COVID-19 updates based on what experts on Twitter are talking about.
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Pretty excited about the Moderna vaccine. No one who got Moderna's vaccine in the trial developed severe COVID-19 (!). Whenever it's my turn in the queue, will be rolling up my sleeves. https://t.co/P3upwVCn82
— Prof. Devi Sridhar (@devisridhar) November 30, 2020
How quickly will the U.S. #Covid19 vaccination program start? Who is actually recommending who should be first in line? There's confusion as we enter the countdown. https://t.co/u7rGJ2jCm6
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) November 30, 2020
NEWS: Moderna to submit Covid-19 vaccine to FDA as full results show 94% efficacy
— Matthew Herper (@matthewherper) November 30, 2020
Says @nataliexdean: "“With evidence of high efficacy against disease and severe disease, the vaccine checks a lot of boxes."$MRNA $PFE $BTXhttps://t.co/8LiS3h9Nkg
Malaria🦟 is a preventable & treatable disease that continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 30, 2020
WHO is calling on countries & global health partners to step up the fight and #EndMalaria 👉https://t.co/Vlad740sie pic.twitter.com/zZlnnIecyU
NEW: People with Covid-19 are most infectious one to two days before symptoms begin and for five days afterward, according to a new analysis. So should isolation periods be shorter? 1/6https://t.co/Fvbr6byxRo
— Apoorva Mandavilli (@apoorva_nyc) November 29, 2020
Breaking: NYC will reopen its elementary schools + classrooms for some kids w/ disabilities next week. No reopening date for middle and high school.
— Eliza Shapiro (@elizashapiro) November 29, 2020
No more 3% threshold to close - in fact, no threshold at all. https://t.co/JQR75H7IjP
My latest story, based on leaked documents, reveals a COVID-19 imperative for Biden: to aid planning and response, he must fix the dangerously dysfunctional HHS Protect hospital data system, or return the responsibility to CDC. https://t.co/BCoDgU6t13
— Charles Piller (@cpiller) November 29, 2020
The Thanksgiving effect: What will all that travel & all those gatherings that people were urged not to do but did anyway do to #Covid19 cases & deaths? We'll know more around the next travel period — Christmas, @michaelmina_lab told @DrewQJoseph. https://t.co/ZrC7sv0G1J
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) November 29, 2020
BREAKING: Trump team allocates initial vaccines to states based on population.
— Andy Slavitt @ 🏡🇺🇸 (@ASlavitt) November 29, 2020
This hurts states with higher needs— eg, more at risk medical, older & BIPOC populations. CDC to recommend allocation approaches but states will decide how to allocate. https://t.co/bclT4A91Fk
Wow. I did not see this coming. https://t.co/mxhEQXHTH5
— ProfEmilyOster (@ProfEmilyOster) November 29, 2020
If this approach to predicting protein structures continues to improve, it would represent a MAJOR breakthrough for molecular and cell biology - very exciting! https://t.co/DiIdvTwD0j
— Charlie Anderson (@FastFarmingPSU) November 30, 2020
CASP14 #s just came out and they’re astounding—DeepMind looks to have solved protein structure prediction. Median GDT_TS went from 68.5 (CASP13) to 92.4!!!! Cf. their 2nd best CASP13 struct scored 92.8 (out of 100). Median RMSD is 2.1Å. I think it's over https://t.co/dQ1BOJWuwn
— Mohammed AlQuraishi (@MoAlQuraishi) November 30, 2020
Even before the pandemic, @KSJatMIT had the brilliant thought to create a FREE guide for writers and editors working on science stories. I wrote the first chapter (on "how science works") and I'm honored to be in the list of contributorshttps://t.co/tpRXdFR6Z5
— Apoorva Mandavilli (@apoorva_nyc) November 30, 2020
Inside a hospital as the coronavirus surges: Where will all the patients go?
— Joshua Sharfstein (@drJoshS) November 30, 2020
Compelling report from @LennyMBernstein @washingtonpost
https://t.co/rxEf3onm0Q
3) ensure locally led research into parasite priorities (inc. human & animal health) and
— Dr Alexandra Phelan (@alexandraphelan) November 29, 2020
4) comply w international law, eg Nagoya Protocol, to address historical (& continuing) scientific injustice.
🧵6/6
We examine this more in our piece (DM4pdf):https://t.co/RU5VLbhF9k
Proud to be joined by these excellent, diverse professionals in WH#46.
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) November 29, 2020
With these selections, we have hit the goal (announced on Nov 12) of getting 24 senior WH staff selected in November.
Next goal: filling 100 slots in the WH by the end of December!https://t.co/mYG5V6ierV
My new @forbes piece is about "prestige journals" like @nature @SpringerNature & how they are elite, exclusive & out of touch with reality (€9,500 price tag)!
— Madhu Pai (@paimadhu) November 30, 2020
20+ scientists contributed, mostly from LMICs. Their voices matter!https://t.co/DGp0D5M2My pic.twitter.com/Y1EDfBQtYD
A friend’s husband, quarantined at home with Covid, has died of a heart attack. He was an essential worker. His wife tried to revive him, and now she cannot embrace her grieving young children until her quarantine ends. I am so sad for this family, & so angry with Covid deniers.
— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) November 30, 2020
"‘Absolutely remarkable’: No one who got Moderna’s vaccine in trial developed severe COVID-19" @sciencecohen https://t.co/dWDMTyYsBz
— Jack Shafer (@jackshafer) November 30, 2020
Dr. Scott Atlas has resigned, CNN confirms.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 1, 2020
The language used when discussing #COVID19 matters for reducing misunderstanding, misinformation, & building trust. I helped develop this language survey with @deBeaumontFndtn bc in #publichealth we don't often survey *how* our language impacts behaviors. See thread for findings! https://t.co/XdO2K4TJSE
— Beth S. Linas, PhD, MHS (she/her) (@bethlinas) November 30, 2020
#COVID19 cases are going up dramatically. This increase is not due to more testing. As the number of cases rise, so does the percentage of tests coming back positive, which shows that COVID-19 is spreading. Learn more about cases in your area: https://t.co/1nMYQAjpSq. pic.twitter.com/0QOAvQToiz
— CDC (@CDCgov) November 30, 2020
I think it's worth preparing yourself for what's coming this week. I'm going to walk through what I think we'll see. https://t.co/X4zk5WC3Na
— Alexis C. Madrigal (@alexismadrigal) December 1, 2020
1. Short #flu thread:@CDCgov didn't post its weekly flu update, FluView on Friday because of the holiday. It's up today.
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) November 30, 2020
Flu activity in the US remains lower than normal at this time of year. This time last year, what would turn out to be a very active/long season was underway. pic.twitter.com/jurBpUlIGL
Ideal answer: buying plane tickets to go give my best friend a hug.
— Ed Yong (@edyong209) November 30, 2020
Actual answer: probably writing a How Did the Pandemic Completely And Totally Surprise-End? explainer
With @TristanNaumann, @kat_heller, and @ensoesie, I am excited to be co-organizing the first (and hopefully only!) COVID-19 symposium happening at this year's @NeurIPSConf. For more information, check out the website:https://t.co/zZEkBi0ir8
— Andrew Beam (@AndrewLBeam) November 30, 2020
or the short 🧵below:
Seeing multiple patients these days with negative COVID tests that turn positive a few days later.
— Shmuel Shoham (@ShohamTxID) November 30, 2020
📍DEADLY CHURCH EVENTS: 213 #COVID19 cases and 12 deaths after NC church held large gatherings in early Oct without enforcing masks or social distancing.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) November 30, 2020
➡️Yet WH muzzled CDC when it tried to restricted ⛪️, & SCOTUS also overturned / banned church limits.https://t.co/09asRjebm2 pic.twitter.com/d9FapO4Qg8
Once the world has -80c freezers everywhere, and vaccine is distributed, we can shift over to collecting nasal swabs for Staph aureus (MRSA) from everyone on the planet. The once and future pandemic is antibiotic resistance
— 𝙀𝙡𝙞 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙝 🤚 🧼😷 (@eliowa) November 30, 2020
No one is safe until everyone is safe. #COVID19 @washingtonpost pic.twitter.com/myjnuVWTRi
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) November 29, 2020
Monday vaccine news from @moderna_tx
— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha) November 30, 2020
Trial has accrued 196 events
185 in placebo, 11 in vaccine = 94.1% efficacy
30 severe cases in placebo, 0 in vaccine = 😃😃😃
No severe adverse events
Application for EUA today, FDA advisory group meets 12/17
Expect authorization after