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Mizuho M. Morrison
mizuhomorrison
FLU + COVID = Recipe for DISASTER??Believe it or not...INFLUENZA cases are already being reported in the US (apropos for 2020 right?!). Given the fact that Flu and #covid19 share
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Dr Clare Craig
ClareCraigPath
What causes winter excess deaths? Respiratory viruses are a key player but how many can really be attributed to them? How many can be attributed to influenza? How much a
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Thijs Kuiken
thijskuiken
1/11 Now that highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 has arrived in Europe again, some questions arise. What do 'H5N8' and 'highly pathogenic' mean? And where does the virus come from?On
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The Professional
science_cited
What's the deal here??Operation Warp Speed was first reported on April 29, 2020.But 223 days earlier, Trump signs an Executive Order (EO 13887) on "Modernizing Influenza Vaccines" with some very
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Dr. Joel C. Miller
joel_c_miller
Let's talk about how a scientist should make and then test a hypothesis.https://twitter.com/MLevitt_NP2013/status/1357804286432870400 When one makes a hypothesis, one should look for other, simpler hypotheses which could also explain th
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Great Barrington Declaration
gbdeclaration
1. Is there a middle ground between lockdowns – with school, business and officeclosures, curfews, and isolation – and a laissez-faire "let it rip" approach?https://gbdeclaration.org/ 2. In the Great Barrington
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Curmudgeon Cardiologist
curmudgeoncard
My Unpopular #covid19 PositionThere is lots of info being disseminated to the lay public and amongst the medical community, social media, & the mainstream media. As as a scientist &
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Sizwe sikaMusi
SizweLo
A thread of comparisons between seasonal flu and Covid-19 as per the World Health Organisation:1. Both seasonal influenza, which is itself a type of coronavirus, and the coronavirus that causes
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SecondOpinion 🙂
DaFeid
Thanks @gummibear737 for explaining "regional mystery & pre-existing immunity" pattern.Maybe it explains why Melbourne (Vic) has seen more cases compared to other parts of Australia.Comparing Victoria to Western Australia:Popu
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Spotted Toad
toad_spotted
A genuine second wave looks to have arrived in Northeastern metros apart from NYC; the synchrony looks to me sufficient that this would be driven by seasonality and sun-exposure rather
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Office of the President Elect - Brad Johnson
tuns1999
It has been found in court by expert testimony that medical grade masks worn by trained healthcare professionals were not effective at reducing transmission of respiratory viruses, how can any
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Jeremy R. Hammond
jeremyrhammond
The total number of hospitalizations in 2020 "with" (not necessarily FOR) #COVID19 is within the range of annual hospitalizations FOR #influenza estimated by the CDC. (Thread continues...)h/t Marjorie, a member
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Prof Francois Balloux
BallouxFrancois
In contrast to antibody-mediated immunity, T-cell response is extremely long-lived. For example, people infected in 2003 with SARS-1 still mount an immune response to #SARSCoV2 17 years later.(10/13) While there
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John
Johnheretohelp
As the Coronavirus continues to invade the US and spread very quickly, I would like to reassure everyone that the CDC is doing everything they can, and not only do
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Elizabeth Neumann
NeuSummits
I realize they have no other argument - but to be clear we have had pandemic plans for 15 yrs. They’ve been updated multiple times & exercised in this Administration...communications
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Phil Kerpen
kerpen
Influenza testing, week 51.CDC flu view. https://cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htmFive-year average: 15.80% positiveThis year: 0.10%https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JXUW_6CF4e04iAWyC_MU23SY6scEYUo4GKEXmQUhHbo/edit?usp=sharing Influenza te
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