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Peter Kolchinsky
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I’m a virologist, biotech investor (vaccines, drugs, & diagnostics). For ease, here are all my #COVID19 explainers in one place (why is SARS2 worse than SARS1? What are antibodies? Is
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As a virologist, I find it deeply concerning that some are proposing to expose healthy people to low doses of #COVID19 to make them immune. The public should know that,
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Let’s talk COVID testing. Public needs to know how they work, why they can be wrong, what decisions to make based on imperfect “specificity”, & how to tell when a
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While not technically alive, there's an evil genius to viruses that never ceases to amaze me. It's one reason I became a virologist. A recent Nature paper reveal a remarkable
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I’m a virologist & #1 question I got today was whether to gargle & with what. If SARS2 seems to infect throat before spreading to lungs, might gargling protect people
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COVID-19 is a pathogen but it’s also a diagnostic test being run on America’s health insurance system. The results are coming in and they aren’t good. We need immediate, emergency
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SARS-2, on the other hand, takes up residence in the throat cells first, which doesn’t cause significant symptoms. The person can remain asymptomatic or might not think they have anything
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If you are hearing about #covid19 “reinfections” in Asia, I can offer you my take as a virologist. The best explanation for what we’re seeing is likely due to three
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I’m a virologist & investor... & I’m hearing people say it’s impossible to make covid vaccine b/c we haven’t been able to make one to any coronaviruses. Not true. We
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Here's something I once learned in virology school that should make you feel a bit better about why, unlike the flu, #COVID19 most likely won't be able to mutate to
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I’m a virologist. Public should know covid exposure dose matters. We have to conserve masks for healthcare workers, but masks can help anyone, reducing amount of virus released (even by
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