#Testing

Tory Fibs

ToryFibs

Thread. Nothing pre-planned here just some preliminary thoughts on the dataset I’ve built showing 643 UK Schools with Coronavirus infections. Apologies in advance if it lacks coherency. Just thought it

Michael Baym

baym

Excited to share my latest preprint with @LeeKShaffer and @BillHanage, “Perfect as the Enemy of the Good: Using Low-Sensitivity Tests to Mitigate SARS-CoV-2 Outbreaks” in which we show how the

David Fisman

DFisman

I am not sure what’s up with all the angsting about test characteristics of rapid tests. Worried about low specificity and false positives? Repeat the test and only consider repeat

Shivani Gupta

shivanii_22

Around 1.8 million people have died from #COVID19 worldwide in 2020. And almost 1.4 million TB deaths were recorded in 2019 globally. Despite its widespread incidence, the services for TB,

Philip Watson

PhilipWatson_

A little help for NI's media when questioning the this lot:1. Swann, you say hospital numbers are increasing when PHA data shows them decreasing. Can you explain?2. McBride - you're

Catherine Finnecy

cfinnecy

"No single intervention, other than a complete, pre-emptive closure of borders, or the mandatory quarantine of all visitors upon arrival in designated facilities irrespective of testing history can fully prevent

SaveTheChildrenⓋ🌱🌿🌑🇲🇽

Forbetterdays

The TRUTH about Bill Gates and his vaccines. BEFORE agreeing to getting the Covid 19 vaccine I suggest you heavily research. It’s not what you think it is. THREAD with

Meg Tirrell

megtirrell

Biden signing 10 executive orders and other directives today on #covid19. Here they are per @WhiteHouse fact-sheet: 1. EO directing agencies to fix supply of PPE, materials for testing &

NCDHHS

ncdhhs

#COVID19NC Update for Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020: As of this morning, NC has had 446,601 positive cases of #COVID19, including 5,236 new cases reported since yesterday. There are 2,735 people

Mark

MarkV41345427

OUR ENTIRE TESTING METHODOLOGY IS FLAWED:Testing is being used to drive policy. Whilst PCR accurately detects RNA, it DOES NOT detect infectious individuals (proof below). PCR testing without clinical observations

Norma Leespeaking 🙂

NLeespeaking

THREAD: COVID-19 is a con-trick. Here’s why:Let’s push aside the minutiae and detritus and go back to basics.The Coronavirus Act: 2020:Removes the requirement for post-mortems andRemoves the need for 2nd

Martin Myers

Martin1Myers

There are 4 Pillars. Pillar 1 labs test the Swab by a technique called RT PCR, to see whether the patient has current infection with #SARS_CoV_2. This test is delivered

Pradheep J. Shanker

Neoavatara

So #coronavirus update.Nationally, we are approving across the board. No real hot spot remains, though a few states are worrisome.The drop in testing is also concerning, but hopefully that is

emptywheel

emptywheel

OK, this thread is dedicated to Donald Trump's Court Jester, Glenn Greenwald, who once upon a time wrote about about the dangers of the unitary executive in this country, not

Dr. Theresa Chapple

Theresa_Chapple

Thread on how to LOWER (not eliminate) risk of Covid-19 transmission among your pandemic learning pod. Everyone involved should take a Covid-19 test before starting. Quarantine until results come back.

Jean-Paul R. Soucy

JPSoucy

“IT’S JUST THE TESTING, BRO.”Are we seeing more #COVID19 cases in #Canada’s large provinces now compared to July just because we are testing more?No. A thread. (1/13) All 4 of

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