2/Let's start with Bob Wachter's latest Covid Chronicles thread, in which he discusses (among other things) scenarios for reopening the economy, and where we go from here.
3/The greatest failure of the U.S. federal government in this crisis was the failure to ensure widespread testing.
Let's not forget this in November.
Let's not forget this in November.
4/An interesting and weird COVID symptom.
5/Missed this when it first came out, but a monkey study says reinfection isn't a thing:
6/I have yet to hear the people who make excuses for the U.S. coronavirus response explain South Korea.
7/One wonders why we couldn't do this BEFORE a pandemic hit.
8/The U.S. epidemic continues mostly unabated. NY is suppressing the outbreak, but it's still rising in many other places.
9/Bye-bye IHME Model!!
10/Forsythia Mania never dies
11/A timeline of Trumpian missteps.
12/ACE inhibitors don't appear to harm coronavirus patients, according to this research.
13/"Coronavirus only hits big cities."
NOPE
NOPE
14/Why you should be very afraid whenever you see someone call for "herd immunity":
15/Bleeding disorders in coronavirus patients.
16/Why #TestAndTrace, along with other suppression measures like mandatory mask laws, is our only real option for reopening the economy.
17/Vaccines, vaccines, and more vaccines!
18/Why are meat packing plants getting hit so hard by coronavirus?
19/Remember, nearly all experts agree that "going for herd immunity" is nuts.
21/The Coronavirus Treatment Acceleration Program
22/More data from the Remdesivir trial.
23/Doctors can now use Remdesivir to treat coronavirus.
24/Another good thread explaining where the U.S. is headed as we move into May.
25/Hospitalization data shows that the U.S. outbreak, unlike outbreaks in other countries, is still getting worse. (with the exception of New York).
26/The effort to repurpose old, off-the-shelf drugs to fight coronavirus:
27/More data on the loss of smell and taste in coronavirus patients.
28/Physical distancing will have to continue even when our economy reopens.
29/Cutting off joint coronavirus research with China was a stupid move on our part.
30/The biggest obstacle to getting a vaccine might not be the science or the human trials, but...MANUFACTURING CAPACITY BOTTLENECKS.
31/HCQ is dangerous.
32/It's kind of worrying that so much vaccine development effort is going into mRNA vaccines, a new technology that has never actually managed to create a human vaccine yet.
33/Saliva tests might be a game-changer in terms of coronavirus testing.
34/Why are clinical trials so complicated and expensive?
Read the always-excellent @Dereklowe to understand:
Read the always-excellent @Dereklowe to understand:
