Covid Expert Tweets Weekly Digest #2
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Top Links from last 7 days
Oct 28 • EL PAÍS | 63 expert tweets ->
A room, a bar and a class: how the coronavirus is spread through the air
The risk of contagion is highest in indoor spaces but can be reduced by applying all available measures to combat infection via aerosols. Here is an overview of the likelihood of infection in three everyday scenarios, based on the safety measures used and the length of exposure
Oct 27 • STAT | 53 expert tweets ->
Covid-19 expert Akiko Iwasaki fights a different virus: sexism in science
To know virologist Akiko Iwasaki is to know that she is passionate about combating sexism, power imbalance, and toxic behavior in academia.
Oct 30 • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 33 expert tweets ->
Transmission of SARS-COV-2 Infections in Households ...
This report describes findings from a household study that indicate transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among household members was frequent from either children or adults.
Oct 30 • 30 expert tweets ->
Gyms. Bars. The White House. See how superspreading events are driving the pandemic
Preventing hot spots of COVID-19 transmission has emerged as a key challenge in the fight against the virus
Oct 28 • Science | 26 expert tweets ->
Robust neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 infection persist for months
SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global pandemic with millions infected and numerous fatalities. Questions regarding the robustness, functionality, and longevity of the antibody response to the virus remain unanswered. Here we report that the vast majority of infected individuals with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 experience robust IgG antibody responses...
Oct 30 • 26 expert tweets ->
Masks Work. Really. We’ll Show You How.
A visual journey through the microscopic world of the coronavirus shows how masks provide an important defense against transmission.
Oct 28 • Science | AAAS | 25 expert tweets ->
The ‘very, very bad look’ of remdesivir, the first FDA-approved COVID-19 drug
FDA held no advisory meeting on antiviral, and Europan Union signed contract without knowing of failed trial
Oct 30 • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 21 expert tweets ->
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. , Oct. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The IDMC also recommends continuation of enrollment in the REGN-COV2 outpatient trial Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) received today a recommendation from the independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) for the REGN-COV2 antibody
Oct 27 • 18 expert tweets ->
Some Covid Survivors Have Antibodies That Attack the Body, not Virus
New research found ‘autoantibodies’ similar to those in lupus and rheumatoid arthritis patients. But patients may also benefit from treatments for those autoimmune diseases.
Oct 26 • Nature | 18 expert tweets ->
Spike mutation D614G alters SARS-CoV-2 fitness
A spike protein mutation D614G became dominant in SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic1,2. However, the impact on viral spread and vaccine efficacy remains to be defined. Here, we engineer the D614G mutation in the USA-WA1/2020 strain and characterize its effect. D614G enhances replication on human lung epithelial cells and primary human...
Oct 28 • The Atlantic | 17 expert tweets ->
America Is About to Choose How Bad the Pandemic Will Get
If Donald Trump is reelected, he will continue to downplay the threat of the coronavirus, and more Americans will fall ill.
Oct 26 • STAT | 15 expert tweets ->
WHO warns giving up on efforts to control Covid-19 would be 'dangerous'
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows seemed to indicate the Trump administration has concluded containment of the virus is not possible.
Oct 29 • STAT | 13 expert tweets ->
It may be time to reset expectations on when we'll get a Covid-19 vaccine
A host of factors appear to be adding up to a slippage in the estimates of when vaccine will be ready to be deployed.
Oct 28 • Virology Down Under | 13 expert tweets ->
More testing means more iceberg
Two things have made COVID-19 wave 2 look different from wave 1. One is outcomes in hospitalised patients and the other is much more testing. We usually only see the tip of the iceberg, but right now, more testing means more iceberg.
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