#Infection

Adam Kucharski

AdamJKucharski

I'm seeing more and more suggestions that contact tracing and/or physical distancing isn't needed and we could solve COVID-19 with widespread testing alone. E.g. just test everyone once a week/fortnight

Beth Schacter

bethshax

I've been reading this a lot and I disagree. We can make production safe. What I think will happen is what probably should have happened three months ago. Testing will

Adam Klasfeld

KlasfeldReports

Trump just said that the FDA approved hydroxychloroquine for use against Covid-19.That is medical misinformation: The FDA gave an emergency use authorization, with a fact sheet that explicitly says there

The Nerdy Derma

thenerdyderma

Do you know what skin condition I often find so difficult and challenging to treat?Widespread fungal infections arising from prolonged steroid use.Why? Steroids reduce the skin's immune response. It stops

Yvette, exiled Queen of the Seychelles.

TheSciBabe

#COVID19 will probably end up having approximately a 1% infection fatality rate. Which means millions of people dying in America alone.But fatality isn’t the only bad outcome from this, and

Susanna L Harris

SusannaLHarris

"There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection."What does this mean?People who get sick from COVID-19 are...

Paul Kerry

iampaulkerry

People are rightly complaining about the discrimination this involves, but if you look at the numbers, it doesn't make much sense as an antivirus measure.The benefit will be marginal at

Dawn Butler MP✊🏾

DawnButlerBrent

Test one,Protect NHS's ability to cope. We must be confident that we are able to provide sufficient critical care & specialist treatment right across the UK. test met. Test

Beau Willimon

BeauWillimon

You’d think Republicans would want mail-in voting for November since they rely on older voters to turn out - voters that may stay home to avoid infection. But... mail-in voting

Newman Nahas

NahasNewman

No one has ever denied the possibility of pediatric infection or transmission. You are engaging with a straw man. The real question has always been a quantitative one: do children

Lyman Stone 石來民 🦬🦬🦬

lymanstoneky

It’s good to obey the law and you should absolutely do so.Also, the actual risk that churches of

Eric Topol

EricTopol

To better understand the #COVID19 immune response, we just did a podcast w/ @VirusesImmunity, an extraordinary immunobiologist @YaleMed @YaleIBIO @HHMINEWS link here: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/933621w/ @cuttingforstone @Medscape

Karam Bales

karamballes

1/ Thread: PHE into Covid in school.What does it say?What doesn't it say?How has it been communicated and how does it compare to previous SAGE advice #edutwitter https://www.gov.uk/government/news/study-finds-very-low-numbers-of-covid-1

Fabrizio Zilibotti

FabrizioZilibo1

#COVID2019 Switzerland: This is how a PEAK looks like (and let’s wait a few days to confirm). Some politicians (cf. Spain) make confused statements. They either treat population as idiots

Ann Coates

setoacnna

Thread; Cervical screening myths & facts. Myth: Cervical screening is a test for cancer. Cervical screening is now initially a test for HPV. That's because MOST (not all) cancers are

TyLisa C. Johnson

tylisawrites

I know it's not my beat anymore. But Philly libraries will always hold a special place in my heart. And thus, I've decided to use my journalist platform to elevate