2/Manufacturing capacity is an underrated constraint on vaccine availability. When evaluating vaccine candidates, make sure to look at how quickly they'll be mass manufactured!
twitter.com/ScottGottliebMā¦
twitter.com/ScottGottliebMā¦
3/We might finally be getting off of the 140k/day testing plateau. Took us long enough, dang it.
twitter.com/ScottGottliebMā¦
twitter.com/ScottGottliebMā¦
4/We really did try HCQ en masse. If it had worked, we'd almost certainly know by now, even without RCTs.
twitter.com/walidgellad/stā¦
twitter.com/walidgellad/stā¦
5/What happens if we don't get a vaccine as soon as we hope? Is that a realistic possibility?
twitter.com/ASlavitt/statuā¦
twitter.com/ASlavitt/statuā¦
6/Yes, when you hear people talk about "herd immunity" and it's not in the context of vaccination, you should be scared.
twitter.com/nataliexdean/sā¦
twitter.com/nataliexdean/sā¦
7/More on why you should be afraid when people say "herd immunity" and aren't talking about vaccination:
twitter.com/CBCAlerts/statā¦
twitter.com/CBCAlerts/statā¦
8/A really amazing thread of data on asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus.
This, by the way, is why we need #TestAndTrace.
twitter.com/ErinSandersNP/ā¦
This, by the way, is why we need #TestAndTrace.
twitter.com/ErinSandersNP/ā¦
9/How much contact tracing do we need to do in order to suppress coronavirus outbreaks?
twitter.com/AdamJKucharskiā¦
twitter.com/AdamJKucharskiā¦
10/Actually this whole thread on the impact of social distancing measures is important. Note that it's for the UK. The U.S. might be different.
twitter.com/AdamJKucharskiā¦
twitter.com/AdamJKucharskiā¦
11/A convalescent plasma trial is underway in San Francisco. Join it if you're in SF and you've had coronavirus!
twitter.com/UCSF/status/12ā¦
twitter.com/UCSF/status/12ā¦
14/A thread about the feasibility of self-collection of samples for COVID-19 tests.
twitter.com/CrystalZhengMDā¦
twitter.com/CrystalZhengMDā¦
16/Coronavirus mostly kills old people. But it can kill young people with blood clotting:
twitter.com/EricTopol/statā¦
twitter.com/EricTopol/statā¦
17/An interview about coronavirus with the man who beat the deadliest pandemic of the last half century:
twitter.com/megtirrell/staā¦
twitter.com/megtirrell/staā¦
18/More on why antibody levels don't necessarily give you an Immunity Passport:
twitter.com/UCSF/status/12ā¦
twitter.com/UCSF/status/12ā¦
20/THIS IS AWESOME: a real-time dashboard of COVID-19 treatment trials!!
twitter.com/TheLancet/statā¦
twitter.com/TheLancet/statā¦
21/Remember: "asymptomatic at the time of testing" often (usually?) just means "pre-symptomatic".
twitter.com/BogochIsaac/stā¦
twitter.com/BogochIsaac/stā¦
22/If you want to listen to podcasts about the virology of coronavirus, here you go!
twitter.com/profvrr/statusā¦
twitter.com/profvrr/statusā¦
23/Australia and New Zealand have done an excellent job containing the coronavirus.
twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/ā¦
twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/ā¦
24/A study showing "reinfections" might actually just be relapses...which means they're not contagious.
twitter.com/AndyBiotech/stā¦
twitter.com/AndyBiotech/stā¦
28/Remember, even with a vaccine, it's going to take years to stamp out coronavirus.
twitter.com/rplenge/statusā¦
twitter.com/rplenge/statusā¦
30/Screening for COVID-19 symptoms is under-discussed. Tech can help a lot.
twitter.com/raj_mehta/statā¦
twitter.com/raj_mehta/statā¦
32/One of my pet peeves is the idea that #TestAndTrace is mainly about fancy new digital surveillance apps.
It's not.
It's first and foremost about an army of human beings applying very traditional public health techniques.
twitter.com/DrTomFrieden/sā¦
It's not.
It's first and foremost about an army of human beings applying very traditional public health techniques.
twitter.com/DrTomFrieden/sā¦
33/Once again: No, coronavirus hasn't silently swept through your town and given you immunity!
twitter.com/cychiu98/statuā¦
twitter.com/cychiu98/statuā¦
34/Why is the U.S. not cooperating with other nations in the search for a vaccine???
twitter.com/T_Inglesby/staā¦
twitter.com/T_Inglesby/staā¦
35/California alone needs 20,000 people working on contact tracing. NY will probably need a lot more!
twitter.com/propublica/staā¦
twitter.com/propublica/staā¦
36/In general this is just a super-important thread about what we need to do to reopen our economy.
Note that #TestAndTrace gets top billing!
twitter.com/propublica/staā¦
Note that #TestAndTrace gets top billing!
twitter.com/propublica/staā¦
38/ covidexitstrategy.org is a good website, and I hope that testandtrace.com will be able to partner with them to help states know when and how to reopen their economies.
twitter.com/ASlavitt/statuā¦
twitter.com/ASlavitt/statuā¦
39/Again, if you haven't read this thread about #TestAndTrace, check it out!!
twitter.com/tmprowell/statā¦
twitter.com/tmprowell/statā¦
44/As always, read Bob Wachter's "Covid Chronicles" thread.
These are the Twitter equivalent of FDR's "fireside chats". Nothing better in a crisis than that one calm voice you can depend on.
twitter.com/Bob_Wachter/stā¦
These are the Twitter equivalent of FDR's "fireside chats". Nothing better in a crisis than that one calm voice you can depend on.
twitter.com/Bob_Wachter/stā¦
46/And that's all for today, folks!
Remember, you can follow my Experts List here! It's always growing.
twitter.com/Noahpinion/lisā¦
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Remember, you can follow my Experts List here! It's always growing.
twitter.com/Noahpinion/lisā¦
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