#NCoV

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zorinaq

Today in NEJM, a new #covid19 study: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2026116Let's see what they find about:- percentage who develop antibodies- antibody levels (not) changing over time- Infection Fatality Ratio (IFR)Spoiler:

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

So the CDC Director greenlighted Pence for tonight's debate, saying "the CDC concludes from a public health standpoint, it is safe for the Vice President to participate in the upcoming

David Juurlink

DavidJuurlink

Yes, the AstraZeneca vaccine-thrombosis association is causal.The temporal relationship is strong, it’s not seen with mRNA vaccines, and there’s a plausible mechanism analogous to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)https://www.nejm.o

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

THREADI know people will want me to talk about this, so I'll write a preemptive thread.@realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS have tested positive for COVID-19.https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1311892190680014849 And the First Lady.http

Thomas Connors

ThomasConnors

15 Authors, labs including Wuhan & Dana Farber in Boston & Harvard in Cambridge. wtf, lots of people working on this the budget must have been in the millions, this

Farhan Bhatti, MD

farhan_MSU

Last week, Jordan Warnsholz, a physician assistant in Manistee, published a hyper-partisan, willfully misleading op-ed criticizing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for using executive powers, allowed under law, to keep Michiganders safe

Bryan Alexander

BryanAlexander

All right, time to look into #coronavirus updates.Things are not good in many ways.(1/n) Here's the latest global epidemic curve from @WHO .Notice the huge swath from the Americas ("PAHO"

Dr. Mira Maximos PharmD MSc ACPR

miramaximos

1/6This trajectory is worrisome. Brief from my perspective as to why:https://twitter.com/jkwan_md/status/1380522746652848135 2/6 presence of VOCB.1.1.7 lineage being increasingly detected. This variant has been linked to higher transmissib

IMSureMan 🇨🇦 ⛷

sherwhizt

1/ Highest priority for school reopening. Enforce:-face masks at all times (everyone)-physical distancing (limit numbers)Though worthy, these are lower priority. Implement as time/money permit:-wash/ hand sanitizing stations-improved ventil

Mark Hoofnagle

MarkHoofnagle

NEJM with a well performed and convincing study associating the (extremely) rare clotting syndrome seen with the AZ vaccine with development of platelet factor 4 antibodies and a HIT-like syndrome.https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMo

Mayor Ron | Wear a mask! 😷

Ron_Nirenberg

COVID-19 UPDATE THREAD:Good evening, San Antonio.We are now at 1254 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bexar County, up 23 from yesterday.Of the 1254:- 16% are travel related- 43% are close

Juliette O'Brien

juliette_io

Thread. 1/12. Let’s talk about transmission sources. The growth of #COVID19 in Australia appears to have slowed with fewer confirmed cases announced for the last 3 days (yes, let's talk

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

It is heartbreaking to watch @CDCDirector Robert Redfield turn a great public health institution @CDCgov into a political propaganda tool. I feel dreadful for the thousands of talented, devoted professionals

Dr Emma Hodcroft

firefoxx66

Why is #COVID19 sequencing important? For one thing, it is the only way we can detect & track new variants.In our latest preprint, we describe a novel #SARSCoV2 variant that

Bjonda Haliti

baeonda

I’m 22 years old and I tested positive for COVID-19. I’ve been debating on posting, but I want to share my experience especially with those around my age to help

Charles Holmes

CharlesBHolmes

As an infectious diseases physician & someone who has practiced public health for the last 25 years, I'm appalled by @VP Pence's lack of respect for basic protective measures. This