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Spain's seroprevalence study #ENECOVID is out @TheLancet
#SARSCoV2 IgG antibodies: 5% nationwide, 11% in Madrid

Lower % in children
1/3 of asymptomatic infections

A logistics feat with >60,000 participants
This is what a highly engaged citizenry can dohttps://t.co/QQws7tQvmc pic.twitter.com/SEnWSPEnma

— Miguel Hernán (@_MiguelHernan) July 6, 2020

This morning, we're releasing a look at all the clinical trials against #COVID19. One big conclusion: we've spent a lot of resources on #Hydroxychloroquine, probably too much.https://t.co/960SeInWqa

You see that Jupiter-sized orb towering above all those other planets? pic.twitter.com/o1VtRutKKc

— Matthew Herper (@matthewherper) July 6, 2020

The power of a #FOIA request👇. “The disparities persist across state lines & regions. They exist in rural towns on the Great Plains, in suburban counties, like Fairfax County, Va., & in many of the country’s biggest cities” #COVID19 🤬 https://t.co/b7D0qhM6ac

— Beth Linas, PhD, MHS (she/her) 👩‍🔬👩‍💻 (@bethlinas) July 6, 2020

“In light of these findings, any proposed approach to achieve herd immunity through natural infection is not only highly unethical, but also unachievable," said @EckerleIsabella & @BenjaminMeyer85 in @TheLancet https://t.co/9wdSsouDsM

— Peter Daszak (@PeterDaszak) July 6, 2020

In @bmj_latest, @cmyeaton and I talk about the data informing our response. Verdict: we must do better. We need data stratified on age, race, time, & location. We need standardization across states. We need data-driven assessments, not easy narratives.https://t.co/RrcfcBHuns

— Natalie E. Dean, PhD (@nataliexdean) July 6, 2020

R0- (pronounced “r-naught”)
How many people on average an infected person will pass the virus to

As in,
“I hope you R0 going into stores without a mask”

— Dr. Caroline Bartman (@Caroline_Bartma) July 6, 2020

How to mask pic.twitter.com/Mm8IBTrNxd

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) July 6, 2020

A post on the latest airborne vs droplet kerfuffle: A tiresome spat https://t.co/IVJlGDB8nX #COVID19 @eliowa @aetiology @angie_rasmussen @allegranzib @mike_edmond @jlsalinas7 pic.twitter.com/kHFLb6tvf0

— Dan Diekema (@dan_diekema) July 5, 2020

This is bad. ICE just told students here on student visas that if their school is going online-only this fall, the students must depart the United States and cannot remain through the fall semester. https://t.co/8DteVzexLB pic.twitter.com/OfkWRKFZZE

— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) July 6, 2020

A reminder for my critics. https://t.co/anTq2yBQ2v

— Carl T. Bergstrom (@CT_Bergstrom) July 6, 2020

I will be joining my colleague @NIAIDnews Dr. Anthony Fauci live on @NIH, today at 2:30 pm ET to talk about the #NIH efforts on #COVID19. I hope you will tune in! pic.twitter.com/RE32plqKro

— Francis S. Collins (@NIHDirector) July 6, 2020

Avoid the Three Cs

Be aware of different levels of risk in different settings.#COVID19 @WHO pic.twitter.com/iRTjzjieJY

— Maria Van Kerkhove (@mvankerkhove) July 5, 2020

Fun fact: plague is endemic around the world, including in the US. A "level III early warning" is the second-lowest biological threat level. Plague is treatable with antibiotics.

Things I'm more worried about: #SARSCoV2, vaccine refusal, the current US leadership, murder hornets https://t.co/BHQAG1WQRw

— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) July 6, 2020

Texas Doctor: I got 10 calls yesterday for young people who will die if they don’t get ICU support, but I only have three beds left. pic.twitter.com/qAAQSuu6bk

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 5, 2020

Hey all, infectious disease epidemiologist here:

Sporadic cases of #bubonicplague and Naegleria fowleri (#braineatingamoeba) pop up almost every year and make the news. In fact, plague is endemic in Madagascar.

They have both popped up in the news this week.

1/2

— ☣️ Michael Ç̸̠͎͉̹̼̠͔̗̓̐̐̓̓̀͝͝. Bazaco ☣️ (@MCBazacoPhD) July 6, 2020

What max group size is needed to stop superspreading events (SSEs) & control COVID19?
It's now well known that SSEs play key role in #COVID19. Big Q: how do interventions reduce size of these events and how effective would they be?
Statsy/mathy thread.https://t.co/7VWb4yB9Eb

— A Marm Kilpatrick (@DiseaseEcology) July 6, 2020

Sometime in the next 24-28 hours the official #Covid19 death toll in the US will crack 130,000. That's 130,000 deaths in 5 months. And this virus is not done, not by a long shot.
The US has 4.25% of the world's population but 24% of the Covid deaths.
Please be prudent. pic.twitter.com/npMc1FLbD3

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) July 5, 2020

"Where did SARS-1 go? It's just disappeared," he said. "So we have to think about these things. We need to start researching the ecology of the virus, understanding how it originates and mutates.” - Thanks we’ll get right on that. https://t.co/8Q1fmh8XHT HT @edwardcholmes

— Andrew Rambaut 🦠🧬🌲🔮🤦‍♂️ (@arambaut) July 6, 2020

A month ago I tweeted this thread, to *enormous* backlash. Many folks yelled that I had sold out my credibility. An expert on experts called me out for "the very essence of politicizing expertise."

But here the thing. I and others making this point...weren't wrong. https://t.co/YEuVEM6gy4

— Jeremy BLACK LIVES MATTER Konyndyk (@JeremyKonyndyk) July 5, 2020