Toggle navigation
TWunroll
TWunroll
faq
Contact US
#SuperSpreading
Jose-Luis Jimenez
jljcolorado
5/ c) Aerosols: don’t fall to ground quickly unlike drops, stay in the air tens of sec to hrs (depend on size). Infect by inhalation (or deposition onto eyes). Substantial
Read more
Matt Zefferman
matt_zefferman
Ok. Here's a simple model of this I made last night waiting to see what happened with GA and PA vote totals. Can high COVID infection rates in Trump-voting countries
Read more
Roby Bhattacharyya
roby_bhatt
At the risk of shouting into the void, on papers from 2020 that most changed how I think abt COVID, as an ID physician-scientist. 280-char summaries + URLs for
Read more
Jose-Luis Jimenez
jljcolorado
1/ On the need for a **true multidisciplinary approach** to aerosol & droplet transmission (aka “the Godzilla thread”) 2/ This thread is offered constructively to point out a problem &
Read more
Roland Baker
RolandBakerIII
The new South African Strain has the identical N501Y mutation in the Spike protein as in seen recently in the UK and in Brazil. It also confers the ability to
Read more
Dr Zoë Hyde
DrZoeHyde
1. Updated thread on children & #COVID19 summarising the most recent research.Summary: further evidence children & adults are equally susceptible & equally likely to transmit; school clusters are increasing; precautions
Read more
Jose-Luis Jimenez
jljcolorado
1/ Thread on the relative importance of transmission modesA very difficult question, everyone reluctant to guess. As evidence accumulates, I decided to venture a guess, hoping to start some discussion.
Read more
Eric Feigl-Ding
DrEricDing
OUTBREAK OF #B1351 VARIANT IN AUSTRIA —B1351 variant now identified in 293 cases in western Austria state of Tyrol—at least 140 active cases. Germany is considering closing the border
Read more
Steve Brule
braidedmanga
"do your own research" 2020 has been one of the hardest years for so many people. Thankfully, it has allowed free time to learn, think and grow. Unfortunately, growth for
Read more
Dr. Tom Frieden
DrTomFrieden
Covid Epi Weekly: Humanity vs Virus – the Virus is WinningPerfect storm: 1. Uncontrolled spread in most of US, 2. Slow vaccine rollout, 3. Worrisome mutations increase transmissibility and could
Read more
Alina Chan
Ayjchan
Will do a thread today explaining the different types of covid tests, how they work, and what this means for false positives/negatives.https://fortune.com/2020/11/13/elon-musk-covid-test-tweets/ The first thing is to see what this
Read more
Jose-Luis Jimenez
jljcolorado
1/ Aerosols, droplets, & “flexible droplets”Trying to clarify key aspects. Details complex, give bottom lines 1st:Bottom line 1: If fall within 1-2 m of the person (WHO or CDC droplets),
Read more
Propane Jane™
docrocktex26
Make sure to gather specifics about how much data comes from public vs. private hospitals/labs. I wrote my MPH thesis on how PH data skews based on where/how the data
Read more
Jose-Luis Jimenez
jljcolorado
1/ Understanding CDC’s updated guidance that aerosols are the main mode of SARS-CoV-2 transmissionCDC recently updated its guidance. It is worded in a confusing way & this makes it a
Read more
zeynep tufekci
zeynep
We urgently need to focus on ventilation. Six months into a respiratory pandemic, we're still not given sensible and practical guidance against short-range aerosol—airborne—transmission of COVID. I wrote about the
Read more
TXgrlWatching💻⚔🛡
VeritasTXgem
Vaccine-related polio outbreak in Syria 2017:https://www.statnews.com/2017/06/08/polio-outbreak-syria-who/ More vaccine failure -- pertussis outbreak in vaccinated children:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/2/pdfs/15-0325.pdf Pertussis o
Read more
‹
1
2
3
4
5
6
›
By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our
Cookie Policy
to improve your experience.
I agree