#Outbreaks

ProPublica

propublica

1/ In March, the CEO @SmithfieldFoods, a food company, described social distancing as “a nicety that makes sense only for people with laptops.”He was talking about workers @ meatpacking plants

Julien Potet

julienpotet

1/ Good news. There's now an international stockpile of #Ebola vaccines. It is managed by the ICG group, under auspices of @WHO. @MSF is a member of this group.Good news,

Misa

misapelater

Edgar #HopeSimpson’s description of the seasonal nature of influenza will be familiar to followers of @FatEmperor @boriquagato @EthicalSkeptic. Seasonality, however, was but one of 21 questions he raised about the

Prof. Devi Sridhar

devisridhar

Scientists investigating whether it's possible to be re-infected with a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in S. Africa. Antibodies from previous infection didn't recognise new variant in 21/44 cases but

Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽

meganranney

Three new important studies came out in the past week about kids & #COVID19. All have limits (the science isn't perfect). But together, they matter, & you deserve to know

Dr Alexandra Phelan

alexandraphelan

I disagree with folks dismissing the implications of the UK variant of concern. While individual behaviors to avoid transmission may not change, the impact at the population level is serious:

Zain Chagla

zchagla

This is ICU cases in Ontario first vs. second wave. Hard to compare # of cases (testing differences) or hospitalizations (deflag, outbreaks, LTC admits). ICU a clean comparator. 264 cases

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

Important: on the resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 in a place where herd immunity was already attained.The authors lay out 4 reasons:1) didn’t actually attain herd immunity2) waning immunity3) new strains evading

Amit Arya

AmitAryaMD

Earlier this month, we crossed a grim milestone in Canada...10,000 #COVID19 deaths in #LTC. They were human beings, and not just "numbers." Every life mattered. Here are some year-end reflections

Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician)

jeremyfaust

Thread: Why did the United States fail to contain COVID-19?Many reasons. My new paper with Dr. Armin Nowroozpoor and Professor Esther Choo @nowroozpoor @choo_ek goes into a few specific reasons.

Danny Boy

Care2much18

There's a myth floating around that meat factory outbreaks *must* be the result of greedy negligence on behalf of meat factory owners and/or related to living conditions.In some cases, that's

Richard Chambers

newschambers

The latest HSE Briefing kicking off now. Paul Reid: Everyone being given a lift by loosening of restrictions...We're looking into winter in three phases of risk: this weekend (restaurants, gastro

Alasdair Munro

apsmunro

I have seen some repeated assertions about the evidence on #COVID19, children and schools recently which sound convincing, but unfortunately are falseIt is a sensitive and important topic, which is

Eoin Kelleher

EoinKr

Ireland's #Level5 lockdown is almost a month-old now, and incidence of Covid is decreasing. But have we made productive use of this time, or are we doomed to merely cycle

CBC British Columbia

cbcnewsbc

B.C. health officials provide #COVID19 update #bcpoli https://www.pscp.tv/w/cnxoIzEyOTUwMTJ8MU1ueG5sWU1wcEJHT1elUDdoOMcin1L2p-HgD3oAOO1fdJ-3s3yv5YVF0wRt New cases = 1,130Tues - Wed = 536Wed - Thur = 594 Total # of cases = 20,368 Vancouver C

Jim Woodgett

jwoodgett

1/ Good article on the lag in tracking SARS-CoV2 variants in Canada. Short thread that’s going to annoy some people I respect and a COI: the tech I talk about

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