year average: 2,637 cases;
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WHAT CAN ARMCHAIR EPIDEMIOLOGY teach us about scientific expertise? Should scientists stay in their lane? Let's discuss ... During the early days of the pandemic, we saw a dramatic
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THREADWhat will happen to global fossil CO₂ emissions in 2020?Daily global fossil CO₂ emissions decreased by –17% (–11% to –25%) by early April 2020 compared to 2019.For January–April emissions fell
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Controversial opinion: those that say its not possible to shield the vulnerable, also won't be able to prove if there is a difference (or lack of it) between the trajectory
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Since I won't resort to idiot steps like taali-thaali-bajaoing, I might as well do something a tad bit more useful. Collating a thread the state of doctors and medical staff
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The climate conversation in Canada needs to move beyond noble aspirations accompanied by awkward contradictions around the expansion of fossil fuel production. Tweet storm to follow based on this new
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Dating Apps 101A detailed breakdown thread.If you use them, you will learn something from this. Read it. It's said if you're not an 8/10, don't use them.Mostly true, attractive guys
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In bizzaro @DNC / #FakeNewsMedia world abortion clinics are essential and I am not allowed to do cataract surgery. In bizzaro world:1. Abortion is essential and I can’t do cataract
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A thread on efficacy concerns for masks to control the spread of viruses. Is the "science settled" or is there reason for skepticism? I'm no expert, so I'll let them
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1/Look at the shape of these curves. New York and Madrid had similar epidemics until they spectacularly diverged.In March, both cities were caught by surprise and shut down because of
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World Economic Forum: "Lockdown is the world's biggest #psychological #experiment - & we will pay the price"Apr 9 2020 "With some 2.6 billion people around the world in some kind
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It's important that any governmental spending on Covid-19 relief should carve out funds to pay psychology and philosophy consultants who work on science communication. Those experts could devise strategies that
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@seattletimes hit-piece expert @GeoffBakerTIMES plans on band-wagon hopping LATimes hit piece of @FSPIDCAMP game. Geoff, like a DV perpetrator picks on someone who won't / can't fight back: our youth.
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NEW: Fri 10 April update of coronavirus trajectoriesDaily new deaths:• US & UK still on clear trend of rising daily deaths. Reporting patterns may give occasional dips, but clearly trending
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