Kristian G. Andersen
K_G_Andersen
The SARS-CoV-2 furin cleavage site is yet again in the news - this time because of a quote by Nobel laureate David Baltimore.The site is not a "smoking gun", nor
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Absolute knock-out paper by @SunKaiyuan and colleagues on SARS-CoV-2 transmission. A few highlights: 1. Kids less susceptible than adults, but just as infectious2. Presymptomatic spread ~50%3. Quarantine/isolation not enough in
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The "mink mutant virus" stories have focused too much on the mutations and not enough on the fact that we have a raging COVID-19 epidemic in mink. The decision by
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A few comms on the (lack of) scientific merits of the "Yan Report". It is non-scientific and false - cherry picking data and ignoring data disproving their hypotheses.It's using technical
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'Reinfected' patient:1. One positive RT-PCR for episode 1.2. IgG (-) 10 days after ep 1 and just after ep 2.3. IgG (+) 5 days after ep 2.I don't doubt reinfections
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From my talk earlier today. Do you agree / disagree? I'd love to hear arguments for why my timeline is too pessimistic. If you want to get the full slide
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