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Great Q&A with Peter Ben Embarek on the COVID-19 emergence @WHO mission.He explains why they conclude it was "extremely unlikely" SARS-CoV-2 originated in a lab - the same conclusion we
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Now the SARS-CoV-2 variants that were first identified in the UK (B.1.1.7), South Africa (B.1.351), and Brazil (P.1) have been found in the US, a couple of thoughts (i.e., speculation...)
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This appears to be an interesting study and would be consistent with other studies showing a 4x-5x reduction in risk of (re)infection after previous exposure (i.e. there's immunity, but not
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Some reflection on . I hope it is clear it was speedy work from hard working scientists. What may not be clear, however, is that while I may be the
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This is interesting - much lower Ct values for the ORF1 and N targets of (presumed) B.1.1.7 samples.However, isn't this a three-target multiplexed assay? If you have S-target dropout, wouldn't
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It's important to be skeptical, but don't say there's "ZERO evidence" for a theory only to present a theory there's ZERO evidence for (and in this case, not plausible).The emerging
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Interesting paper discussing the difficulty of rooting the SARS-CoV-2 tree - which is something we have been interested in too.Most analyses root on e.g., Hu-1, but it appears that e.g.,
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The @CDCgov put out their interim guidelines for SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing and the document is exemplary - clear, concise, and with a lot of relevant information.Short on other useful
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The @pfizer BNT162b2 vaccine data released today as part of the upcoming @US_FDA meeting are simply incredible. Still open questions, but this really is as good as it gets for
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The "mink mutant virus" stories have focused too much on the mutations and not enough on the fact that we have a raging COVID-19 epidemic in mink. The decision by
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