#Outbreaks

Ditchwalk

Ditchwalk

If I could get accurate test results from anywhere in the world, I would want serological (antibody) results from Lombardy and NYC.What percentage of the populations of those regions are

seeemilyplay

ILOVETINY

CLASSIFYING COVID-19A look at the UK government's classification system for disease - A THREAD 1. The UK government has a policy for classifying certain diseases as 'high consequence infectious diseases'

Greg Muttitt

FuelOnTheFire

With a week’s post-thesis holiday in Cornwall, I finally got round to reading Frank Snowden's Epidemics and Society. I found it absolutely gripping. A few things stand out for me

Nicolette Louissaint

DrNLouissaint

So I have been biting my tongue after a few days of nonsense. It's no secret that most facets of this response are frustrating. Send a socially distanced hug to

haley potiker

haleyp

i can't stop thinking about meatpacking.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/25/business/coronavirus-meatpacking-plants-cases.html at a single Tyson meat processing plant in Iowa, 730 employees (58% of workers) tested positive for #COVID19 h

Bachman

ElonBachman

1\ A bit of a speculative thread on why the @IHME_UW model has failed so catastrophicallyTo recap: hospitalizations for COVID-19 fell outside the IHME's 95% confidence interval *twice* in one

fred walton

fredwalton216

Key points :*In North Rhine-Westphalia, about 18K-20K meatpacking workers to be tested;*Health authorities in Schleswig-Holstein also plan to test all abattoir workers;*Testing comes after Covid-19 was detected at a meatpacking

Aaron Derfel

Aaron_Derfel

1) Montrealers can be forgiven for feeling a bit confused by now. Six days ago, the city’s top public health officer issued her starkest warning over the #COVID19 pandemic. Today,

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guanshotshots

A lot of folks have been lumping $APT in with other COVID bubbles. Reality is masks matter a lot, and n95 is non-trivial difference from a surgical mask. When you

Jack Jenkins

jackmjenkins

1. Last week an AEI poll found that *12%* of faith communities are worshipping as normal (in-person).And the rationale for the media attention is pretty straightforward: it doesn’t take a

Ben Abbott

thermokarst

Hey @BYU students. Can we talk about COVID-19? I have missed you and want us to have a successful and vibrant semester. Our actions in the coming days will determine

Kaitlin Grady

_kaitlingrady

While receiving a 2nd Pfizer shot this weekend, I drew a connection between the vaccine, my professional pursuits at @GoodFoodInst to transform the food system, & my personal mission to

Scott Krugman, MD

Dr_ScottK

Much of this will fall onto the shoulders of private practice pediatricians who are already in trouble. We can start a list of big concerns. I’ll start:https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1283120648487870467 Lack of PPE.

Fulbright Crisis

FulbrightCrisis

Most #Fulbright scholars received their orders to return to the US on March 13th, the day these restrictions were scheduled to take effect, and were caught up in the crush

Defeat Trump #VoteEarly #BidenHarrisLandslide2020

Defeat_Trump2

1/ When Trump announced that children are "practically invulnerable" to COVID he engaged in a calculated lie. To the contrary, children do contract COVID in large numbers; they do suffer

Karam Bales

karamballes

1/ Thread: PHE into Covid in school.What does it say?What doesn't it say?How has it been communicated and how does it compare to previous SAGE advice #edutwitter https://www.gov.uk/government/news/study-finds-very-low-numbers-of-covid-1