#Testing

Maggie Green

_maggiemgreen_

If you--like me--need a little refresher on what this all means, here is a breakdown from @JohnsHopkinsSPH: the positivity rate is an indicator of (1) the level of community transmission

Senator Stan Kutcher

StanKutcher

As we move into the vaccine stages of the #COVID19 pandemic, it is important that we combat #vaccine hesitancy and #misinformation and continue to vigilantly follow public health guidelines. A

Shane Dingman

shanedingman

Been thinking about the government's expanded "lockdown" and school return delays all weekend. The thing that comes back to me, again, is the Ontario's total failure to use asymptomatic testing

Joe Pilot, MD

JoeSilverman7

You don’t have to be this person. I’ve helped many families through a process that gets them together with family. For example, rapid covid testing is pretty good (Elon Musk

Ryan McNamara 🧬

Ryan_Mac_Phd

Thread on miscommunication regarding SARS-CoV-2 PCR testingFalse-positives by PCR testing are quite rare. It is the gold standard as it is sensitive enough to identify the virus during early and

LF

loofranchot

KL and Selangor residents all need to be tested. If you can pay to cancel the bloody HSR rail whatever its called, you can pay to do mass testings for

Maha Rehman

MahaRehman1

1/ Key Takeaways from Mushfiq's (@mushfiq_econ) work in Bangladesh & Nepal - Integrate epidemiological AND economics factors in decision making on reopening the country, identify the high priority sectors (see

Josh Marshall

joshtpm

Star Reporter Drives HHS Spox to Terrifying Peristatic Meltdown. Yesterday @JoshKovensky broke the story of the Trump admin cutting off federal funding for COVID testing sites. It drove news and

The Good Statistician

TheGoodStatsMan

A few people have asked about comparing flu cases with covid cases and the impact of the PCR test.Short answer...the PCR test 'exaggerates' the problem of covid.It is unusual to

Esther Choo MD MPH

choo_ek

I was on @CNN today talking about how we STILL don't have adequate testing or turn-around times in many places, and it got me thinking about how much I've shouted

Jorge A. Caballero, MD

DataDrivenMD

Data strongly suggests that, over the last 6-8 wks, HHS has preferentially shifted testing resources to states that are friendly to Trump, or essential to his re-election.If you're an investigative

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

Graphs like the ones below scare me. I can't see how one can spin this as anything other than a disaster in the making. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html People often complain that I'm

Dr. Janet Frick 🍑💙

jfrickuga

A thread on @universityofga #UGA and #Covid19 testing, including recent data. UGA is no longer providing updates, since classes are all virtual now, but our positivity rate from asymptomatic surveillance

Woke Zombie 😊

foogatwo

#NJ #COVID19 Venting thread. Here's the problem with NJ and testing in general. This is the leading provider in South Jersey for testing. They are booked 7 days from today.

Gad Saad

GadSaad

I downloaded @DrBiden's dissertation and took a quick look at it. While I did not read every word of it, I read enough of it to arrive to the following

Jonathan Engler 😀

jengleruk

I just had another thought about this (and the other vaccine candidates).Maybe it's a bit "niche" but I thought it was interesting!https://twitter.com/jengleruk/status/1335925357141176324 For months now, various people like my

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