Covidpath

This is disastrous as we move towards an inevitable winter surge.

The data is clear. Boosting significantly increases protection, even against omicron. The bivalent will improve that further.

If you don't plan on getting boosted, change your plans.https://t.co/WFZ6ONoGYA

— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) October 4, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Herschel Walker, an anti-abortion absolutist, paid for an abortion in 2009. We have the receipts. Literally. Me @thedailybeast https://t.co/IzOEEg4quN

— Roger Sollenberger (@SollenbergerRC) October 3, 2022

A couple of weeks ago BA.2.75.2 was shown to be the most immune evasive variant seen to date and replicated. That's now been surpassed by XBB, which is predicted here may challenge BA.5 bivalent vaccine protection https://t.co/qWJ4AGtiur by @yunlong_cao and colleagues https://t.co/HOoz6pkmEm pic.twitter.com/rfh2bX37y4

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 4, 2022

Since Biden’s declaration, more than 3,800 Americans have died from Covid-19. They, and those who went before them, are the only group for whom the pandemic is over. https://t.co/ztoYTtefMa

— Melody Schreiber (@m_scribe) October 4, 2022

New study of almost 600,000 deaths in Ohio and Florida shows that registered Republicans had far higher excess-death rates than registered Democrats during the pandemic, with almost all of the gap coming after vaccines were available.https://t.co/OG4kVq3SrB

— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) October 3, 2022

Rockefeller's Pandemic Prevention Institute is no more. Rick Bright, who headed the project, explains how the cycle of panic and neglect led to its early demise.https://t.co/tTcq8gwOU1 pic.twitter.com/IwN4hE5wON

— Jon Cohen (@sciencecohen) October 3, 2022

Finally the data we've been waiting for: Paxlovid efficacy in preventing hospitalization in vaxxed patients

Fairly consistent ~60% relative benefit across groups

Findings nicely split by age and into 2x vaxxed vs 3x vaxxed so we can see absolute riskshttps://t.co/3gzFbBXx6R pic.twitter.com/HFMZfM5hLC

— Michael Lin, MD PhD 🧬 (@michaelzlin) October 3, 2022

A very big day for those who work in the field of ancient DNA. https://t.co/9mFv5alF9O

— Helen Branswell 🇺🇦 (@HelenBranswell) October 3, 2022

V honored to have a piece in @PesteMagazine today. Round of applause to EICs @jonshaffer & @Jason_Reads, managing editor @chloereichel, & entire team! Thank you for adding a very topical dek to my piece: “We’re all trying to find the guy who did this” https://t.co/qeaiwHcA7f

— Martha Lincoln (@heavyredaction) October 3, 2022

This is huge: After months of extraordinary reporting by @caseymross Epic has revamped its widely criticized sepsis prediction model, which has high rates of false alarms at some hospitals and failed to reliably flag sepsis in advance.https://t.co/fd2dtBPQ2F via @statnews #Epic

— Rick Berke (@rickberke) October 3, 2022

So, @TheOnion filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court in defense of parody under the First Amendment… and it’s exactly what you’d expect. https://t.co/1JFfSqUJFA pic.twitter.com/efapgFF7dx

— Anthony Michael Kreis (@AnthonyMKreis) October 3, 2022

There are some parts of New York state with extremely low polio vaccination coverage rates among preschool children. This creates conditions for continued circulation of polio virus there.https://t.co/r5hQ7JgrTI

— Josh Michaud (@joshmich) October 3, 2022

New coronavirus subvariant BA.2.75.2 tops concerns as officials gear up for potential winter wave

"@UCSF ID expert @PCH_SF is keeping eye on BF.7, AKA BA.5.2.1.7, which could be contributing to a significant # of cases in 🇧🇪and other European countries."https://t.co/tNnTC98GSp

— Carrie Byington, MD, FAAP, FIDSA😷💉 (@carrie_byington) October 2, 2022

2021-2022 data show largest #AvianFlu epidemic in Europe ever.

The latest data from the joint @EFSA_EU/#ECDC report show 2,467 outbreaks in poultry, 48 mln birds culled in the affected establishments, 187 detections in captive birds & 3,573 in wild birds.https://t.co/7Uwr6fWsEB pic.twitter.com/438rHs9IOY

— ECDC Influenza (@ECDC_Flu) October 3, 2022

.⁦@NobelPrize⁩ in Physiology or Medicine this year Is Awarded to Svante Pääbo a Swedish geneticist that sequenced the first Neanderthal genome via @NYTimes https://t.co/imkCAUxkxT

— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) October 3, 2022

Like so many stories of organizations lately, this result was only possible by combining ludicrous whining from some cohort (students, in this case) with craven management. https://t.co/yaviO0nJ6i

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) October 3, 2022

Will there be a Supreme assault on public health? https://t.co/pfV8E69h9a via @statnews

SCOTUS is harming our health. @HarvardChanDean & I explain why in @statnews

— Lawrence Gostin (@LawrenceGostin) October 3, 2022

“You may think magic is make-believe, but this little bean has scientists saying they found that magic weight-loss cure for every body type: it’s green coffee beans...this miracle pill can burn fat fast," said Jersey man who could be PA's next new senator https://t.co/L2p65hZTMx

— Amanda Katz (@katzish) October 3, 2022

Here is the actual news https://t.co/RH1cJTQx6U

— John Harris (@johnharris1969) October 3, 2022

Female doctors in Ontario earn 34% less on average. Women earn less on average than males in 35 specialties, including those dominated by female doctors, such as obstetrics and gynecology, by @robyndoolittle @hichenwang https://t.co/TlHyJeT7eO via @globeandmail #WomenInMedicine

— André Picard (@picardonhealth) October 3, 2022

#Dementia is one of the greatest health challenges of our generation. By the end of this decade, 7⃣8⃣ million people will be living with dementia.

WHO's 🆕 blueprint for dementia research sets much needed guidelines to drive innovation to beat dementia ⬇️

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 4, 2022

We know time is limited these days, so we put together a list of 10 things you’ll learn from this month’s issue on #DisabilityAndHealth. To read the full issue, visit: https://t.co/NY1HE7b18P

🧵Continue on this thread to learn more. pic.twitter.com/ETOkqVvaJE

— Health Affairs (@Health_Affairs) October 4, 2022

"...there is a clear inverse relationship between feelings integers and subsequent get-me-out-of-here actions" bro economists just discovered mid-2000s pop punk https://t.co/ERrE64BBKk

— Colin J. Carlson (@wormmaps) October 4, 2022

In just 7 days in June, #SCOTUS set back public health by decades. This could just be the start as yesterday marked the first day of a new term

In @statnews, @HarvardChanDean and I explain how the court could do far more harm in the current term:https://t.co/pfV8E6qSxK

— Lawrence Gostin (@LawrenceGostin) October 4, 2022

1/3 – France (R-eff=1.15) is rising in its #COVID19 epidemic activity, plateauing at low mortality.
56,902 cases and 33 deaths/day to be reported by Oct 10, if at same pace.
Regional forecast for Oct 04 to Oct 07:https://t.co/4Gsv3HaQTP
Powered by:@ISG_UNIGE & @SDSCdatascience pic.twitter.com/kFS3XQLoWJ

— Antoine FLAHAULT (@FLAHAULT) October 4, 2022

I'm happy to see this work published today in Cell Genomics @CellGenomics. Many thanks to everyone involved for their invaluable contributions, especially the incredible @CheAndamMicro (thanks @BillHanage for connecting us ~6 years ago).https://t.co/l7wwSRU9q0 pic.twitter.com/nJt3iStGSE

— Chrispin Chaguza (@ChrispinChaguza) October 4, 2022

He died yesterday. This is the best thing you will read today.👇 https://t.co/0Y9MsPoJLB

— Josh Mankiewicz (@JoshMankiewicz) October 4, 2022

Overnight we lost a family member to COVID.

The pandemic is not over.

— Dr Alexandra Phelan (@alexandraphelan) October 4, 2022

Despite their claims of being "guided by the science", the UK government's response to the pandemic frequently ignored scientific advice.

Now that the UK's pandemic inquiry has opened scientists are increasingly being blamed for government mistakes.

A 🧵

1/25

— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) October 4, 2022

Taking some time away from work - and Twitter - to hang out with this tiny person 🙂👋🏻 pic.twitter.com/02OMg3JEsq

— Belinda Reeve (@BelindaReeve) October 4, 2022

Every family member of Herschel Walker asked him not to run for office, because we all knew (some of) his past. Every single one. He decided to give us the middle finger and air out all of his dirty laundry in public, while simultaneously lying about it.

I’m done.

— Christian Walker (@ChristianWalk1r) October 4, 2022

Reassuring finding that transmission from #monkeypox to pet dogs & cats has been uncommon during UK outbreak. Nevertheless, still important for patients to avoid having pets lick or touch skin lesions.

A great example of #OneHealth work in action!https://t.co/MIqKNF1TaH

— Jay Varma (@DrJayVarma) October 3, 2022

BREAKING NEWS:
The 2022 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Svante Pääbo “for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution.” pic.twitter.com/fGFYYnCO6J

— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 3, 2022

How to do a media interview while being carried away by police for protest. 10/10, no notes. pic.twitter.com/Wup9XMrxOK

— Ben Phillips (@benphillips76) October 3, 2022

"Tertiary attack rates (among secondary contacts) were 7.5% in SI arm and 6.4% in DCT arm (difference of -1.1 % (95% Cl -2.2, -0.03%), significantly lower than the non-inferiority margin of 1.9%." https://t.co/8vMpAoAhOB (accepted Lancet Resp Med)

— Billy Quilty (@BQuilty) October 3, 2022

Miche, After 30 years, I’m not sure why you look exactly the same and I don’t. I do know that I won the lottery that day—that I couldn’t have asked for a better life partner. Happy anniversary, sweetheart! pic.twitter.com/sYGKPOff1O

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 3, 2022

Which @elonmusk do you like more?

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 3, 2022

Health taxes: a call for papers in @BMJGH https://t.co/4rLZJ16OqG

— Robert Marten (@MartenRobert) October 3, 2022

"Biannual COVID-19 vaccines" - for everybody, everywhere.

I don't understand why the messaging has gotten so muddled in this space, fueling vaccine hesitancy and denial. The evidence for safe and strong protective effects of continued vaccination is clear as day by now.

— Kristian G. Andersen (@K_G_Andersen) October 3, 2022

In update published today@US_FDA now warning doctors prescribing @AstraZeneca's Evusheld to inform patients of

"increased risk for developing COVID-19 when exposed to variants of SARS-CoV-2 that are not neutralized"https://t.co/ZusdAJs6SL pic.twitter.com/Do5oLhqIlW

— Alexander Tin (@Alexander_Tin) October 3, 2022