#Pandemics

Indo-Pacific News - Watching the CCP-China Threat

IndoPac_Info

#THREAD: #Chinese virologist accuses #Beijing of #coronavirus cover-up, flees #HongKong: 'I know how they treat whistleblowers'She says her supervisors also ignored research she was doing that she believes could have

Eclecticity

twistopherrobin

This is a story about science… told by a non-scientist. It begins over twenty years ago when a team of researchers (including a physician/geneticist) was peering into the hearts of

Jarred is "rooting for everybody black"

jarjoh

I couldn't imagine being the Secretary who presides over the permanent decline of the MBTA. The T is not just an iconic part of the region, but it helps address

Zaid Hamid

ZaidZamanHamid

I want to do a serious analysis on how Pakistan government could have handled covid without the lock downs, social distancing or destroying your own economy and society...Analysis is purely

David Fisman

DFisman

I keep getting asked about the possibility that sars-cov2 will be with us for a long time (many of the questions are driven, I think, by Chris Murray’s statement that

Tony Yates

t0nyyates

I don't understand worries about the stimulus package causing overheating emanating from the apex of macro. 1. overheating, if it were to happen, is better than underheating in these

Positive Call

Positive_Call

Money Stress: Let's Talk About Money[THREAD] Not all of us taught the basics of money in the past.But it doesn't matter who we were. It more matters who we are

Abdu Sharkawy

SharkawyMD

A day of pride & excitement with #CovidVaccines not only arriving on Canadian soil but actually being administered to the first few lucky recipients. After the euphoria wears off, the

Abir Ballan 😊

abirballan

Are you in an abusive relationship with the people you elected? Do they: 1) "Tell you it's for your own good, and that they know better"2) "punish you for breaking

Dave Blake, PhD

_stah

OK, every so often, for new followers, a methods thread. This will be good for ppl who like statistics, I hope. I make these plots showing R and infection density.

Marc Veldhoen

Marc_Veld

A lot of news regarding a SARS-CoV-2 mutation. This is an important, but not unexpected. SARS-CoV-2 is a single stranded RNA virus, it will mutate.But, this mutation is not one

Dr. Peter A Singer, OC

PeterASinger

In 2005 after SARS my colleagues & I proposed reciprocity as an important ethical value in pandemics.“Reciprocity requires that society support those who face a disproportionate burden in protecting the

شهيد عبدالهادي

PhillyDrugs

Today is my 7th straight day of work. Partly because multiple colleagues are out due to Covid. We’ve reached 3k people dying in this country daily from this. Yet my

Ezra Klein

ezraklein

So @ronklain is a very good choice here, particularly right now, and I want to say a word on whyhttps://twitter.com/transition46/status/1326692666827034625?s=21 In 2014, the Obama administration made Klain "Ebola czar," and

Trent 💊🆔

trentyarwood

It might be a prudent time to talk about the precautionary principle because it seems to be getting its moment in the sun this week.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precautionary_principle The wiki article is actually

National Geographic

NatGeo

Join @MoNscience for our next #COVID19 Q&A today at 1pm ET. Leave your questions below and stay tuned for answershttps://on.natgeo.com/3iWDXYX That’s an interesting question—and one that’s created some public confusion.As

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