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Lakshmi Krishnan
TheLakshmiK
I've been thinking a lot about a great question that came up in conversation b/ween me, @DrChelleMD, @AJohnsonHist on a webinar hosted by @eben_kirksey. We were discussing historiography of 1918-19
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Jen Heemstra
jenheemstra
As scientists race toward a vaccine for Covid-19, you may be wondering how it’s going to be possible to develop an effective vaccine for this virus when the flu shot
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Prof Francois Balloux
BallouxFrancois
Many discussions about #COVID19 boil down to wether the virus is 'just like the flu' or 'nothing like the flu'. As such, I felt it may be useful to provide
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Dr Gabriel Scally
GabrielScally
This BBC News piece equates COVID & influenza. It quotes @PHE wrong data. As a result, @nicktriggle is misled into saying, "But it is easy to forget that flu can
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Gavan Reilly
gavreilly
744 #covid19ireland patients in hospitals this morning, the highest number since the very end of April. 51 admissions, 13 discharges in the last 24 hours. Elsewhere, 198 on trolleys in
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eugyppius
eugyppius1
1. A better frame: 1918 – 2019 was the century of Influenza A. This era opened with the 1918 pandemic. This represented Influenza A's epochal victory over prior virusesUntil 2019,
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Anthony LaMesa
ajlamesa
When you close schools, kids and their needs don't disappear. When you close schools and the rest of the economy is open, parents still must go to work. Kids are
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Dr. Angela Rasmussen
angie_rasmussen
This is not correct. SARS-CoV-2 is nothing like influenza virus from a virological or evolutionary standpoint. A short thread on some big differences:https://twitter.com/drtomfrieden/status/1353020200757686276 Mutation drives evolution. All
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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
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Dr. Thomas Binder, MD
Thomas_Binder
Every health care system is somewhat stressed during the Influenza season. While Italy was hit by #SARSCoV2 probably at almost peak Influenza, other countries, e.g. Switzerland, are in Influenza decline
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Colleen Huber, NMD
ColleenHuberNMD
What does science find about use of #masks ?Here is a meta-analysis:"None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and prevention of influenza transmission."https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/
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Tom Moultrie
tomtom_m
Some background on seasonal mortality, relevant to the measurement of excess Covid mortality in the Southern Hemisphere. A brief thread, with pictures. (1/7) Mortality is generally seasonal – more deaths
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JRD
JRD0000
So, apparently Ireland has absolutely zero Flu cases at present. 1..https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/influenza/seasonalinfluenza/surveillance/influenzasurveillancereports/20202021season/Influenza_Surveillance_Report_Week%2050_1.0Final.pd
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Luke
2017rockwood
Robert Edgar Hope-SimpsonI never knew of him until Ivor highlighted his research, Hope-Simpson brilliantly mapped out seasonality of respiratory viruses that still hold true today. He published this book which
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Rán blessing the #KrakenOnSteroids
RanBlessing
Thread:WHO influenza update Dec 18 2020.Where did the influenza go? How is it possible that (almost?) zero flu cases are reported globally (!) since spring 2020? Please realize how remarkable
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Pajamas It Is
HeckofaLiberal
THREAD: For those still claiming the “longterm effects” are unique to #covid19 haven’t been paying attention to other viral illnesses. Let’s take a look: 1/https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/45/5/1463 Many viral illnesses including
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