#Asymptomatic

The govt's plans for pre-Christmas mass asymptomatic testing of HE students appear to be continuing despite the fact that there is nothing to point students to in order to interpret
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1/n10 mos ago, we shut down the world because of a virus we thought would overwhelm our hospitals, kill 1.1% of the people it infected, and infect more than 60%
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Why are some asymptomatic and others in the ICU with severe #COVID19 ?Here we provide updated pre-print evidence that a form of a protein derived from Neanderthals protects against #COVID19
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Pam Groenewald, an officer of the SAMRC (@PamRenaud @MRCza) continues to misrepresent @PanData19's views, summarising them as "to try and minimise the suffering and mortality due to the Covid epidemic".
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Short thread on current crisisMuch government is about arse-covering. Across UK govs are panicking about NHS not coping & rising +ive tests. Locking down distracts, very expensively, from 5 key
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A short smattering of the research I'm following this week re #COVID19, and why my editorial take on why these matter: 1. Not surprisingly, but quite relevant to those of
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THINK LIKE AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST:What does it mean that the median age of new cases is dropping in some areas? I see three possible explanations, not all good. A thread on
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Bars in Los Angeles opened about 10 days ago and nearly 700k people flocked to bars. These bars have now been closed as cases rocket and hospital beds fill up.
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Understanding timing of COVID-19 transmission is key to inform good models and to choose appropriate interventions and public health policies. We made an effort to estimate it accurately from transmission
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Tired of waiting on the outcome of the election? Here is something else to fret over ... the latest report from the White House on the state of the pandemic
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THREAD: On today's VP call with governors, Dr. Deborah Birx sounded the alarm with some dire warnings for states that are in the task force-defined “yellow zone” for cases and
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About this new variant....a) it's not new - it's been around since September (and it didn't make much difference)b) the conclusions about it spreading rapidly are based entirely on this:
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I'm hearing from teachers and parents across the province who are struggling to figure out how to make this coming week work.If in-class learning is resuming for elementary on January
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A reminder about DROPLETS and MICRODROPLETS. 6 feet rule is not enough indoors with now established aerosol based transmission. #MasksOn #COVID19 2) Here is an earlier thread on evidence that
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A reasonable response to the COVID19 Pandemic:1. YES to respecting people who are afraid2. YES to accommodating the vulnerable3. YES to optional safe & effective vaccine4. YES to PCR
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TQ@SDBIOSENSOR_PR used in Msia is pre-qualified by @WHOValidated by IMR-90% Sensitivity & 100% Specificity.RTK-Ag is an excellent test for contagiousness-detect within 1-2hr-Isolate-Contact Trace.Rapid response to bust clusters/outbreak
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