#Mitigation

Very interesting preprint on epidemiology of B.1.1.7 (or the 'Variant of concern' - VOC) in SE England. Have not fully digested but there are some important take homes 1/n https://cmmid.github.io/topics/covid19/reports/uk-novel-vari
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China is collecting the world’s DNA and the reason is sinister: Gordon Chang -China plans to use this info to create bioweapons designed to target specific ethnic groups.Wuhan virus won’t
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Todays lesson in The Fascist economyUnder Trump, feed grain subsidies soared, because he lost a pissing contest with China.Subsidies encourage large corporations to plant millions of substandard acres, export marginal
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The liability provisions in McConnell’s “HEALS Act” do not reflect a serious attempt to address problems with the tort system. This is pure political posturing (thread) 1/ I say this
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1/ For the first time ever in my years of working as a healthcare advocate, with the exception of a few, I am openly seeing online the serious division between
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Plant a tree, save the . Right? Not so fast.... Follow this thread today to learn why tree planting is bad news for peat bogs, & thus bad news for
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Time for some wetland news from namma #Chennai - You have probably heard of the plans to dredge the #Pallikaranai Marsh We are here to tell you why this is
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Today is #NationalMeadowsDay so I thought I’d create a thread about these super important and overlooked habitats – which can also be known as species rich grasslands. But what
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Thread: Just stumbled onto something very interesting that may be connected to Trump’s DC emergency declaration. I haven’t seen anyone mention this yet and I don’t even know who is
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WORRISOME MATH—#B117 variant is so crazy: what happens if there are just 10 cases now, & new #B117 has 50% transmissibility? 1000+ daily cases on Mar232000+ daily cases on
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we've documented a great many cases of gov't and media censorship on covid this yearwell, it's now written right into the youtube terms of service:thou shalt not doubt the claims
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I suspect a lot of utilities, regulators, & policymakers are asking themselves: is our power system prepared for climate change? Below, a short thread with suggested analyses and action items
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Seeing lots of statements in my Twitter feed to the effect that Trump's executive orders are unconstitutional. I think that's wrong. Some of the EOs (technically, in 3 of 4
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What happened at UNC? Earlier in the day I discussed news of clusters at four residence halls on and off-campus. Later in the afternoon, the university announced all classes shifting
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Was asked,"Highlight d key problems with #draftEIA2020".My response. Problem z not just with EIA2020 but with d whole EIA regime. #draftEIA2020 was an opportunity to think & act wisely but
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THREAD: on lockdowns, mitigation, herd immunity strategies. I have a *lot* of problems with this article by Lord Sumption in the Guardian today - so I've decided to do a
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