#SarsCOV2

Dr Emma Hodcroft

firefoxx66

A #SARSCoV2 variant with a combination of mutations in Spike (S13I, W152C, L452R) has been making headlines & twitter rounds today, so - a fresh-from-the-oven S:L452R focal build is

Trevor Bedford

trvrb

Genomic sequencing of viruses from the #COVID19 pandemic can help reveal transmission patterns. Thanks to data sharing through @GISAID from groups all over the world, @nextstrain is now showing 1882

Christopher A. Longhurst

calonghurst

1/ COVID (@UCSanDiego) Chronicles - Jan 3, 2021Happy new year #TwitterverseLots to share in the first thread of 2021 Read on for some thoughts about hospitalization numbers, vaccine timing, and

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

New more worrisome South Africa strain: the new 501.V2 variant has troubling details:—seems to spread faster—higher viral load—possibly more severe among young adults—2 of 3 mutations in 501.V2 **reduce virus

BK Titanji #ILookLikeAScientist

Boghuma

Very exciting!The authors describe the discovery of a live virus-vectored #SARSCoV2 vaxx candidate using the YF17D vaccine as vector to express a non-cleavable pre-fusion form of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike antigen.Been

Dr Vyom Sharma

drvyom

About that damned nebuliser:National guidelines don’t even regard nebulisation as an aerosol generating procedure. In fact linked documents say the reason to avoid it is that it encourages coughing. 1/3

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

NOTA BENE—Don’t be deceived if you see nobody in a room. CO2 levels can still be high if room is poorly ventilated. Remember #SARSCoV2 aerosols can stay airborne from 20

Jon Deeks

deeksj

INNOVA test – time for critical appraisal of the reportWhat does the report say about the test and should we believe it?1/20https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/media_wysiwyg/UK%20evaluation_PHE%20Porton%20Down%20%20University%20of%20O

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

BREAKING—new #B117 variant & vaccine data from research lab shows mutations in B117’s spike protein yields a ~3.8x reduction in efficacy of vaccine-generated neutralization antibodies compared to wildtype (WT)

Laurie Garrett

Laurie_Garrett

While America's obsessed w/elections, Europe is freaking out about a mutant form of #SARSCoV2 in mink animals & people: Denmark seals off 7 municipalities in north Jutland. Train & bus

Jorge A. Caballero, MD

DataDrivenMD

/ Florida’s % positivity is 26.3% today. Let that sink in.Now let me explain why.https://twitter.com/georebekah/status/1344122714190188552 Repeat testing. By making it easier for low-risk persons to get tested, and making

Matt Malkus

malkusm

Let's take a trip down #SARSCoV2 memory lane, shall we?Here's one of the big misses from early estimates which informed @IHME_UW modeling, and ultimately policymakers: "15-20% of those who contract

SirtSix

SirtSix

Two papers out from $REGN in @ScienceMagazine describing the company's investigational antibody cocktail approach to protect against #COVID19. Paper 1 describes pairs of highly potent (pM neutralization potency) non-competing mAbs

BK Titanji #ILookLikeAScientist

Boghuma

#LongCOVID19 Spectrum of symptoms that can occur/persist wks to months after acute severe or mild #COVID19.Primary symptoms: fatigue, dyspnea on exertion, headache, arthralgia, palpitations, concentration & depression in previously

Erin C. Sanders, MSN, WHNP-BC (She/Her/Hers)

ErinSandersNP

1/ Thank you so much @janevandis! Better understanding neurobiology can help us in so many areas of medicine! The other important piece of this paper is again reiterating the role

Kai Kupferschmidt

kakape

I’ve written a lot in the last two weeks about #B117 and the uncertainty surrounding its exact effects. So let me talk about something that we can be pretty certain

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