#Coronavirus

Anna Mouser

annacmouser

A thread on variants for non scientists - what are they, why do they happen, what does it mean for the pandemic? 1/7 Very simply - variants are what happens

Matt Malkus

malkusm

Hey, what ever happened to the "COVID kids develop Kawasaki disease" storyline that was used to terrify parents back in April or May?Well, the CDC didn't forget - they published

Scientific American

sciam

As lockdown restrictions ease in the US, many cities and states still require wearing a mask to help stop the spread of #COVID19. Our illustrated guide explains what you should

Los Angeles Times

latimes

The first — and only — randomized controlled study of the use of face coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is finished. The conclusion: masks are most effective if

✖️RISEUPMELBOURNE✖️

riseupmelbourne

What would be the odds. 2020 AUSTRALIA gets a 1 in a million World Virus, a new Aus made logo that looks like Coronavirus, a new $10 note that has

Jennifer Cabrera 😀 #SmilesMatter

jhaskinscabrera

The most important thing to know about COVID is that the risk of death is extremely age-stratified: 0-19 years: 0.003% 20-49 years: 0.02% 50-69 years: 0.5%

Firass Abiad

firassabiad

1.3 Are protests associated with a later spike in #Covid19. Several studies conducted in the US following the Black Lives Matter protests failed to show an increase in the virus

Helen Lewis

helenlewis

I wrote about what the Karen meme tells us about the awkward status of white women, particularly among people who consider themselves progressive.https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/08/karen-meme-coronavirus/615355/ PS. H

Dr. Lynora Saxinger 🇨🇦

AntibioticDoc

1) Lots of question about COVID19 vaccines! CDC guidance now clarifies 1) immunocompromised should get it (no extra risk to getting it, just unclear if it works as well in

Chad Pergram

ChadPergram

1) The Sherlock Holmes story “Silver Blaze” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle serves as an instructive point on Capitol Hill. 2) The main point in the story is that a

Joanna Slater

jslaternyc

We dug into India’s mysteriously low coronavirus fatality figures. We found both misreported deaths and signs of “excess” unexplained deaths linked to the pandemic /1https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/india-coronavirus-

Thinking fast and slow

ElleMandell

Very interesting study regarding kids, flu vaccine & covid, and also viral interference -- covid "outcompeting the flu." 1/4: "Researchers looked at medical records of 905 children who tested positive

Rupert Pearse

rupert_pearse

Themes of the week: vaccine roll-out, the COVID tide turning, and the lockdown ending. This is where I think we’re at, having talked again with friends across the UK and

Michael P Senger

MichaelPSenger

1/ @WHO published current COVID testing guidance on March 19.https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/331501/WHO-COVID-19-laboratory-2020.5-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=yOnly two sources in WHO's guidance discuss PCR Cycle T

Emma Baccellieri

emmabaccellieri

The last five months have been a weird time to cover baseball. (Lord knows there’s been more important stuff to write about.) But that’s meant a chance to tap into

James Thomas

JamesThomasHere

A thread: coronavirus in HerefordshireEvery week, the Hereford Times runs an article about the infection rate in the county. We say how it's changed over recent weeks, and how it

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