#Virology

TrumpToTheResQ

TrumpToTheResQ

1) -Create a very contagious but super low mortality rate virus to fit the needed plan (SARS/HIV hybrid research strain created at Fort Detrick class 4 lab from 2008-2013 as

Max Niederhofer

maxniederhofer

So much to unpack here. We know that the virus is not engineered. But the possibility that it escaped from a lab is very real. Now we learn that US

Leighton Akira Woodhouse

lwoodhouse

Rupar evolving from naked partisan flacking to straight up fake news.The reporter might work for Newsmax but she says nothing that isn't widely-reported basic fact. Rupar goes farther than the

manasataramgini

blog_supplement

Since many people keep asking me to comment on the opinions expressed by Chellaney and Carlson and a chIna paper on the SARS-CoV-2 virus here are some comments: the essence

Captain Scarlet's Stubble

CaptStubble

So, a long thread (sorry) with thoughts on the situation. I read an article in the Grauniad last night. What a depressing piece it was, proper doomsday material about the

Avik Roy

Avik

THREAD: Big news today. For the first time, we have a confirmed report of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection by a patient in Hong Kong—his/her #COVID19 diagnoses were 4.5 months apart. This blows

RealScientists | Erin

realscientists

Let me quickly catch you up on how this Wisconsin gal ended up working as a scientist in Berlin... (any other cheeseheads out there?!) My path was perhaps more roundabout

Dr. Thomas Binder, MD

Thomas_Binder

1/10The seasonal flu wave is caused by several influenza and beta-corona viruses. This year, Corona-19 joined in. In the flu wave ends, due to herd immunity, in April. With

Robin Monotti

robinmonotti

Bring back the Renaissance Man/Woman, or why "listening to the expert" is not such a good idea although it superficially seems so to all but the technocrats in our times.

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

ThreadFor @Patriot_Jess The Chinese armed forces have been crippled by COVID-19.Over 21 million Chinese cellphone accounts went offline.We'll never know how badly the disease hit China. The last war the

Adam Hamdy

adamhamdy

1. In February, based on clinical reports from China, I raised the possibility #Covid_19 might be biphasic (persistent in the body after recovery). I suggested governments needed to err on

snarke

snarke

Welcome to today's #COVID19 #Briefing! Are you ready for the Friday edition of the #Trump Gong Show? Because I'm not! So apparently part of the reason for the #Covid19 #Briefing

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

Something has really been bothering me a lot and it's the notion that there is a scientific debate about whether aerosol transmission of #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #coronavirus occurs. I don't think

Ananth Krishnan

ananthkrishnan

Thread: What we know and don’t know on the origins of Covid-19: Was it bio-engineered? Did it escape from a lab in Wuhan? What does the evidence tell us so

Muge Cevik

mugecevik

Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, there has been an unparalleled scientific effort to characterise the virus and the clinical course of #COVID19.What have we learned so far about #SARSCoV2, how

Colin J. Carlson, Ph.D.

wormmaps

Today I'm pleased to announce the Viral Emergence Research Initiative (VERENA), a consortium of virologists, ecologists, and data scientists working to predict which viruses could infect humans, which animals host