#Contagious

Divia Eden

diviacaroline

QTing my reply so I can thread some thoughts I keep having about the relationship between contagiousness and severity of diseases. I have no background in any of this and

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ADavidHaleJoint

A little clarity on Trevor Lawrence’s situation... There are two issues at play: Is he contagious and is he healthy enough to practice & play. There is a set protocol

Bansi Sharma

bansisharma

1. On Covid Testing: What We Have, And What We NeedThis is a thread on a few basic scientific concepts, but they can be very, very confusing. Bookmark this thread

Karin Kosina

kyrah

Wondering why lockdown seems so much less effective this time around?“Because the graph really reflects two epidemics: one, shrinking fast, that’s caused by older variants of SARS-CoV-2, and a smaller,

TrentSteeleLibertyDad

SteeleDaddy

Something interesting my wife pointed out about using positive “cases” as a metric for justifying Covid-related restrictions: you cannot test for Covid, you can only test for the presence of

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DominantDomest1

1/ I'm beginning to get worried. It's starting to feel like the Iraq dossier all over again. I knew the Iraq stuff was bullshit at the time because it had

Dr. David Pate

drpatesblog

We must dramatically reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through adoption of public health measures and getting people vaccinated ASAP. Unfortunately, continued significant transmission is also leading to an increased number

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

IMPORTANT:Particularly for UK There’s been a LOT of concern about UK rapid antigen test program. But here, the very tweet supposed to be showing it is failing, it shows it’s

Apoorva Mandavilli

apoorva_nyc

NEW: Is the new variant just as dangerous in children is it in adults? Is it more contagious in kids? What does it mean for schools? I heard these questions

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

CLARIFICATION: Much confusion about rapid antigen testsALL evidence - when evaluated appropriately! - shows these are VERY good at detecting infectious virus• ~100% if used frequently• >95% for single samples with high,

Dr. Lisa Iannattone

lisa_iannattone

Is Denmark the first Western country to go for #COVIDzero after a huge wave? Maybe. Unlike Canada, they know that loosening restrictions now is ill-advised. Despite the numbers being “low”,

bluejay

bluejay_712

American Thanksgiving is in two weeks. If you’re planning on traveling and haven’t started strict quarantine measures already- you could be putting your family in danger.If you come back &

Federico Andres Lois

federicolois

1/n It is our view with @LDjaparidze that lockdowns cause harm in subtle way. They do stop the virus, mind you, but when it eventually circulates again (and until vaccination

Zol Neveri

ZNeveri

Vaccine hesitancy, also known as anti-vaccination or anti-vax, is a reluctance or refusal to be vaccinated or to have one's children vaccinated against contagious diseases despite the availability of vaccination

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

THREADData from Birmingham garnered LOTs of negative press about #COVID19 rapid Ag tests The data 1) is very small, 8 positives2) Shows EXACTLY what we expect, Rapid Ag tests detect

Matt McCarthy

DrMattMcCarthy

UPDATE: A #coronavirus patient is considered contagious as long as they carry "replication-competent" virus. Based on limited CDC data, patients with severe immune impairment are thought to be contagious for

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