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Yardley Yeadon
MichaelYeadon3
Sometimes it’s useful to revisit basic concepts. We appear to have forgotten that immunity after viral infection is the rule, not the exception. “In this chapter, we highlight the principal
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Dr. Tom Frieden
DrTomFrieden
1/ I received a note the other day from an 18-year-old high school senior who's concerned and feels he may be getting depressed about the future. He asked, Will this
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Eric Topol
EricTopol
The next wave of diagnostic testing is for antibodies to #COVID29 Countries already on it or starting: Germany, Netherlands, UK, Singapore, South Korea, ChinaCountry with no plan: UShttps://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/04/02/an-antib
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IAmTheProfessor
IChooseFacts
In the last 12 hrs I have seen 2 examples of "experts" spouting complete misinformation. An MD/MPH ER doc on CNN claiming 18-54 acct for 50% of recent COV deaths
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Dr.Saima khan
DrSaimakhan3
Covid vaccines Myths DebunkedSo much misinformation,so little timeMyth 1: The vaccine causes infertility-●This is not true.Someone claimed that because the covid virus has a very short amino acid sequence (building
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Prof. Christina Pagel
chrischirp
THREAD: I have a big problem with how this @BBCNews article has been presentedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54000629 Firstly, the academic paper behind it (a review of best available evidence) is absolutely right to
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David Fisman
DFisman
Just some back of the envelope math for y'all on TEST SENSITIVITY for PCR and covid "rule out". This is important when deciding whether or not PPE are needed for
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Shane Woodford
WoodfordinDK
Ok so #Denmark is doing a gradual reopening after Easter. This provides a glimpse into life post 1st #COVID19 wave ...a #thread. #Denmark opted for a very cautious reopening with
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Russell Wong 🇺🇸
PRussW1
Time to start a new thread, because the first one is getting unweildly. Prior articles documenting possible #SARSCoV2 #Reinfection or #Reactivation here:https://twitter.com/PRussW1/status/1273476315811897350?s=20 I suspect this narrative is
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David States
statesdj
That 1 in 5 New York City residents has already been infected with SARSCOV2 is a very dark cloud, but there may be a silver lining. It has to do
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The Immunologist
eclecticbiotech
A thread on antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) in #coronaviruses. While developing vaccines, treating patients with convalescent plasma, and considering immunity passports, we must first understand the complex role of antibodies in
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Bloomberg Opinion
bopinion
The emergence of a handful of individuals reinfected by Covid-19 has sparked panic over the future course of the pandemic.If humanity plunges into a never-ending cycle of relapses, then a
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Carina King
CarinaTKing
Let's talk about #Herd_Immunity, given some recent interviews on the #COVID19SWEDEN strategy have talked about this being 'a result'... is this achievable, sensible and acceptable? 1. #Immunity: Do people get
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Bryan Alexander
BryanAlexander
A few thoughts about fall enrollment.#thread I'm not sure how far down total enrollment will go.There are lots of pressures:-fear of reinfection for f2f classes-suspicion of online class quality-circulation of
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Eric Feigl-Ding
DrEricDing
Dangerously negligent! “With the surging number of COVID-19 variants, (BC health chief) Dr Henry said BC would cease tracking individual variants, & proceed on assumption that variants are now
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The Ferrari Lab
TheFerrariLab
Been reflecting on these slides from 2015 on the uncertainty of elimination - populations are rarely in a infection free regime – dynamics are described by “effective reproduction number” (R)
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