#Transmission

Asher Wolf

Asher_Wolf

To everyone feeling pretty anxious tonight after news Victoria has community transmission of COVID-19 again: think about how much we know now that we didn’t six months ago. Masks work.

TrentSteeleLibertyDad

SteeleDaddy

Something interesting my wife pointed out about using positive “cases” as a metric for justifying Covid-related restrictions: you cannot test for Covid, you can only test for the presence of

Muge Cevik

mugecevik

2- There's a delicate balance between preventing infections and increasing lockdown fatigue. People do not have unlimited energy, so we should ask them to be vigilant where it matters most,

Simply Biochemistry

SimplyBiochem

1) THREAD: The evidence FOR & AGAINST the new UK SARS-CoV-2 variant being more transmissible than the original, making it a new strain. 2) In order for a variant to

Dr. Lynora Saxinger 🇨🇦

AntibioticDoc

Are airplanes a COVID19 transmission nightmare? A thread (because I am asked this a lot ) People don’t realize that air exchanges and HEPA filtration in an airplane provide better

Deirdre Gilhawley

DeeGilhawley

More proof of airborne transmission - the case of the Diamond Princess cruise ship"A computer model of the cruise-ship outbreak found that the virus spread most readily in microscopic droplets

Amy Greer

AmyGreerKalisz

I have been off Twitter over the holidays in order to spend more quality time with my family. However, on the eve of my return to the office (our basement

Dr Zoë Hyde

DrZoeHyde

The evidence is in, and the UK variant does appear to be of great concern. The viral load of infected people is higher, and it seems to be about 50%

Yoli - More 👞 than 🎩

Ozzyols

People ask how Australia got on top of Covid . Here’s how. WA has been community transmission free for 10 months. Today there was one confirmed UK variant transmitted to

deonandan

deonandan

Despite what Rand Paul says, you can't "throw away your mask" once you've received the COVID vaccine, for *at least* four reasons (thread):1) It takes a couple of weeks to

Fatima Tokhmafshan (she/elle) 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈

DeNovo_Fatima

Lots of buzz on emerging data on what mutations in spike protein could mean for binding of antibodies.Unfortunately some have sensationalized really beautiful data built on years of studying other

Dr. Ali Nouri

AliNouriPhD

In case there's doubt that the virus can spread through respiratory particles that float in air and travel far, I wanted to share these studies:1. Indoor airborne event: plant worker

Muge Cevik

mugecevik

There are 4 main problems with concentrating on low-risk settings and restricting/shaming outdoor interactions. 1- These messages are quite harmful because people are confused about where the real risk is.

Financial Times

FinancialTimes

Positive news alert: The number of Covid-19 vaccinations globally has surpassed the total number of confirmed cases.According to our vaccine tracker, over 105m doses have been administered so far, while

Free Spiritus 😷

freespiritus

At the last press conference Dr. Henry described an aerosolized virus but did not call it one. Why?CDC says the main way COVID-19 infects is through aerosols.The #bced plan has

Richard Chambers

newschambers

Breaking: 5 people have died with #COVID19.69 new cases confirmed. @VirginMediaNews Ronan Glynn: Over the past 14 days, 226 cases have arisen in Kildare, Laois and Offaly - that's almost

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