#Shutdowns

Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician)

jeremyfaust

Q: Why have so many SARS-CoV-2 models failed?A: Failure to account for asymptomatic spread.My collaborators @biomathematicus+@JacobBAguilar are among the world's great minds on this.https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.18.200

Paul Romer

paulmromer

1. Offer all frontline health care workers a quick turnaround molecular test for presence of the virus (RT-PCR or LAMP test). Isolate if positive. 2. Offer the same type of

Erica C. Barnett

ericacbarnett

Did you know that the current manager of the @seattlepd parking enforcement division is running for state attorney general as a Republican? A THREAD Brett Rogers, whose base salary at

Yossi Gestetner

YossiGestetner

Is this a sick joke? @FaceTheNation had on Christopher Murray today of IHME who warned against opening by May 1st. This guy’s model was endlessly way off to the dark

Dr. Lynora Saxinger 🇨🇦

AntibioticDoc

So herd immunity debate continues to rage and occasionally I am asked my opinion. To start out, we can frame the discussion a bit. 1) "herd immunity" from natural SARS-CoV-2

Siddharth Singh

siddharth3

While the impact of the coronavirus is first and foremost on our near and dear ones, it will have a profound impact on all aspects of society.I have been thinking

David Yaffe-Bellany

yaffebellany

Farmers are dumping millions of gallons of milk. Burying thousands of onions. Plowing vegetables back into the soil. The pandemic has created staggering amounts of food waste, even as people

Tobias Harris

observingjapan

I confess that I don't really understand why Abe and his government have been so non-chalant about what appears to be a second wave. Some hypotheses in no particular order:

Paul Romer

paulmromer

The twitter thread version of my plan: 0. Stop testing people with symptoms. Presume positive and isolate. 1. Offer all frontline health care workers a quick turnaround molecular test for

Şeyhüladalet #FreeAasifSultan

Kashmirception

As only 16 days are left until we complete a year of the August siege, and are still under continuous lockdown, the internet restricted from full speed, I thought i’d

Joseph Britt

Zathras3

A thread for anyone who cannot bear to watch the President humiliate the country on national television once again. It's about this very good @JamesFallows column on what news media

Los Angeles Times

latimes

The coronavirus pandemic upended the economy — particularly the lives of immigrants, who might not be eligible for all of the assistance distributed to citizens. @ldarmiento reports:https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-16/revers

Will Wilkinson 🌐

willwilkinson

The Heritage Foundation has released a re-opening plan woefully light on testing that's unlikely to put the economy on a path to recovery, but certain to get Americans killed.https://www.coronaviruscommission.com/recommendations?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT

Ben Casselman

bencasselman

Tomorrow morning, @BEA_News will release its prelim. estimate of second-quarter gross domestic product. Not much drama on the headline: It will show a historic decline in economic output.But the way

David M. Perry

Lollardfish

This rush to online K-12 is going to heighten inequity and is totally not necessary. Learning is not linear. Just cancel the school year. Do not demand that we home

Bill Gates

BillGates

There’s no question the United States missed the opportunity to get ahead of the novel #coronavirus. But the window for making important decisions hasn’t closed. The choices we and our