The epidemiologists I follow said a few weeks ago "be aware that when our mitigation efforts start to work and projections go down, people are gonna use that as proof we overreacted, not proof that mitigation efforts worked." *looks at twitter* Damn, the experts know their shit.
— Kelly Swails (@kellyswails) April 10, 2020
The global death toll from coronavirus is now more than 100,000 people, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally https://t.co/clOePLiqzW
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 10, 2020
Apparently BCG isn’t usually given in the U.S. any more, but it still is in Russia; some weeks ago, I remember twitter discussions of whether these infant vaccinations might have something to do with Russians’ relative ‘immunity’ to COVID-19…
A vaccine that was first developed to fight off tuberculosis is being studied in clinical trials around the world to see if it could be a way to combat the novel coronavirus https://t.co/H8JLqd7xU4
— CNN International (@cnni) April 12, 2020
Here’s a link to a really good article explaining why it’s hardly a slam dunk for wider use:
BCG Against Coronavirus: Less Hype And More Evidence, Please via @forbes https://t.co/knB7ZX7dNx
— ɪᴀɴ ᴍ ᴍᴀᴄᴋᴀʏ, ᴘʜᴅ ?????? (@MackayIM) April 12, 2020
Another ‘miracle cure’ with much riding on it — Remdesivir:
The first results are in for an experimental antiviral drug against the new coronavirus. https://t.co/KYTgltW6ey
— AP Health & Science (@APHealthScience) April 10, 2020
‘What do we actually have to lose?’ Doctors are frantically trying to figure out how COVID-19 is killing their patients so they can attempt new ways to fight back. https://t.co/vSvNB2KWfj
— AP Health & Science (@APHealthScience) April 11, 2020
Clarifying (if depressing) read:
Smart look at what antibody tests for #Covid19 can & can't tell us, from @apoorva_nyc & @katie_thomas in @nytimes.
Sad truth is that some answers are just going to take time, folks. https://t.co/uCBnuHG2YR— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) April 11, 2020
Surely a teamup between Apple, Google, and the imagined ‘global deep state’ won’t make anybody suspicious, in this time of great need…
Apple and Google announced a partnership on Friday in which the two companies will work together to provide tools that will help track the spread of coronavirus. https://t.co/dhoQC4H54d
— CNBC (@CNBC) April 12, 2020
Google is the perfect choice for the development of a temporary surveillance state because they're guaranteed to stop supporting it within four years.
— Chris Croy (@ChrisCroy) April 11, 2020
Now they begin…
The Pentagon is executing its first project under the authorities granted by the Defense Production Act in order to produce more than 39 million critical N95 masks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/3K0xPqEEYW
— CNN (@CNN) April 11, 2020
It ain’t over till it’s over:
Mainland China reports 99 new coronavirus cases, a jump from previous day https://t.co/Ci2I6IO1zM pic.twitter.com/FEShpcN87O
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2020
China clamping down on coronavirus research, deleted pages suggest https://t.co/qj1uBvVZeh
— Dali L. Yang (@Dali_Yang) April 11, 2020
Inside Wuhan, people remain extremely cautious. Many are still afraid to go outside and face restrictions on movement. No one is eating in restaurants and shopping malls are empty even though they’ve reopened.https://t.co/59fPyRAeIA
— Sharon Chen (@sharonchenhm) April 11, 2020
Wet markets in China's Wuhan struggle to survive coronavirus blow https://t.co/X7Xl3Zkd1g pic.twitter.com/SmtVlZNBJT
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2020
Coronavirus: India to extend nationwide lockdown, state minister says https://t.co/sG9Aw9PT0b
— BBC Asia (@BBCNewsAsia) April 11, 2020
Indonesia orders coronavirus transport curbs ahead of Ramadan exodus https://t.co/zqEOOjEGCQ pic.twitter.com/5RC0EpauGI
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2020
Kremlin warns of huge influx of Moscow patients as coronavirus toll climbs https://t.co/POZ81hVx5y pic.twitter.com/QmIlSiA4w6
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 12, 2020
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