#Transmission

Sakkaf Ahmed Aftab

ahmedaftab68

1- Dear public health colleagues @petermbenglish @doctorshaib @DPH_MAshton @BWDDPH @AbdulRazaq_PH @felly500 @Smithkjj @FurberA @andrewleedr @ADMBriggs @Dr2NisreenAlwan@ProfKevinFenton @ADPHUK @drtimallison @devisridhar do you agree with me

Prof Francois Balloux

BallouxFrancois

Many discussions about #COVID19 boil down to wether the virus is 'just like the flu' or 'nothing like the flu'. As such, I felt it may be useful to provide

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

1. In short, no.This is going to take a detailed thread to unpack.https://twitter.com/mattwridley/status/1270010444279877633 2. First, let's get the blog post out of the way. Ridley is speculating that the Asiatic

Queen City Nerve

queencitynerve

BREAKING: Gov. Cooper’s E.O 183 allows private bars, private clubs, restaurants and hotels to sell mixed beverages to-go in the state of North Carolina beginning tonight at 5 p.m. through

Andrew C Ahn

AndrewCAhn2

Part 6: COVID and OverdispersionIn Part 5, we talked about epidemiological implications of overdispersion.In this section, we explore potential CAUSES of COVID-19 overdispersion1/https://twitter.com/AndrewCAhn2/status/1344792823204360192 1:

Annabelle Timsit

BelleTimsit

The @WHO's press conference in Wuhan has just started. I will the important points here. (You can also watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VMiBAY56xU) The Health Ministry spokesperson starts w/

Steve Lambert

sblambo

Apologies in advance. I am going to try and pull together some linked threads that have come together during the week about contact tracing and access to an individual's contact

Allen Cheng

peripatetical

As overall infection was reduced, this would suggest that the AZ vaccine does reduce infectiousness so some degree. But even if all adults were vaccinated, it probably wouldn't achieve herd

Rajeev Venkayya MD

rvenkayya

Agree with this piece and the "strawman" messaging at the end. One clear opportunity is to focus on prevention of severe disease and death (where most vaccines are very efficacious)

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

BREAKING—Oxford-AstraZeneca not only protects people from serious illness and death but also substantially slows the transmission of #SARSCoV2, finding thr #COVID19 vaccine cuts transmission by nearly 2/3rds (pre print). It

Lindsay Wiley

ProfLWiley

Confusion over various endpoints for the covid pandemic is flaring up again. Eradication, elimination, containment, suppression, transition to seasonal/endemic covid, etc. are terms that even scientists use in inconsistent ways.

Neil O'Brien MP

NeilDotObrien

Local coronavirus update:Unfortunately the rate of cases in Harborough, Oadby and Wigston has hit new highs recently.Oadby and Wigston remain a long way above the national average - not far

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

(REUTERS) The Eagles were the first punk records, top Californian musicologist says. OK, now that I've got your attention, you can see how easy it is. Take any claim you

Monica Gandhi MD, MPH

MonicaGandhi9

Please allow me to go back to this question of "do vaccines prevent transmission?". What do vaccines do? Stimulate antibody (from B cells) and T cell responses (not often measured)

Jeremy Farrar

JeremyFarrar

Lockdowns have an impact, whilst in place they reduce transmission & new infections, they buy time, protect health systems & save lives. Lockdowns do not change the fundamentals of the

masculinist polymaternal commune

d3l1b1d1n8r

normalise being open and negotiating around COVID risk management with your friendsdo you have a friend who’s high risk? have you spoken to them about what they need you to

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