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The UK Recovery trial of hydroxychloroquine shows no benefit

Much anticipated pre-print from RECOVERY RCT on #hydroxychloroquine for hospitalized patients with COVID19

No benefits in mortality or secondary outcomes

With >4700 patients, this is the most robust evidence to date & throws cold 💧on push for a new EUAhttps://t.co/Bn9kUgigP5 pic.twitter.com/MojaLHB4iO

— Ilan Schwartz MD PhD (@GermHunterMD) July 15, 2020

Anthony Fauci interviewed by Ed Yong

Here's the full video of my interview with Tony Fauci. We talked about where the U.S. is with the pandemic, what needs to happen, schools, the CDC, his relationship with Trump, the attempts to discredit him, basic virology research, & how he's holding up. https://t.co/OWzIICQkBE

— Ed Yong (@edyong209) July 15, 2020

How a second pandemic concurrent with Covid would increase the challenge

🚨This is what's keeping me up at night: What if a second pandemic happened on top of the current one? Here's an attempt to answer that question. The longer the US struggles against one virus, the more vulnerable it becomes to others. 1/ https://t.co/crPEQbCuRA

— Ed Yong (@edyong209) July 15, 2020

Research shows T cells contribute to protection from Covid, potentially even in individuals who haven't been infected with SARS-CoV-2

Our paper about #SARSCoV2-specific #tcell immunity in cases of #COVID19 and #SARS, and uninfected controls is now out, peer-reviewed and published in @nature! https://t.co/xMjFmSoyR8

3 take-home messages:
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— Bertoletti Lab (@bertoletti_lab) July 15, 2020

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends opening schools for K-5 with precautions

BREAKING: @theNASEM panel recommends schools open for kids in elementary school or with special needs—essentially those who have the most trouble with online learning. This is the first to sharply distinguish what to do for younger kids vs older ones. 1/xhttps://t.co/eFewnOYV5R

— Apoorva Mandavilli (@apoorva_nyc) July 15, 2020