#Outbreaks

Dr Duncan Robertson

Dr_D_Robertson

Commentary on the Slide Pack shown to MPs'COVID-19 TaskForce: Data briefing 8 October 2020'Here it is:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925332/Evidence_pack_parliamentary

John Burn-Murdoch

jburnmurdoch

NEW with @AndyBounds, @sarahnev & @Laura_K_Hughes:The UK government’s published numbers of new cases at local authority level only include pillar 1 and *not* pillar 2 cases, meaning as many as

Aaron Derfel

Aaron_Derfel

1) Canada’s chief public health officer warned on Friday of a possible second peak in #COVID19 infections this autumn that has the potential to overwhelm the health-care system. In this

Joseph Allen

j_g_allen

.@erictopol: this one is worth another look.This investigation did not once mention the ventilation system in the entire 37 page report and erroneously ignores potential for airborne.This is stunning to

Allen Cheng

peripatetical

OK, has been a long week but will try to explain the ATAGI statement published tonighthttps://www.health.gov.au/news/atagi-statement-on-astrazeneca-vaccine-in-response-to-new-vaccine-safety-concerns Like with all medical treatments, when we

Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽

meganranney

Today I read @paulmromer thread - particularly the part about schools (I recommend it!). And we need to talk about #SchoolReopening, from a scientific perspective. So here goes, with thanks

Kai Kupferschmidt

kakape

#covid19 presser @WHO starts with @DrTedros saying some countries are considering when to lift #physicaldistancing measures and others when to introduce them. Both decisions must be "guided by what we

Vanessa García Polanco, MS

vgpvisions

For this #FoodJusticeFriday once again a reminder of how #coronavirus and inequalities in the #foodsystem are creating dangerous conditions to farmworkers, essential food and frontline workers. #farmworkersareessential #immigrantsfeedus htt

Josh Greenberg

josh_greenberg

Another thread on transparency. Consider this an appeal for nuance, or at least a clear operating definition of transparency that goes beyond demands for absolute disclosure at all times. If

Aaron Derfel

Aaron_Derfel

1) COVID-19 appeared to be surging in the east end of Montreal on Wednesday in a manner not even observed during the first wave of the #pandemic. In this thread,

Josh Busby

busbyj2

I use international relations theories to try to understand why the global response to COVID-19 has been so poorhttps://twitter.com/E_IR/status/1254459749149675523 I start w structural theories & walk through how anarchy forces

Aaron Derfel

Aaron_Derfel

1) Quebec on Friday reported five more cases of the feared P.1 variant, including a single case for the first time in the Capitale-Nationale region. In this thread, I will

Jin Russell

DrJinRussell

This is possibly the 7th case of community transmission since the August Auckland cluster. I’m hugely grateful for all work done but this is concerning. We don’t have too many

Jillian Deutsch

DeutschJill

I began looking into the ECDC back in April for two reasons:First, most people I spoke to didn't what the ECDC was (they thought I was saying ACDC) or even

Eric Jacobus

EricJacobus

Rurouni Kenshin has a definite Hong Kong flavor for a reason. @KenjiTanigaki, a long-time choreographer with Donnie Yen (starting with Shanghai Affairs /IMDB), made his mark with Sha Po Lang.

NCDHHS

ncdhhs

.@NC_Governor: Good afternoon. As of today, NC has 3,651 confirmed cases and sadly our death count now stands at 65 people. I know as we approach a holiday weekend that