#Transmission

Dylan Morris

dylanhmorris

Strong agree. Linking a couple examples in the replies.https://twitter.com/ArisKatzourakis/status/1351917274396057600 We often discuss challenges for flu vaccination posed by antigenic evolution. But those aren't the only challenges:htt

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declamare

if the Deputy Chief Medical Officer is wearing a (self-purchased?) KN95 respirator when he goes into an indoor vaccination centre, maybe your gran should be wearing proper respiratory protection

Deirdre Gilhawley

DeeGilhawley

"[The findings from] a large new study from South Korea...suggest that as schools reopen, communities will see clusters of infection take root that include children of all ages, several experts cautioned."#COVID19ireland #edchat

Youyang Gu

youyanggu

A CDC paper last month found that Kansas counties with mask mandates saw a decrease in cases in Aug, while counties without mandates saw an increase.Since then, both groups saw

Michael Luo

michaelluo

Important caveat from @DhruvKhullar: "we know for sure that the vaccines...prevent severe illness in almost all people who are inoculated...we’re not yet certain that the vaccines can prevent people from

Calvin Thigpen

cgthigpen

Our world has been up-ended by #COVID19, and in cities around the globe, people are rethinking how they get around and cities are reworking their transportation policies and infrastructure.1/8 Great

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

THREAD1/ Read this. This is "global health"? This is our "solidarity"? This is extractive.Vaccines produced in South Africa & tested on South Africans are then deemed safe, & first given

Matt Brown 😀

statomattic

To be a hardcore mask advocate, you must simultaneously believe the following:1) Dr. Fauci's guidance against masks in March 2020 was to preserve supply for health-care workers, despite the fact

Cllr Tom Parkhill

tomparkhill

My thoughts on Christmas lockdown thread1. The situation in hospitals and with regards to community transmission are now truly dire in S. Wales. I think this means the lockdown is

John Burn-Murdoch

jburnmurdoch

ICYMI: last week we published two stories on what science tells us about how to minimise risk to you & others as economies reopen.(https://www.ft.com/content/2418ff87-1d41-41b5-b638-38f5164a2e94 &https://www.ft.com/content/202a6f8a-

Adam Hamdy

adamhamdy

1. I'm fascinated by this article, which once again seeks to downplay the role of children and schools in transmission. To quote Detective Sergeant Roger Murtaugh, "I'm getting too old

Caitlin Rivers, PhD

cmyeaton

So, how are we doing with covid? Nationally, reported incidence has fallen from around 76 cases per 100,000 population per day to about 43. Better! But not yet good. Thresholds

David Lat

DavidLat

I was in good shape before I came down with #COVID19 -- and I suspect I might have contracted the #coronavirus at the gym, to which I was going multiple

Stefan Baral

sdbaral

A Public Health Perspective on the Potential Harms of #COVID19 #Elimination (my first thread)I have provided a reference for each post which I think should be the standard moving forward

Irfan Dhalla

IrfanDhalla

A thread on travel, Covid-19 and .1. International travel is likely playing a very small role right now. Community transmission is raging, and international travelers are required to quarantine for

MacKenzie

Smackenziekerr

What I don't understand is that she claims that the #covid virus has been patented. So we cannot patent a virus if it is #natural, that would be nonsense. So

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