#Effectiveness

FlyingShotLake

Ken_Meen

Of the many serious faults of the Kenney govt, the one that is most troublesome is the hiding of information and manipulation of facts behind decisions that prevent citizens from

Jane Flegal

JaneAFlegal

It is weird that the same people who are most critical of climate wonk obsessions w optimal policy & econ efficiency (vs politics) when it comes to policy tools (ie

Lauren Dobson-Hughes

ldobsonhughes

Since my child is currently doing burpees wearing only socks and knickers while yelling 'TIME ME', instead of going to bed, a thread on some thoughts that have been swirling

Stephan Breda

SJBreda

*Results of a randomised clinical trial*: Effectiveness of progressive tendon-loading exercise therapy in patients with patellar tendinopathy#openaccess https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/11/19/bjsports-2020-103403.long @bmj_latest @BJ

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IlluminateDark8

Virus Immunity and the Distorted MSM Narrative [THREAD]Constantly, we are invited to seek external protection that will save us: Buying masks, buying hydroalcoholic gels (without specifying that these gels should

GRB

epigiri

At this stage, Universal vaccination is a double edged strategy, promoted for protecting against #SARS_CoV_2 infection under EUA. Many reasons 1. Fewer approved vaccines in stockpile, universal coverage is a

Alan U. Kennington

kennington_u

Vaccine "critical herd immunity strength".Let's call it CHIS for now. Assume 100% coverage.Effectiveness E gives CHI if R ≤ 1/(1−E) = CHIS.So E=70% gives CHI if R ≤ 3.33.So CHIS

Eddie M

EddieMorraNZT

1/5#ODX #NCYT #AVCT #GDRMajority of the CV vaccine’s have been Fast tracked from Phase 1 to Phase 2/3. These trials as we know normally take several months if not yrs.

Peter Wright

petewright1988

1) Some thoughts from ‘Family Discipleship’ by Matt Chandler and Adam Griffin that have struck me recently and seem particularly pertinent in this time of lockdown. They highlight two key

Paul Romer

paulmromer

I am a big believer in talking to people from other disciplines. To illustrate, I’ll tell a story about a brief coinversation with @CT_Bergstrom that was literally one of the

Bes D. Socialist

besf0rt

no matter what i tweet to criticize aoc, she's still one of the best people in washington (though the bar is very low in US politics). she has done lots

Dvir Aran

dvir_a

How effective are the COVID-19 vaccines? Israel was early to vaccinate its population (~1/3 of pop now with the @Pfizer @BioNtech vaccine) and real-wold data is starting to accumulate. However,

Zack Davisson

ZackDavisson

So, vaccines. I worked for an IRB, meaning Independent Review Board. This is a third-party entity that oversees clinical testing of new drugs. No testing can be done without IRB

Dr. Phil Metzger

DrPhiltill

Great piece explaining why even cloth masks do *help* slow and prevent #COVID19.https://twitter.com/startswithabang/status/1281471615943839749 2/ BTW, the science behind this — why even a cloth mask helps stop the spread of

Soumya

skarlamangla

So the CDC changed its masking guidance yesterday to recommend tighter-fitting masks as well as double masks. But they specifically warned against layering KN95s, which surprised me given how common

Dr Amy Heffernan

DrHeffo

1. On mentoring as an initiative to drive gender equity for #womenInSTEM (and NB folk), a thread 2. Mentoring in many forms - peer to peer, formal & informal programs

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