#Variants

Dr. Tom Frieden

DrTomFrieden

Covid Epi Weekly: Best of Times, Worst of TimesThe third US surge is fading fast but variants, some ominous, are spreading fast. Vaccination is picking up steam but we're failing

Roland Williams 🇿🇦 #rwpoetry

Roland_Williams

I received this via WhatsApp. Not sure who to accredit it to, but it makes for an interesting read. And it makes sense.(I’ve edited where necessary.)THREAD1. SA & UK are

michelle

michkeenah

i’m in a CH room about the covid vaccine and it’s led by black medical professionals, it’s so informative might try and summarise points as they go along.. the

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

This is not correct. SARS-CoV-2 is nothing like influenza virus from a virological or evolutionary standpoint. A short thread on some big differences:https://twitter.com/drtomfrieden/status/1353020200757686276 Mutation drives evolution. All

Eric Billy 🇫🇷🇪🇺

EricBillyFR

Mode info COVID:les vaccins protègent-ils des variants?Plusieurs travaux en cours de publication répondent a la question.Version courte: oui.Est-ce pour cela qu'on peut laisser courir le nombre de cas+? Non car

Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

ashishkjha

Wondering whether the national COVID data is just a blip or something more substantive?I think there is something good going onCases across the U.S. really are falling...and while its only

Mac n’ Chise 🧬🧫🦠

sailorrooscout

Undoubtedly there is going to be a lot of conversation surrounding the new viral variants. This is me being completely transparent when I say this: please don’t panic. The most

Maciek Boni

maciekboni

Hi #epitwitter short summary here on @athutran's results on optimal vaccine allocation using real-time seroprevalence estimates, for MA and RI (abt 25% to 30% seroprev on Jan 1). Results exactly

Dr. Darien Sutton

DoctorDarienMD

After watching today’s press conference some points I’ve gathered. 1. These new variants are not the first and they certainly won’t be the last - preventing transmission and opportunity for

Dr. Lisa Iannattone

lisa_iannattone

More detailed thread on AB’s variant wave press conference. I can’t believe Quebec, which is starting in the worst position (highest daily cases, deaths, hospitalisations, full ICUs) is the last

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

Thread on the recent report on the possible risk of increased death associated with the new UK variant (B117)- with a discussion of the evidence around this, and what this

Bob Wachter

Bob_Wachter

1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 317Today was medical grand rounds: brief summary below but worth watching for latest on vaccine distribution in SF, current state of the pandemic, & the

Hilda Bastian, PhD

hildabast

Preprint of the South African phase 1b/2 trial for the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is online. Primary efficacy analysis is for 2,026 people who weren't infected with HIV (there was also a

Kimberly D. Manning, MD

gradydoctor

1/#WhatsYourWhy: Day 2 of 7CashierThem: *ringing up items* “You find everything okay?” Me: “Yup.” Them: “I like your hair.” Me: “Hey—thanks.” Them: *nods while continuing to swipe items**beep-beep-beep*Them: “Is that

Ananyo Bhattacharya

Ananyo

I hate lockdowns and I hate schools being closed. Which is why I don't want a fourth lockdown later this year. How do we avoid that? 1/ First let's counter

ロコちゃん - hereticalupdate.substack.com

RokoMijicUK

Be careful, if you don't have any children, that might make you an easy target for Eugenics! (People now use the word "Eugenics" in a way that is completely disconnected

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