#Transmission

Nicola Oliver | Medical Intelligence

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THREADSocial distancing measures have not only reduced transmission of SARS-CoV-2, but also of the flu as seen here in this remarkable chart. Note the absence of any ‘spike’ in the

Adam Kucharski

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Our new preliminary analysis looks at the potential impact of various isolation, contact tracing, testing, and physical distancing measures on COVID-19, using social interaction data from over 40,000 people in

Dr. Janet Frick 🍑💙

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A thread on @universityofga #UGA and #Covid19 testing, including recent data. UGA is no longer providing updates, since classes are all virtual now, but our positivity rate from asymptomatic surveillance

Simply Biochemistry

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A) THREAD - How Behavioural Science is being used to Influence Vaccine Uptake.Buckle up guys. It's about to get hectic. B) In the UK, 7 in 10 said that they

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

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So a lot of concern about this report in the @globeandmail that people are getting infected with B.1.1.7 in the course of a few minutes. This might be a good

zeynep tufekci

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Read this story and weep. This, after masks, is the biggest failure—both scientific and communication—of the pandemic in Western nations: the airborne nature of the pathogen. CDC changed this guidance

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Data is overwhelming – lockdowns don´t work.But, why is that? The concept, in theory, is striking – if we reduce our contacts, we reduce viral spread. This is a no-brainer,

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

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If you are in a poorly ventilated, crowded store and there's lots of SARS-CoV-2 circulating in the community, odds are good that you will be at a much higher exposure

Maryland Man Son

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so like, they have people from february they can test to see if they still show antibodies right? are we not hearing about that because the answer is "they're all

Christina Pagel

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THREAD: Takeaway messages from our @IndependentSage weekly briefing today. (TLDR: cases going up but slowly, act now, ditch central test and trace system, go local and drive cases down for

Prof Francois Balloux

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New preprint on #SARSCoV2 adaptation to transmission in minks. We identify a set of mutations that have been acquired multiple times in strains circulating in mink farms, and that are

Dr Lucy-Jane Davis

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Here is some simple advice to help you plan for a holiday if and when lockdown restrictions are lifted to allow breaks awayPlease don't travel if you're ill, travel in

Abdu Sharkawy

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@CPHO_Canada recently recommended using 3-ply masks to provide additional protection against transmission of #Covid19. This is a very reasonable recommendation & should not be cause for alarm. A few points

Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️‍🌈

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Got to talk with my faculty today about the (hoped for) return to face-to-face instruction Fall 2021 (maybe).We identified some *issues* that will be important in how we think about

Lucas Rocha-Melogno

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Our paper is available online! "Environmental and Aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients" https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa575 Highlights below: Among the more than 400 samples,we found molecular evidence of

Corey A. DeAngelis

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Chicago Teachers Union is now demanding a citywide 3% test positivity threshold to determine whether schools can reopen for in-person instruction. This is what happened in New York CityThey closed

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