#Superspreading

el gato malo

boriquagato

how to spin a success story into a crisis: sturgis edition.from aug 7-16, 500,000 people attended the strugis motorcycle rallythere are now (gasp) 70 cases linked to it.that's basically nothing.

Joseph Allen

j_g_allen

Superspreader events are key to #Covid19.To limit the impact, we need to #StaySMARTS --> Stay home when sickM--> Mask when outA--> Avoid large gatheringsR--> Refresh indoor airT--> Ten feet is

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

BREAKING—Elderly attendees at Trump’s Omaha MAGA rally being treated for *hypothermia* after AF1 departs. Attendees stuck trying to get out of airport hanger, waiting for delayed buses & walking 3.7

Muge Cevik

mugecevik

The story is a little more complicated than “stay 6 feet away” guidelines. Coronavirus risk is simply not one-dimensional. We need to discuss high-risk activities & environments. I spoke w

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

Did you know that *study after study* finds most people don't seem to transmit COVID at all? That a small percent is responsible for almost all infections? That R is

Caitlin Rivers, PhD

cmyeaton

I know more about Singapore’s outbreak than the US’s. I know that 95% of yesterday’s cases there were in dormitory residents, and I know there have been an average of

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

A traveler who tested neg 48 hrs prior to flight was infectious by day of flight, pre-symptomatic; using genomic analysis, traced to 4 cases of in-flight transmissionThis doesn’t mean don’t

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

Read and weep how the Skagit choir superspreading outbreak, first in the US, was ignored or explained away as maybe fomites or contact—a theory that required contortions that'd make epicycles

Adam squires

adsquires

COVID can be airborne, in floating “aerosol” particles. We know how these particles move, and how long they stay in the air. What does this mean for minimising risk? TL;DR:

Thomas Czypionka

CzypionkaThomas

Es ist betrüblich zu sehen, dass die Zahlen der #Covid_19 -Infektionen so ansteigen. Das müssten sie nicht! Wir könnten viel besser sein!! Thread 1)Die Eigenschaften des Virus würden eine #Extinktion

Tom Inglesby

T_Inglesby

Its terrible to see the President, First lady and other(s) in the White House staff sickened with COVID and I hope they recover quickly. It is important to consider and

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 Eric Levi

DrEricLevi

From the start of this pandemic, Australia has recorded 97 deaths. Each life is precious. But as a doctor, I’m embarrassed when people call us heroes. There are currently 17

Kai Kupferschmidt

kakape

This new paper on #sarscov2 transmission delves into the data from Hunan province and it is really interesting and the kind of data I would love to see more of.

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

To stop major outbreaks - we either need major behavioral change - seems unlikely - need to shutdown the economy again, vaccines (all of which problematic), or we need the

Robin Monotti

robinmonotti

SARS-Cov2 is transmitted indoors, not outdoors. This is a proven fact. Lockdowns have always been about politics not medicine or science.https://twitter.com/robinmonotti/status/1253394771827187712 Taiwanese study confirmed indoor transmissionhttps://