#Outbreaks

Jens Nordvig

jnordvig

I do forecasting, not epidemiology. But what do you do when all forecasting relies on epidemiology? Well, you have to get on with it.SOME OBSERVATIONS: t-cells may be relevant to

Aaron Derfel

Aaron_Derfel

1) Quebec released its most detailed stats to date Monday on the #pandemic's impact on schools. The picture is not a reassuring one, with at least 144 classrooms shut down

Matthew Yglesias

mattyglesias

The big outbreaks in southern states that were slow to adopt formal distancing orders that I feared seems to not be happening. It feels like public health officials don’t want

Christos Christou

DrChristou

Flooding in #SouthSudan has displaced entire communities.For many of our patients, the only way to reach medical care is to find their way through flooded roads.Water levels continue to rise,

Anthony O'Connor

Antcon7062

Seeing a lot of people giving NPHET a good kicking, even Pat Spillane. I understand why people are frustrated but we need to be a small bit realistic too. There

Dr. Deena Hinshaw

CMOH_Alberta

Here is a summary thread of today’s #COVID19AB public health date. In the last 24 hours, we confirmed 96 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, bringing our total to 968.We

Sam Jonesy

JonesyLaird

Bill Gates' vaccines and outbreaks of the diseases they're supposed to eradicate Gates committed to eradicate polio worldwide. What you don't know is that his vaccines reintroduced polio in several

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

About frequent rapid testing and the TRUMP White House:I agree with ppl that the WH cluster f%^* is a shining example of how throwing caution to the wind in response

Dr. Theresa Tam

CPHO_Canada

1/6 #COVID19 key concerns in : many deaths are linked to outbreaks in long term care facilities in several provinces. Though new data continue to come in, as of now,

Nate Silver

NateSilver538

Here are all states where >0.5% of the population is currently infected with COVID-19, via https://covid19-projections.com/ RI 1.9%NJ 1.6DC 1.5IL 1.5CT 1.4MA 1.4DE 1.2MS 1.2IN 1.1PA 1.1IA 1.0MD 1.0OH 0.8AZ 0.7CO

JJ Cooper

jjcoop36

My thoughts below, not reporting.The Cardinals have not played in August so far because of a COVID outbreak. The first and more important issue is health. I am not a

Aaron Derfel

Aaron_Derfel

1) Just days after Premier François Legault floated the idea of possibly easing some restrictions in Outaouais, a #COVID19 outbreak flared up on Saturday in a private seniors’ residence in

Trevor Bedford

trvrb

This is a thread about how to interpret the seemingly sudden appearance of #COVID19 across the much of the US in the past week with some back-of-the-envelop calculations for number

Pamela Duncan

PorcelinaD

The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK passed 12,000 today. But the real figure is higher. We just don't know how much higher. The death toll is bigger than

Niall Conroy

NICU_doc_salone

In watching the Irish covid commentary in last 24 hours there are some recurring teams, to which I’d like to offer some counter-opinions: - The Covid PCR test is fine.

Dr Marie Casey

marietcasey

1. As promised, a thread on what we are doing in public health departments during this COVID-19 pandemic. From the beginning we were responsible for our own regional contact tracing.