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Once upon a time there was a farmer who hired a dog to watch over her sheep. One day the farmer heard a terrible commotion coming from the field and

1. Curious to hear from #epitwitter about school reopening. In particular, lots of documents arguing that in-person should be a priority. But most also talk about the need to ramp

When you make an argument like this, please show your work. Let’s think of the cases1. So we deploy an investigational vaccine that doesn’t actually confer immunity or strong immunity.

1. My new paper with @kimmelmanJ is out at @ScienceMagazine. “Pandemic Research Exceptionalism” is the idea that the urgency of a crisis warrants lowering #research standards. We argue against this

1. One of the best parts of my corner of twitter is watching incredibly smart people like @mlipsitch @nataliexdean @trvrb carry our peer review in real time. And as Marc

I just watched this hour long interview with John Ioannidis and his picture of where we are is strikingly different from the prevailing view. He compares COVID19 to seasonal flu

Friends, have you been thinking about these various proposals? The challenge seems to be to find something both feasible and ethically acceptable.https://www.vox.com/2020/4/10/21215494/coronavirus-plans-social-distancing-economy-recession-depression-

1. I’m not going to lie, I’m still grappling with the fact that 1,049 people died in the US just today from #COVID19. At this rate it will be 2k