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From Totally Under Control: Caroline ChenHealthcare Reporter ProPublica "Because South Korea had already started ramping up diagnostic test production, they were able to seek out every member of this church

More on why the FT presentation of the data undermines the position I have taken — and why I still hold that position.1. The successes from the FT presentation (China,

To @CT_Bergstrom, @mlipsitch and others whom I respect: - I agree that the GB plan for surrender appeals to a WH that would like a justification for having done nothing.

The Most Important Policy Decision In Our LifetimesIn a week dominated by horrible news, there are signs that the Senate may make the right choice when it passes a new

The Public Should Ignore Both Skepticism About Testing in Wuhan and Recommendations for Repeated Lockdowns; and Scientists Should Take CareA thread that will lead to this ... 1/ Conclusion: When

Update thread triggered by comments from @patrick_sharkey 1. The simulations were my way of exploring possibilities. 2. I do not draw any conclusions from them other than this: A policy

BottlenecksThe more I look into this, the more cases I see where the short-run scarcities and bottlenecks are the result of an FDA approval process for tests that is very

The twitter thread version of my plan: 0. Stop testing people with symptoms. Presume positive and isolate. 1. Offer all frontline health care workers a quick turnaround molecular test for

1. Offer all frontline health care workers a quick turnaround molecular test for presence of the virus (RT-PCR or LAMP test). Isolate if positive. 2. Offer the same type of

Noah may have a read on the general tenor of the conversation, but I personally do not think that the main action is along a tradeoff between “safe more lives