America, fvck yeah!
American problems require American solutions! https://t.co/jsyjriBngJ
— Allen Pan (@AnyTechnology) August 15, 2020
170,000 families might cite one other “big difference” https://t.co/tAjWj71soW
— Peter W. Singer (@peterwsinger) August 18, 2020
American Gothic:
– #COVID19 is the 3rd leading cause of death in US
– Americans are 8x more likely to die from #COVID19 than EuropeansUS doesn't have a unique strain of virus: it has unique combo of governance failures, inequities & long-term lack of universal health coverage.
— Dr Alexandra Phelan (@alexandraphelan) August 18, 2020
Am I hopeful we will have a vaccine in the coming months? Yes. Do I think this will get us back to pre-Covid reality? No. Vaccines take a long time to get to people, often have stumbles in rollout, and don’t protect perfectly. Very important, but won’t end Covid.
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) August 18, 2020
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From silent streets to packed pools, Wuhan was the first epicentre of coronavirus and locked down early
Now, life is getting back to normal therehttps://t.co/vGMNHeYPsA pic.twitter.com/jZKYn0SRFf
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 18, 2020
South Korea warns of nationwide coronavirus risk as church outbreaks spread https://t.co/S0QZNy8SJ8 pic.twitter.com/RBQr65KO23
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 19, 2020
Turkey's coronavirus death toll exceeds 6,000 https://t.co/hqQENF2FBh pic.twitter.com/2CDHXWg9Nn
— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) August 18, 2020
France is now mandating masks in all workplaces, from the Paris business district to factories in the provinces, as it tries to contain growing virus infections but avoid shutting down the economy. https://t.co/kGBRq531gV
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 18, 2020
France reports over 2,000 new coronavirus infections https://t.co/hqQENF2FBh pic.twitter.com/aad3JOfiEr
— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) August 18, 2020
German institute says coronavirus vaccinations could start in early 2021 https://t.co/4LtgwrngxD pic.twitter.com/y3xUX5ddd1
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 19, 2020
The British government said it would expand its COVID-19 national testing study, with an aim of reaching 400,000 people to provide weekly data on the spread of the infection and better locate future local outbreaks https://t.co/j75yk9LNQt
— Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) August 19, 2020
UK data shows most COVID-19 transmissions happen in homes, minister says https://t.co/f79EXvehzb pic.twitter.com/M9SxFuBjUl
— Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) August 19, 2020
Ireland at 'tipping point' as Covid-19 cases rise https://t.co/KeVu8rQNw2
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 18, 2020
Australia promises free coronavirus vaccine for its entire population of 25 million people, if drug trial succeeds https://t.co/gD6NhIpX8B
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 18, 2020
South Africans allowed to buy cigarettes and alcohol again as government relaxes lockdown restrictionshttps://t.co/Fl7t9cGc3U
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 18, 2020
Argentina exceeds 300,000 coronavirus cases, 6,000 deaths: health ministry https://t.co/ofcLgwn7f8 pic.twitter.com/jS8XelryPQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 19, 2020
Brazil coronavirus cases top 3.4 million, death toll nears 110,000 https://t.co/ghYd3eesWx pic.twitter.com/kdwkWSgFHz
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 19, 2020
Mexico reports more than 5,500 new confirmed coronavirus cases https://t.co/HK5Ef163jM pic.twitter.com/2aK5rMwoOZ
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 19, 2020
Millions of women and girls globally have lost access to contraceptives and abortion services because of the coronavirus pandemic. The first widespread measure of the toll says India has been hit especially hard. https://t.co/fkwucPLpOT
— AP Africa (@AP_Africa) August 19, 2020
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Explainer: World Health Organization's struggle for a global COVID-19 vaccine plan https://t.co/ubJoRh42vM pic.twitter.com/6xML0IoPuH
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 19, 2020
The researchers found the initial symptoms #COVID19 often appear in the following specific order:
1. Fever
2. Cough
3. Nausea and/or vomiting
4. DiarrheaResearchers hypothesise that if you have contracted flu the first symptom is a cough, not fever.https://t.co/154IzbcHaM
— COVID19 (@V2019N) August 18, 2020
Oleandrin for #COVID19? 'Yeah that would definitely end up killing people,' says @DavidJuurlink. It's 'akin to digoxin. Too much can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, but the main concern is arrhythmias, which can be fatal' https://t.co/8MwpylB6JM
— Kristina Fiore (@KristinaMFiore) August 18, 2020
From a longer thread:
Months into this pandemic, researchers are starting to see a normal immune response to the coronavirus — nothing extraordinary. That, for once, is *very good news*. It could mean our cells are storing intel on the virus so they can fight it off again.https://t.co/NuP4mQDOYa
— Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D. (@KatherineJWu) August 17, 2020
Huge thank you to @PepperMarion @deeptabhattacha Smita Iyer, Cheong-Hee Chang, Eun-Hyung Lee, Jason Netland for being available on such short notice to talk immune memory!https://t.co/NuP4mQDOYa
— Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D. (@KatherineJWu) August 17, 2020
A Seattle fishing boat outbreak of #SARSCOV2 is offering fresh insights into immunity, according to scientists at the University of Washington https://t.co/620MGjeDdW via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) August 18, 2020
Facebook prevents sharing links to viral 'Plandemic' sequel https://t.co/Cq0A5X5XGu pic.twitter.com/UNmDRBe9pT
— Mashable (@mashable) August 18, 2020
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States continue to struggle with reopening plans.
Oregon, Illinois and Hawaii have all recently reversed course in some way.
That makes 25 states and Puerto Rico that have paused or reversed their reopening plans.
See more on all the states. https://t.co/eJXpCDi0vY
— NYT Graphics (@nytgraphics) August 18, 2020
How schools can reopen safely during the pandemic: Masks, small class sizes and hygiene are important, but low community spread is key. https://t.co/BXlcj89cSI
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) August 19, 2020
Shocked by this because I have never attended, visited, or seen a movie about college https://t.co/1kFXD4pRhu
— Kerry Howley (@KerryHowley) August 18, 2020
I hope that students, faculty, and administrators at schools opening next month *COUGH* @TuftsUniversity *COUGH* are learning lessons from what’s happening right now. https://t.co/n56kVSdcNh
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 18, 2020
I don't like it, either. But I do not expect to be back in the classroom with students before fall 2021. It is what it is, & we're all better off if we plan & prepare ourselves for it.
— Laura Seay (@texasinafrica) August 18, 2020
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