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Trevor Bedford

trvrb

The drivers of the #COVID19 epidemic in India are certainly multifactorial, but we have now seen the viral lineage B.1.617 linked to this epidemic continue to increase in frequency in

Kathryn Anne Edwards

keds_economist

A note on the now ended $600 federal add-on. All of the evidence we had pointed to the same story: the benefit was not preventing reemployment. But anecdotally employers say

Paul Starr

StarrProspect

Why did #CDC this weekend drop cautions about choirs and "congregant singing, chanting and reciting" from its guidelines for communities of faith? On Friday May 22, the guidelines read:“consider suspending

Martin Varsavsky

martinvars

We are committing economic suicide, destroying freedom and democracy for a virus that is unstoppable. This virus is a tragedy but our reaction to it only slows down the inevitable

Laurie Garrett

Laurie_Garrett

The @WHO is NOT backing masks for general use, in contrast to @CDCgov 4 #COVID19:"Medical masks shld be reserved for healthcare workers.The use of medical masks in the community may

COVID Perspective

covidperspectiv

The US CDC has published guidance for faith communities, following this afternoon’s unexpected announcement by the President greenlighting religious gatherings.(contd...) 2. Long term readers will recall that significant outbreaks emanate

Ari Melber

AriMelber

FACT-CHECK:Pres. Trump is trying to blame the WHO for its early coronavirus response and basically "taking China's word" - here was Pres. Trump in *January*:https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1220818115354923009 FACT-CHECK:The W

Mia

miamercuryart

Hey friends! I'm happy to see so much learning and discussion about masks as one way we can help flatten the curve. There seems to be a lot of conflicting

🎻🖊️DeMisty D. Bellinger

DeMistyB

1. Have serious/not smart person questions: If we have recommendations for institutions to open up and social distance, how do we get to the space of distancing? How do we

Roger Pielke Jr.

RogerPielkeJr

ThreadThis is important“Trump’s long list of complaints included assertions that WHO failed to promptly declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)”Let’s review the evidence ...https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/trump-free

Only in the ICU

OnlyintheICU

I know the CDC has lost a lot of credibility but many hospitals are touting that they are following CDC recommendations. As a healthcare professional, know what the recommendations are

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

New CDC school reopening document is pretty junk, many other experts agree. Almost no epidemiology, only 2 paragraphs, one on flu. No community risk, no teacher risk, no severity for

Janine McCready

janinemccready

With the news of TPH suspending contact tracing, combined with ballooning turn around time for testing and widespread community transmission, we are in big trouble. We need everyone’s help

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

1/ This is important & has been discussed extensively among many ID docs, aerosol scientists & epi colleagues — #covid19 is spread through both droplets AND aerosols - the latter

Yossi Gestetner

YossiGestetner

Cuomo had shutdown NY mid/late March thinking that 1 million cases will lead to 150K in the hospital (15% hospitalization rate) and 30K - 40K will be in the ICU.

Safe & Effective Media

safe_effective

The CDC knows that coronavirus is spread through feces and isn't telling us. Why? Because they need you wearing a mask so that, when a vaccine comes to market, you're