1/It's that time again, kids!
Time.
For.
Coronavirus Tweets From the Experts, 6/29/2020
Time.
For.
Coronavirus Tweets From the Experts, 6/29/2020
2/Let's start off with the always-excellent WACHTER THREAD
3/Remember, all our troubles here in the U.S. ultimately stem from the utterly disastrous federal government response to coronavirus.
The buck stops with Trump.
The buck stops with Trump.
4/For God's sake, don't allow crowded indoor events during this pandemic
5/Florida and Arizona are total disaster areas.
6/This is neat
7/There are still ways we can fight and suppress this virus! We must not give up!!
8/We tried to put the economy before our people, and we ended up killing both:
9/An update on some China vaccine efforts
10/Here's a general update on the leading vaccine efforts.
Basically, no hard data yet, still on track for early 2021 deployment.
blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archi…
Basically, no hard data yet, still on track for early 2021 deployment.
blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archi…
11/Tired: It's just the flu
Wired: It's just the SPANISH FLU
Wired: It's just the SPANISH FLU
12/It's rare, but coronavirus CAN mess up kids really bad.
13/"Let's wait and see if this is really an exponential growth situation" is basically suicide
14/Remember, even if you don't die, coronavirus can really mess you up
15/It's just insane that Trump is trying to blame the Southern Wave of coronavirus on increased testing.
It's just insane.
It's just insane.
16/A better antiviral than Remdesivir? That would be nice.
17/A disappointing result for some other antivirals:
17/20% of New Yorkers got the virus (massive fail by NY leaders btw). 0.7% fatality rate. That's on the low end of what we've generally seen, but consistent with other regions.
19/No, pig flu is probably not coming to get us. But eventually another pandemic will come to get us...
20/Nursing home deaths are half of COVID deaths. But maaaaaybe we're doing a better job of protecting nursing home residents in the Southern Wave, and that's why death rates are lower than in the Northeastern Wave.
21/Gilead sure is charging a lot for Remdesivir. Damn.
22/Good leadership means being willing to reverse policy when events change. And FAST.
23/The Southern Wave, in all its horrifying majesty
24/Finem respice.
25/Masks in every workplace, please.
27/Trump really really really sucks, and a lot of people's grandmas are dead because Trump really really really sucks, and there is just no way to sugarcoat this fact.
28/Masks work.
(Now test the other direction, folks! Bet they work in that direction toooooo)
(Now test the other direction, folks! Bet they work in that direction toooooo)
29/Should we have in-person classes at universities this fall?
(Answer: No, but we will anyway, because universities are scared of losing $)
(Answer: No, but we will anyway, because universities are scared of losing $)
30/Antivaxxers might make coronavirus last for years instead of months.
Sleep tight!!
Sleep tight!!
31/San Diego is also doing really really badly.
