#Outbreaks

I find this 'local food systems vs. high degree of specialization and globalization' debate absolutely fascinating right now. Particularly because I can see both sides of the argument. Here are
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Here is an attempt to explain the current situation: a secret war The deep state developed a bio-weapon and planned to release it to kill millions, destroy the economy and
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Just read this @TorontoStar OPED by @drbobbell. Points for properly pinpointing key transmission factors. Points deducted for missing the mark RE: Profit-making process and impact on staffing.My thoughts below.https://www.thestar.com/opinio
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To understand why this is encouraging vaccine news, note that this is a *cluster* (overdispersed pathogen) *among the elderly* (vulnerable population) *who live together* (allows high attack rate). So way
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Like I suspect a number of scientists I've been quizzed by a variety of friends and family on COVID, and its gone up recently because (a) school is back and
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There's been a lot of discussion about "excess mortality", which I've mentioned previously. A short thread about some limitations.https://twitter.com/peripatetical/status/1253115315677888514 This method has been traditionally used f
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The two-day drop in new coronavirus cases in New York is great news. The three questions now, as I've discussed here, are these: Is this the far side of the
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A thread on the impending, foreseeable @UniversitiesUK car crash: Cases have been surging since the re-opening of schools & the call to return to work in early September. 1/10 With
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Wondering what scientists & public health partners can do with $40 million in #genomics to combat #COVID19 with rapid effect on public health decision making in ? Read on
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Im getting a lot of Ebola flashbacks with #COVID19.As many of you know, I worked as a doctor in West Africa during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak. I was infected but
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1) Experts across Canada are warning against complacency in the #COVID19 pandemic, with some predicting a second, possibly more dangerous, wave in the fall, coinciding with the start of the
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COVID Update May 30: Looking ahead at June.I did this as May started and may as well do again. 1/ The phases of the COVID crisis are easy to spot
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The middle seat is not the problem.The lack of gate-based ventilation is.In 2013 I led work on this Nat'l Acad of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report:"Infectious Disease Mitigation in Airports
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So this week had the opportunity to talk with local care home managers (thanks @michellecarrin3 & @sarahfiori76 for the invite). Unsurprisingly they had concerns about risk of introducing COVID19 infection
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Patrick Vallance now suggests colleagues at PHE failed on #COVID19 testing. He now admits rollout had been too slow, and said it needs to be done at sufficient scale not
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A Coronavirus/Covid-19 vaccine could take three years to make. I spoke with a high-ranking vaccine expert at a global pharmaceutical company who walked me through the challenge. Below, I summarize
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