1/Tweets from the Experts, 4/23/2020
2/How do epidemiologists figure out what R0 is?
A presentation:
A presentation:
3/Remember, even after a vaccine arrives, it will take years to stamp out this virus.
4/Yet more large-scale antibody tests happening.
5/Once again, for the folks in the back: THIS AIN'T THE FLU.
6/Why are we too slow at developing treatments and vaccines?
Partly because we under-invested in the technology.
Partly because we under-invested in the technology.
8/More on that NYC antibody study.
9/San Francisco did really well with its coronavirus response. A model to follow.
11/Another promising treatment. I've heard several experts express high hopes for monoclonal antibodies.
Remember, even if off-the-shelf stuff like HCQ and Remdesivir fail, we have LOTS of candidate treatments in the pipeline!!
Remember, even if off-the-shelf stuff like HCQ and Remdesivir fail, we have LOTS of candidate treatments in the pipeline!!
12/God, I wish the CDC would do a national #TestAndTrace program.
With funding for tons of tests and contact tracing employees, of course.
With funding for tons of tests and contact tracing employees, of course.
13/Yet another explainer on why #TestAndTrace is so crucial.
There's really no substitute, folks. We need it.
There's really no substitute, folks. We need it.
14/A suggestion to open parks and beaches.
15/Criteria for states to reopen.
16/Why false positives and false negatives, along with the true overall infection rate, matter so much for interpreting these antibody studies:
17/An accumulating pile of evidence indicates that HCQ, sadly, does not work.
18/China is working on a coronavirus vaccine too. They may beat us to the punch.
19/Lockdowns really do work.
A thread:
A thread:
20/More on those promising antibody treatments:
21/Some science about the weird symptoms of COVID-19:
23/Reports of super-high death rates of patients on ventilators are probably not true.
24/More support for the idea that outdoor transmission is less common than we feared:
25/A list of top vaccine candidates!
26/CANADA!!
27/Educate yourself about sensitivity and specificity!
28/A powerful argument for why having scientists in leadership positions is good.
29/A thread of public opinion polling about coronavirus.
30/New York City's outbreak was absolutely enormous, but may now be subsiding.
31/And that's all for today, folks! Remember, you can follow my Experts List here. I'm always adding more!
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