#Testing

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boriquagato

like the moderna trial, pfizer is also using a far more limited definition of "covid 19" than the CDC or US states.it requires not only a positive PCR test, but

Adam Kucharski

AdamJKucharski

For context, around 1.2m people in Hong Kong have registered for recent mass testing drive (out of 7.5m). Of 128,000 initial samples tested, 4 of the 6 positives detected were

Steven Berry

steventberry

Inflexible short-run supply chains bite us again.‘It’s Like Groundhog Day’: Coronavirus Testing Labs Again Lack Key Supplieshttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/health/coronavirus-testing-supply-shortage.html?smid=tw-share Especially wh

Hannah Thornton

HannahVThornton

1/10 Wrote my thesis about use of upper respiratory swabs to diagnose RTI in the community. Imagine if GPs could use a swab and point of care test to tell

Jeff Powis, MD

jpowi

@MGHToronto I’ve now called my 700th patient with COVID-19 diagnosed through our community assessment centres and outreach testing. A few observations: 1.COVID-19 public health strategies must address associated health inequities.

Prof. Devi Sridhar

devisridhar

If COVID-19 numbers can be brought low enough in Scotland by 11 August (under 20 confirmed cases) & with appropriate 'test and protect' policies, my personal view is that schools

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

This recommendation from @CDCgov, coupled with the rationale given, beggars belief. This is thinest of absence-of-evidence arguments. Imagine what would have to be true of young adults for re-entry testing

Liam Thorp 💙

LiamThorpECHO

A few points worth making about Liverpool's mass testing operation...(THREAD) This is a pilot study, the very nature of this is to try and provide information on what has worked

Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

ashishkjha

Things are very concerning with the pandemicNot just vaccine distribution but outbreak itselfIt's badYesterday we had more than 4,000 deaths from COVID19Highest single day everBut story is worse when you

Quarantined Life

Real_QL

With cases of Covid-19 exploding from ~30k per day to the over 60k now. The main reason it was stuck between ~20k to 40k a day for a long time

Kit Yates

Kit_Yates_Maths

Watching the PM on Marr.Marr: “SAGE suggested you won’t be able to keep on top of cases if you keep schools open “BJ: “Well SAGE suggested we take tougher measures,

Will Hayward

WillHayCardiff

There is a lot of confusion over who is to blame for the situation in the Rhondda so thought I would try and cut through the misinformation and general Twitter

Sui-Lee Wee 黄瑞黎

suilee

I had noticed over the wkend that several HKers were sharing my previous stories on China's DNA surveillance program in relation to the news that Chinese experts had arrived in

Julian Gravatt

JulianGravatt

1/6. DFE's January return guidance published on their website this evening for collegeshttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-fe-providers-return-in-january-2021 2/6. .. and for schoolshttps://www.gov.uk/government

Rukmini S

Rukmini

Here's a new problem for India's testing data: states like Delhi are conducting both RT-PCR tests and antigen tests, but reporting positive test numbers combined. Antigen tests have much more

Aetiologic

aetiologic

Extraordinary work from @bc_selfcare and @CarolineColijn . "The SFU team determined that if rapid testing was used for every visitor, there could be a 90% reduction in the number of

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