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29 Dec, 7 tweets, 2 min read
Well done @Penn wired.co.uk/article/mrna-c…
Highly recommended article btw.
"After four years, she was forced to leave Temple University for neighbouring UPenn after a dispute with her boss, who then attempted to have her deported"
"They issued an ultimatum, if she wanted to continue working with mRNA she would lose her prestigious faculty position, and face a substantial pay cut"
She chose to continue working on NMRna. "My salary was lower than the technician who worked next to me"
And now of course:
statnews.com/2020/11/10/the…

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5 Oct
Daily covid cases in the Netherlands by age group. Data source: RIVM buff.ly/33s9b4j
Based on the same dataset (111'000 obs): probability of hospitalisation of confirmed Covid cases in the Netherlands, by age group and gender. 80+ less likely to go to hospital, either because in care home, or treatment too invasive?
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Few unscientific observations about the use of face masks in NL after the government issued a "strong recommendation" to wear them:
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