#Transmission

Gage Moreno

GageKMoreno

Our updated #SARSCoV2 in cats preprint is now available @ https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.16.384917v2.full.pdf+html this time with an emphasis on Spike H655Y! A (1/7)@KATarinambraun @tcfriedrich @dho I won't get into th

Trevor Bedford

trvrb

At this point, the countries with most genomic data to analyze spread of the variant virus belonging to https://cov-lineages.org B.1.1.7 lineage or @nextstrain clade 20I/501Y.V1 are the UK, Denmark and

Antoine FLAHAULT

FLAHAULT

1/10 - "To make indoor communal spaces safer, they need to be 'well-ventilated.' But what does that mean? We need to think about controlling the source of the virus indoors,

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

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

AIRPLANE TRANSMISSION: a first-ever documented likely case of transmission aboard airplane. A 44-year-old man was chatting w/ wife & son on flight when he let guard down, allowing his face

Dr Clare Craig

ClareCraigPath

China is trolling us with this and Nature should be embarrassed at having published it:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19802-w It claims 10M people were tested in the last two weeks of June in Wuhan.

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

As we struggle with the difficult decisions about reopening K-12 schools, one thing I've been unsure about is the degree of transmission by children. A new study from Korea provides

Dana Goldstein

DanaGoldstein

1. In Philadelphia, @davidrubinmd just testified to the City Council, saying that with falling virus cases and "accumulating evidence," he is now advocating for schools to open, after previously calling

Jose-Luis Jimenez

jljcolorado

It took 40 years to admit TB was airborne. It was thought to be droplet / fomite. Because of ease of infection in close proximity, and cases of shared air

Paul Glasziou

PaulGlasziou

How many #COVID19 cases are asymptomatic? The *incorrect* 40% figure keeps being repeated (such as claim below in 21 Oct NEJM Perspective), but best estimates are now closer to 17%

Joel Smalley

RealJoelSmalley

Did COVID come into England from the South East? Did the South East attain immunity before interventions could have any effect? Did the rest of the country have some limited

Patrick Hickey, MD

pwhickey

Important prospective study of #COVID19 in British Schools during June and July. Key findings plus caveats:1/https://twitter.com/thelancet/status/1336453504081256465 Setting: “Educational settings opened when COVID-19 incidence was low, a

Joelle M. Abi-Rached, MD PhD

jabirached_

You are indeed missing a lot Gregg:1) what matters is not the the fraction per se but the impact that 1 imported case has on local transmission and local deaths.

A Marm Kilpatrick

DiseaseEcology

FDA Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine efficacy results are great, but aren't nearly as great as presented for severe infections.Everyone has seen fig below on cases in vaccine (blue) & placebo (red) over

Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽

meganranney

Today, the first time, CDC says "Fully vaccinated persons who meet criteria will no longer be required to quarantine following an exposure to someone with #COVID19."THIS IS HUGE. A thread.https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info

Kimberly Prather, Ph.D.

kprather88

As #covid19 numbers escalate, it is important that people work together to fight this virus. There is growing evidence that this virus has stealthily spread globally by being emitted in

By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.