#Virus

I just came home from a 12 hour shift as a nurse in an ER to read more news about “anti-stay-at-home” protests. I have to say, after working today to
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CANCERLet me give you a hypothetical scenario.Imagine, as best as you can, that there's a cancer.To help your imaginations, I'll describe this cancer. Say it’s been growing in a body
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One of many points that none of the pro covid fear lobby can explain is the flawed science around how this PCR test has been usedPCR amplifies genetic material to
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Great story in @nytimes about how #COVID19 spread to NY, based on genomes posted by @AdrianaHeguy @VivianaSimonLab & others to @GISAID. @nextstrain maintains fabulous visualizations of these data. Thought I'd
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1. It was clear early on that the death projections were preposterously high, as anyone listening to my various shows over the last many weeks knew and know. 2. But
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Do you want to learn know how the innate immune system reacts to SARS-CoV-2? Keep reading thanks to @AliHackl and @lissi.heiter from @03Sp1 @UniFreiburg for this great thread! #onlineteaching #onlinelearning
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#30someth1ng a thread (wow )Of all the bad happenings occuring nowadays around the world, there are still so many things we should be thankful for. Waking up every morning healthy,
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The problem with modern nintendo:Nintendo has been making odd decisions when the switch came out. Sure, the switch is a great console, but it has many flaws. I want to
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The pandemic illustrates one of the challenges I face as an epidemiologist in communicating to the public (and media). I've been thinking about this for years:As an epidemiologist, what I've
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1. Its true that NYC's pandemic was the worst- and that had @NYGovCuomo shut down as quickly as @GavinNewsom less New Yorkers would have died. It is also true that
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In case you're wondering if the GOP is going to do anything to help you with: - COVID-19- healthcare- eviction protection- stimulus checks- expanded unemployment benefits- voting rightshaha jk you
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I’m completely obsessed with Call Me By Your Name. I’ve watched it twice in the span of three days and I just started the book this morning. It’s such a
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At least 2700 inmates have died from #COVID19. None deserved it. A month after Bruce Norris had a life sentence commuted, he died of COVID while waiting release. In TX,
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if you snitch on people for going outside you’re a commie guys. i’m pro social distancing and have been sitting in my apartment for weeks. but you can go for
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#Thread on symptomatic, pre-symptomatic, asymptomatic #transmission. A symptomatic #COVID19 case is a patient who developed signs & symptoms compatible with #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus #infection. Symptomatic transmission refers to transmission from a
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“President Trump is a ratings hit. Since reviving the daily White House briefing Mr. Trump and his coronavirus updates have attracted an average audience of 8.5 million on cable news,
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