#Transmission

Notable key concepts on this very informative video on South Korea's SUCCESS in "flattening the curve" of COVID-19 cases: - Contact tracing - Aggressive testing - Breaking transmission chains -
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Thread. Will explain from first principles how China put itself in a good position to come out of lockdown, why it will be harder for the West and the broad
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Over the coming weeks and months, we can expect a large number of preprints and papers reporting 'breakthrough infections', i.e. infections in vaccinated individuals.1/ Most studies on 'breakthrough infections' will
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Dangerously negligent! “With the surging number of COVID-19 variants, (BC health chief) Dr Henry said BC would cease tracking individual variants, & proceed on assumption that variants are now
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Government documents show Canada's slow start in responding to COVID-19. Public health officials advised policymakers less than 2 months ago that the risk was low in Canada and mandatory quarantines
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Excited to share our latest, out in @cellhostmicrobe. Great work by @alvalesano. This was a real team effort with major contributions from @mt2fus @famulare_mike many colleagues from @UVA_ID and @icddr_b
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A THREAD 10 completely reasonable questions /topics for #journalist to ask medical professor who is present @DanielAndrewsMP presser todayAll within scopeAll part of their responsibilities#HCW need answers & more importantly
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1) Authorities confirmed Monday what many suspected: Montreal is now in a second wave with 53 #COVID19 outbreaks. In this thread, I’ll call for more restrictions to lower viral transmission
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A thread on the Mathematical modelling by ICMR to predict the spread of #WuhanVirus in India. Finally we see some mathematical modelling from ICMR. The gist of the study is
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1/ Liverpool mass testing, I have serious issues about this and why has something so expensive to do been allowed to just go ahead with the use of PUBLIC money.I
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On continue à infantiliser les français sur le #COVID19, c'est regrettable de ne pas expliquer... 80-95% des infections sont à l'intérieur Transmission négligeable par surfaces Transmission avérée par les
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It COMPLETELY defeats the purpose of having mandatory mask and faceshields, and PPE suit for middle seat pax, if meals are served on shorter flights (less than 3 hours). Masks
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My experience from the time I tested covid positive till I became covid free.Thread of threads https://twitter.com/OmTheReality/status/1272097786691899393?s=20 https://twitter.com/OmTheReality/status/1274335933236576257?s=20 https://twitter
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To wear a mask or not to wear a #mask? That is the question. There’s been contradictory scientific advice. And we know about #PPE shortages in health and social care.Wearing
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1) As Quebec posted its biggest daily increase of #COVID19 cases in a month on Sunday, new evidence is emerging of how younger adult Quebecers, especially those in Montreal, are
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Current crisis will be a transformative big data event. We already know more about transmission of the disease than ever, thanks to online publication of the genetic make-up and
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