#Outbreaks

Cleavon MD

Cleavon_MD

PROTECT OUR TEACHERS: There are 3.2 million teachers in the U.S. and they are rightfully concerned of contracting COVID from in-person learning, when preventative measures such as N95 masks and

Sentient Media

Sentient_Media

As we continue to battle #COVID19, birds worldwide are catching #BirdFlu.The outbreak of avian flu is an example of how intensive #farming enables zoonotic diseases to spread among animals and

Marion Koopmans

MarionKoopmans

Great thread by @K_G_Andersen summarising why the epizootic of SARS COV 2 is worrying. One more aspect: we picked up circulation on several farms from surveillance, rather than disease notifications.

Karam Bales

karamballes

1/ @IndependentSage report on schools is worth looking at, they would also like feedback on suggested measures.#edutwitter https://twitter.com/IndependentSage/status/1294284786110992390 2/ Key graphic is the Ladder of Measures dependent on

Soumya

skarlamangla

Just 55% of Angelenos are staying home, a figure that has been fixed since June, despite desperate pleas from officials in recent weeks. Many experts say the “stay home” messaging

Irene Tosetti

itosettiMD_MBA

COVID-19 in Africa: A pair of studies lays out sobering COVID-19 data for Africa, and for Zambia in particular. In The BMJ, researchers collected postmortem nasopharyngeal samples from nearly 400

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

Most dangerous jobs for #COVID19 mortality. Highlights: Cooks / food industryMachine operatorsAgricultural workers Construction laborersFirst responders CleanersMilitaryTruck driversBartendersTeaching assistantshttps://www.google.com/amp/s/

Aaron Derfel

Aaron_Derfel

1) Both the number of #COVID19 cases in schools and hospitalizations across Quebec are now skyrocketing, raising questions as to why Premier François Legault waited until Tuesday to announce a

Muge Cevik

mugecevik

Concerns about outdoor transmission risk seem to be trending again. What is the risk of transmission outdoors and should we be more worried about outdoors with the new more-transmissible variant?

Union of Concerned Scientists

UCSUSA

California's Bay Area wakes up to disorienting orange skies. By raising temperatures, melting snow sooner, and drying soils and forests, climate change is fueling #Wildfires. Here’s a thread on what

Kristopher Kinsinger

kkinsinger

THREADI’m probably going to write a blog post about this in the days ahead. But it strikes me that a lot of the theological arguments certain Christians are making in

Aaron Derfel

Aaron_Derfel

1) New York City announced it will close its schools again Thursday after its #COVID positivity rate rose to 3%. By comparison, Montreal’s schools are staying open even though the

Captain Awkward

CAwkward

“Dear Captain Awkward I have a wedding planning etiquette question...” 1. Elope now and have a party when it is safe in a couple years2. Postpone the whole deal until

NYC Angry Mom - #OpenSchools

angrybklynmom

In a renewed rage, I just allowed myself to remember that Daycare in NYC reopened in June, w/ minimal fanfare. Search for "Daycare NYC Safe" and you get a tiny

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

1/ Contrary to some media headlines, our proposal for #BetterMasks has not been to “just give everyone N95s”If that was, I would be using #N95MasksI think of masks the same

Infectious Disease Ethics

ID_ethics

1/ Thanks - effectively all superspreading events are indoors.Major risk factors appear to be:- Poor ventilation, crowding, time, perhaps singing (etc.)- Vulnerable individuals (hospitals, nursing homes, etc.)@KoenSwinkels https://www.stops

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