#Virus

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

Okay, I'm seeing a lot of "the end is nigh"-type posts as well as a lot of people misunderstanding this story, so let's talk about "pandemic potential" for #influenza viruseshttps://www.bbc.com/news/health-532187

Indic History

IndicHistory

Inside the @nytimes article on India's 'Virus Trains' by @gettleman, @suhasiniraj, @sameeryasir & @Karan_Singhs They collected reams of data & wrote a story entirely on one district out of 718

Professor Philip Nolan

President_MU

We need to limit the number of close contacts we have each day and each week. SARS-CoV-2 transmits through prolonged close contact. What do we mean by close? The virus

Soumya

skarlamangla

since everyone in LA just learned about false negatives ... spoiler alert: they exist for every test! whatever COVID test you use, it's measuring the amount of virus in whatever

Prof

covidtweets

Two states with very different policies in terms of restrictions and mandates: NC & OK. Millions making random decisions every day, some catching COVID, some don't. Some die, most survive.

Dr. Saskia Popescu

SaskiaPopescu

A couple of things to unpack from this before hitting the panic button... first, concerns for toilet plumes aren’t new (ahem, norovirus) (1/x) Flushing may release coronavirus-containing ‘toilet plumes’ -

Aaron Ginn

aginnt

1/ Lockdowns were based on bad mimesis, not evidence."Decisions on implementing lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic were based on what neighboring countries were doing at the time, a new study

el gato malo

boriquagato

one of the striking features of covid has been how much it has been a disease predominantly affecting the very old.unlike flu, a notorious killer of children, it has left

Interpolations

interpolated

The illusion of containment rests on hubris: that flare ups can be spotted and contained. No, they cannot. Not in the real world. Not in the vast majority of cases,

Matthew Hodson

Matthew_Hodson

People with HIV who are virally suppressed on treatment can:Have babies born without HIVHave sex, without condoms, without risk of passing the virus on (#UequalsU)Live as long a life as

Dr. Saskia Popescu

SaskiaPopescu

Epidemiologists and ID specialists spend a lot of time talking to patients and the public about disease transmission dynamics. Communicating nuances, varied terminology, and the uncertainties isn't new but something

The New York Times

nytimes

Survivor’s guilt, anger, second thoughts and nightmares. These are just some of the things that plague the minds and hearts of the people of Bergamo, Italy — one of the first

Jean Paul Zodeaux

JeanPaulZodeaux

NPR thinks they can cover their ass by using the word "invented" in the question of the origin of the novel coronavirus. Let's follow the threads of evidence and see

Ninnyd 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸 Waiting~4~the Revolution

ninnyd101

Forwarded-As I said earlier today the virus is on Holiday - Royal Hospital Gloucester, UK

Just An Ordinary Bloke

Unusual_Times

A Laymans Guide to Mutations & Variants.I think we can beat covid in the UK if we really try. It's NOT endemic it's too young and it is still spreading

Pall Melsted

pmelsted

Speed is crucial in fighting this epidemic. In Iceland we use test-trace-isolate to curb the spread in addition to restrictions on social gathering, 2m social distancing and mask wearing in

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