#PCRS

Andrew💙Croxford

andrew_croxford

NEW THREAD: But one with a potentially small target audience, namely front-line #NHS staff of all stripes who have had SARS-CoV-2 infection at some point during the pandemic, and are

Miguel Hernán

_MiguelHernan

1/Look at the shape of these curves. New York and Madrid had similar epidemics until they spectacularly diverged.In March, both cities were caught by surprise and shut down because of

ChristosArgyropoulos

ChristosArgyrop

Let's analyze the dialysis case from yesterday. We need to know : a) the SAR (Secondary Attack Rate) of COVID19 for household transmission (pt had largely sheltered in, so could

Biohospitalix

BioHospitalix

Le gouvernement vient de faire paraître un DGS urgent sur les variants Anglais / Sud Africains et Brésiliens.L'inquiétude n'est plus trop sur l'anglais mais sur les deux suivants.Comme je vous

Robin Monotti

robinmonotti

External peer review of the RTPCR test to detect SARS-CoV-2 reveals 10 major scientific flaws at the molecular and methodological level: consequences for false positive results.https://cormandrostenreview.com/report/ "The WHO-pro

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

Thread on the recent report on the possible risk of increased death associated with the new UK variant (B117)- with a discussion of the evidence around this, and what this

Sandy Douglas

sandyddouglas

This is BAD NEWS for other vaccines too, prob incl Ox/AZ, tho protection against severe illness may well be less affected. Risk:benefit of vaccination remains strongly favourable but I’m V

Allen Cheng

peripatetical

SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients that don't have symptoms. It's complicated. A thread. Data suggest that viral load does start to increase and is maximal slightly before the onset of symptoms,

Alison Blunt

AlisonBlunt

1) 'The genetic sequences used in PCRs to detect suspected SARS-CoV-2 and to diagnose cases of illness and death attributed to Covid-19 are present in dozens of sequences of the

Sandy Macdonald

sandyjmacdonald

As someone who did many RT-PCRs, the most widely-used method of detection for SARS-CoV-2 virus (the cause of Covid-19), during my PhD, here are my thoughts on why questioning the

Karam Bales

karamballes

Johnson: The new strain is particularly prevelant in London and areas of the South EastHancock: Infections in students are driving transmission in LondonAny bet failure to tackle transmission in schools

dSTERLINGb

_theBrownprint_

2020 GRATITUDE THREADBefore I go into hibernation for a few winter weeks, I want to thank all the folks #onhere who helped get me through this year in big &

Kevin McKernan 🙂

Kevin_McKernan

The Live-Dead qRT-PCR problem, the testing industrial complex and its impact on society.I never thought the work I did for the human genome project would be weaponized to lock down

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