#Outbreaks

Caitlin Rivers, PhD

cmyeaton

I'm seeing unconfirmed reports of a few community acquired cases in the US. Again, this is a function of testing - it is not a live feed of transmission. I

Bill Hanage

BillHanage

One of the things scientists do when facing an outbreak of a new disease is build 'phylogenies'. These estimate how pathogen isolates are related by comparing their genomes, and using

Jane McManus

janesports

Coronavirus outbreak at a tennis exhibition with limited players and a region with no covid. How are sports possible in a nation that has no grip on the virus? By

John R Low

IvanBot007

What do you suppose this is? Find clues in next tweet below. All its genetic information is contained on a single strand of RNA. Notice this very important finding: Researchers

Maestro Rayo

maestro_rayo

1/n. Everything you wanted to know about Herd Immunity, but were afraid to ask.What is HIT exactly? What’s the relationship with R_t? Will the virus vanish? A thread by @maestro_rayo,

Amit Schandillia

Schandillia

[THREAD]1/12In the summer of 1518 somewhere in Strasbourg, Alsace (in modern France), a certain Frau Troffea broke into an impassioned, spontaneous dance that would last days and kick-start what came

Kyle Whitmire

WarOnDumb

In the last two days Alabama has seen a bump in new coronavirus cases. (1/4) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/alabama-coronavirus-cases.html Coronavirus deaths are still on the rise in Alabama, but that was expected. (2/4)

datatosee.com

dontbetyet

1/ Liverpool mass testing, I have serious issues about this and why has something so expensive to do been allowed to just go ahead with the use of PUBLIC money.I

Orla Hegarty

Orla_Hegarty

[Thread] Protecting yourself from viruses ‘is not just about ventilation, it’s about humidity in rooms’ -Dr @laoneill111 on @NewstalkFM #Covid19 & here’s why... 1/ In autumn conditions, as across Europe

Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽

meganranney

My kids went back to school this week. Half in-person, half distance learning.There's lots of consternation on all sides about this decision in the midst of #COVID19. A thread. Half

Aaron Derfel

Aaron_Derfel

1) When Quebec’s top public health officer announced a ramp-up in #COVID testing, he predicted an inevitable increase in cases. However, the opposite has occurred in Montreal in the past

Yaneer Bar-Yam

yaneerbaryam

The Zero Covid strategy is the only one that makes sense. Why live with a raging fire when we can put it out? Even if small fires arise afterwards, putting

Aaron Derfel

Aaron_Derfel

1) Quebec set two more grim records Tuesday in the #pandemic's second wave: total number of #COVID19 hospitalizations (655) and biggest spike in deaths (45). In this thread, I'll assess

C’mon, Hap!

HappyManor

Trump needs to exploit Biden and the Democrats' obvious embrace of antisemite for all it's worth. Liberal Jews: Yes, OrangeMan seems bad, but YOUR party is chock full of antisemites--they

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

Hey friends! I wrote my first newspaper article.In this perspective piece, I talk about the importance of randomized clinical trials even in the most challenging settings (like pandemics!). And

Richard Neher

richardneher

What happens to #COVID19 when winter returns to the Northern Hemisphere is still uncertain, but here are some things we know:- people will spend more time indoors- indoor air will