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John Burn-Murdoch
jburnmurdoch
Clarifying last tweet:Details of the Hong Kong reinfection show that worry about risk to *the reinfected individual* is misplaced, but they *can* go on to infect *others*, showing that current
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Laura Eismont
laura_eismont
In order for natural immunity to occur, it involves 2 different types of antibodies. For those that are curious as to the science behind this, I found my notes from
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Chris Masterjohn
ChrisMasterjohn
Here's my interview with Gabriela Gomes on herd immunity and COVID-19.https://youtu.be/egN8oXFBTWk Gabriela Gomes is Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at University of Strathclyde Glasgow and corresponding author of the rece
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David Lat
DavidLat
1/ Here's the latest chapter in my #COVID19 drama.On Saturday, I tested POSITIVE on a #PCR test. Was I reinfected?(Note: this is a multi-tweet THREAD; please read ALL tweets in
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Jono Zalay
JonoZalay
Here is why every adult, *including young and healthy ones*, should get vaccinated:The more people the virus infects, the more it mutates. That’s where those “variants” come from. Variants are
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Apoorva Mandavilli
apoorva_nyc
You know people -- maybe you're one of them -- who were sick with Covid, but tested negative for antibodies. Why would that be? Blame the tests. They miss antibodies
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Eric Topol
EricTopol
The variants of concern/interest fall into a spectrum of immune evasiveness, w/ B.1.351 being most; B.1.1.7, B.1.429 least. This property pertains to potential for reinfection & some reduction in vaccine
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Askeladden Capital
AskeladdenTX
People are trying to censor research findings, like heterogeneity (Gomes) and strength of T-cell response - because they might support a "right wing" agenda.Wow. Team Reality isn't just Team MAGA.
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Geoff Brumfiel
gbrumfiel
Let’s just take a moment today to talk about why a lot of experts (@devisridhar, @BhadeliaMD, @sarahcobey, @neil_ferguson, @joshua_schiffer and more) think the pursuit of natural herd immunity for COVID
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Kristian G. Andersen
K_G_Andersen
'Reinfected' patient:1. One positive RT-PCR for episode 1.2. IgG (-) 10 days after ep 1 and just after ep 2.3. IgG (+) 5 days after ep 2.I don't doubt reinfections
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Kira Newman, MD, PhD
KiraNewmanMDPhD
There is a lot of discussion about whether #coronavirus infection will result in long-term #immunity. We don't yet have data on this, but in the meantime, a brief discussion of
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Abir Ballan 😊
abirballan
A friend of mine got C19. It was a very mild presentation. She recovered and survived it.Would you think that the experience debunked the fear?Sadly, it didn't. She is still
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Jen Heemstra
jenheemstra
Let’s start with reinfection. It may sound simple to diagnose, but it’s actually kind of tricky because the virus from an infection may be able to stick around in your
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Eric Feigl-Ding
DrEricDing
91 new cases of “reactivated” virus now in South Korea. The prospect of people being re-infected with the virus is of international concern maybe dashing hopes that infected populations
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Dylan Morris
dylanhmorris
This is a false, irresponsible statement by the WHO, which will panic people in the name of not raising false hope. I will reply to this thread with evidence that
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Jen Heemstra
jenheemstra
Scientific studies have shown that it’s possible to get reinfected with COVID-19, but also that immunity could last for years. How can that be and what does it mean for
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