#Immunology

James Todaro, MD

JamesTodaroMD

1/ There is growing evidence that T-cell immunity allows populations to reach herd immunity once only 10-20% are infected with SARS-CoV-2.This would explain why a highly transmissible virus in densely

Stephen Griffin

SGriffin_Lab

Right. Head above parapet time. The issue of schools is rightly a hotly debated, emotive and important one, with far reaching ramifications.I write this as a father to young kids,

Dr Yusef Smith

PropaneFitness

COVID VACCINE 101 On Twitter, it's difficult to get a clear, objective view on the COVID vaccine. I have just had mine today, after I spent some time reading around

Tyler E Miller, MD, PhD

TylerEMiller

Our latest #COVID19 preprint “Clinical Sensitivity and Interpretation of PCR and Serological COVID-19 Diagnostics for Patients Presenting to the Hospital”A thread on the interpretation framework we @MGHpathology are using to

Eric Topol

EricTopol

Two months ago, I summarized the status of people w/ #SARSCoV2 infections who don't manifest symptoms (asymptomatics) vs presymptomatics https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1270178612457598976With so much more we've learned since,

Yardley Yeadon

MichaelYeadon3

'No sign of second wave' as ONS data shows normal level of deaths for time of yearWhat you’d expect to see if SARS-COV-2 had pretty much stopped circulating. I’m not

Gregg Gonsalves

gregggonsalves

OK. I may get slaughtered here, but there is a kind of pundit who doesn't know what he doesn't know. I'm not talking about ordinary people on @Twitter who shoot

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ThreadsIrish

1. Is Luke O Neill’s Star in The Ascendency Or Is It About To Come Tumbling Down Like A Ton of Bricks” So who is Prof Luke O Neill and

Bob Wachter

Bob_Wachter

1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 135UCSF Medical Grand rounds today, available here https://tinyurl.com/y2tpw3h4 . If there could be such a thing as a “classic” set of topics in a pandemic that’s

Prof. Akiko Iwasaki

VirusesImmunity

Very excited to share this work by the heroic team - @carolilucas Pat Wong @sneakyvirus @tiago21bio et al on “Longitudinal analyses reveal immunological misfiring in severe COVID-19”. A thread on

Billy Bostickson 🏴👁&👁 🆓

BillyBostickson

1. High Probability of serial passaging in Transgenic Mice expressing hACE2 in genesis of SARS-COV-2!2 papers:Human–viral molecular mimicryhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41420-020-00321-yMolecular Mimicryhttps://link.springer.com/articl

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MackayIM

I know the technical PCR nerdery is hard for the general public. I feel this whenever I read a hardcore immunology paper!A few thoughts on the concerns about PCR...PCR threshold

David Wallace-Wells

dwallacewells

Seasonality, vaccines, variants, caseloads—the country is in a confusing place right now. I spoke with ⁦@michaelmina_lab⁩, probably the most incisive epidemiological thinker in this pandemic, about all of it. A

Andrew💙Croxford

andrew_croxford

I’m an immunologist working in the pharma industry doing my best to contribute to the development of new therapeutics for autoimmune disorders. I find myself with time on my hands,

Harry Paul (he/him)

_HarryPaul_

Good morning all and a huge HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Today you turn 30. I'll be writing a love letter to you throughout tomorrow, but for

Malcolm Clark

TwisterFilm

1./ The Global Race to Vaccinate has begun. Here are just some of the obstacles scientists and countries have to overcome in the biggest medical challenge in history. The good

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