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THIS 👇 #Epidemiology will be a required course in high school, and everyone will get this question right because they would have read the required reading "Fast & Sensitive - How to #rapidtest your way out of a pandemic" by @michaelmina_lab. H/T @ScaryMommy 👏
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I want to leave Matthew Perry’s own words here as the way we remember him. There will never be another like him- he lit up so many hearts in so many ways. Godspeed to Paradise!
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This drug is accelerating #SARSCoV2 evolution.
"Continued widespread administration of molnupiravir seems inadvisable."
nature.com/articles/d41586-0… @NatureNV by @sergeilkp and @darren_c_martin
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The antiviral ensitrelvir (Xocova) appears to be at least as good as Paxlovid, including helping to prevent #LongCovid , without "battery mouth" side effects, and it should get approved for use in the US
theatlantic.com/health/archi…
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Deals and stormy sentiments at biopharma's annual #JPM22 kickoff, plus hot takes from CERSI, neuroscience meetings. Tune into @BioCentury's latest podcast to get the scuttlebutt from San Francisco with @FishburnSimone @BioBonanos @steveusdin1 @SelinaMKoch biocentury.com/article/64642…
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A very important and informative thread about why the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant is now dominating in the Northeast US and is expected to spread. Please protect yourselves and others by wearing N95 masks. I am truly concerned about the #longCOVID wave that follows this infection.
The superior growth advantage of XBB.1.5 has been well-documented by many colleagues @JPWeiland @LongDesertTrain @EricTopol. Here I'll add some experimental data:
1) XBB.1.5 is equally immune evasive as XBB.1, but
2) XBB.1.5 has a much higher hACE2 binding affinity. 1/
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Vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (VILPA), 3-4 minute bursts per day, associated with ~40% reduction of all-cause mortality, cancer and cardiovascular mortality nature.com/articles/s41591-0… @NatureMedicine @ma_hamer @M_Stamatakis
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Here we go again. A new global covid wave.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the…
It likely won't be as bad as prior waves, but there's much that can be done to defend against it that we're not doing.
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In California, SARSCoV2 wastewater levels now back to first wave peaks, and approaching BA1 and BA5 peaks.
With now 3 fall-winter waves, we can now get a broad historical overview of how infection fatality rates (IFRs) have changed over time
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The OpenCheck Chrome extension is now released as well: chrome.google.com/webstore/d….
A prototype of the Firefox extension for OpenCheck's new community-based identity verification system is now available: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir…. Chrome and other browsers coming soon. See video for how it works:
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A prototype of the Firefox extension for OpenCheck's new community-based identity verification system is now available: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir…. Chrome and other browsers coming soon. See video for how it works:
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Just launched: you can now use a Mastodon address to contribute to the Science Twitter Graph Archive -- ORCID optional. We did this because #ScienceTwitter has many constituents, from journalists, policy makers, to the public. opencheck.is/scitwitter
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I realize I have a serious problem with people who criticize others without good faith. Some people do it only to feel superior to others and fill a hole in their hearts.
If you don’t want others to do better through constructive feedback, I don’t want to spend time with you.
Han Li retweeted
Science Twitter is valuable, but Twitter is going through an uncertain phase at the moment. Let's archive the Science Twitter follow graph using scientists' ORCIDs just in case. We built a tool for this -- it takes just one minute to contribute! opencheck.is/scitwitter
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My platform for experiments in social epistemology is coming soon. While I haven't launched it yet, I just put up a project that helps preserve the Twitter follow graph for Science Twitter by linking Twitter IDs with ORCIDs and (de-facto standard for academics publishing papers).
Science Twitter is valuable, but Twitter is going through an uncertain phase at the moment. Let's archive the Science Twitter follow graph using scientists' ORCIDs just in case. We built a tool for this -- it takes just one minute to contribute! opencheck.is/scitwitter
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My response to @CDCDirector.
After nearly 3 years, I am beyond stunned at your recent Tweet...talks about washing hands and doesn't say a word about masks or cleaning indoor air. This has led me (as a member of four scientific academies) (1/)
Respiratory viruses are on the rise across the United States. Take preventive actions to stop the spread of viruses like flu, RSV, and #COVID19:
🩹Get an updated COVID-19 vaccine & get your annual flu vaccine
🏠Stay home if you are sick
🧼Practice good hand hygiene
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The difference between Leon Panetta's and @McFaul's op-eds yesterday/today are striking to me. From my reading, Panetta essentially calls for a proactive, total commitment to MAD. McFaul is much more measured and diplomatic.
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Your worth is not defined by what you achieve or acquire. It’s a question of who you become and how you contribute to others.
Self-esteem should come from character, not success or status. The highest accomplishment is to be a person of generosity, curiosity, and integrity.
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I’ve covered #Iran for 15 years and lived there for 25 yrs. I believe what we are witnessing now is nothing like before. Look at these two women, standing on top of police cars, shouting: we don’t want the Islamic Republic… #Mahsa_Amini #MahsaAmini
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New US #SARSCoV2 genomic surveillance data
The proportion of BA.5 cases is declining, as new variants are out-competing, some of which have already been shown to have more immune escape such as BA.2.75.2 and BQ.1.1
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra…
