#Transmission

Richard McKay

RAMcKay

@guardian health editor @sarahboseley erred by uncritically reproducing the phrase ‘patient zero’ in reference to the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. 1/5https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/12/where-did-coronavirus-come-from-

garvs

gravsity

PFIZER VACCINE MEGATHREADThe FDA's VRBPAC voted 17-4-1 on 12/10/20 to approve the emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer/BioNTech's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate (BNT162b2). The EUA was officially issued on 12/11/20 and

Robert McNees

mcnees

The "Arecibo Message" was beamed towards globular cluster M13 #OTD in 1974, during the dedication of an upgrade to the radio telescope. It was the first message sent with the

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

1/ Contrary to some media headlines, our proposal for #BetterMasks has not been to “just give everyone N95s”If that was, I would be using #N95MasksI think of masks the same

Joanna Poole 💙

Jopo_dr

What is an mRNA vaccine? One that instructs the human host cell to make isolated viral proteins (not the whole virus just a surface protein!) so the immune system learns

Bruce McCloy

bruce_mccloy

We can make this happen - if we focus on making sure we have taken care of the details. The missteps that MOE made was to make a sudden change

Nic Holas

nicheholas

Good morning! I’ll be on @abcmelbourne around 7:10 this morning to discuss the new blood donation rules for gay/bi men and trans people who have sex with men. https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/new-australian-blood-d

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

BREAKING—Our entire country, from coronavirus pandemic. Another new all-time record 150,000 cases today. Thanksgiving holidays are coming w/ risky indoor gatherings. Try to keep outdoors. But if you must indoors—you

Jamie Triccas

TricckyLab

Really interesting data coming out of latest report on Oxford/AZ vaccine efficacy trials (another one!).A little on this.#COVID19 #CovidVaccine https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3779160 What did they find?Trial looked at p

Eric Topol

EricTopol

1. A year ago the first person with asymptomatic covid was documented. My colleague @danieloran culled the data from 61 studies, 1.8 million people to determine how often this occurs.

Infectious Disease Ethics

ID_ethics

1/ Thanks - effectively all superspreading events are indoors.Major risk factors appear to be:- Poor ventilation, crowding, time, perhaps singing (etc.)- Vulnerable individuals (hospitals, nursing homes, etc.)@KoenSwinkels https://www.stops

David Zweig

davidzweig

I am beyond excited to announce that I will be writing AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, a book for @mitpress, about the schools debacle in America during the pandemic. The book,

Jared Higgs

JHiggslive

OPINIONIt is unfair to allow tourists to visit the beach, if Bahamians are being instructed that beaches and parks are closed. For me, it comes down to a fundamental question:

Elena RN ❦

Ek7_PRN

THE EFFICACY OF MASKS PLEASE, RT AND SHARE!!General Overview: Wearing a mask does little to protect you. However, wearing a mask helps to protect other individuals around you by helping

Zz𝓏ₒₒₘₑᵣ😷 #SafeEdForAll

DWPrivate_

This is addressed to those who fought for the rights of students and school staff to work or be educated in a safe and covid-mitigated environment;Thank you. For months, many

OneMotion

OneMotion4

The upbringing of the second generation Acura NSXA Thread @Nhlengethwa_II 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.Specs part 1Engine: 3.5 litre DOHC twin turbocharged V6 with 3

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