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5 years

#COVID19 This is probably the best scientific explainer I have seen on why we should all wear masks against #coronavirus “We cannot any longer claim that masks “are not effective”. We cannot allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good.” #Masks4All

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In Italy, >4,000 medical staff have been infected by #coronavirus . At least 18 doctors have died from #COVID19 , including several came out of retirement to help. "Heroes don't fall from the sky. They're just ordinary people who bravely stepped forward." 🕯RIP Heroes 🙏

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#COVID19 South Korea reports 10 new cases today, hovering around 10 for 6 straight days More good news: The recovery rate has exceeded 80% and the number of patients in isolation has fallen below 2,000. Test + Trace + Isolate

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#COVID19 Success story of the day Vietnam reports ZERO new case for 16 of last 17 days! Total 270 cases, ZERO death! Another good example how early action and aggressive mass testing help to contain the #coronavirus

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#COVID19 South Korea reports only 8 new cases today, falling to a single digit for for the 1st time in two months A friendly reminder that S Korea and US reported the first case on the same day. Today, US ~330M ppl: >700K cases, >39K deaths SK ~52M ppl: ~10K cases, 234 deaths

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#COVID19 best news of the day FDA authorizes the fastest available point-of-care #coronavirus test, delivering positive results in 5min and negative results in 13min Abbott is ramping up production to deliver 50K tests/day beginning next week

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#COVID19 Encouraging data of hydroxychloroquine from a small N=24 trial by Prof. Didier Raoult in France 75% patients turned #coronavirus negative after 600mg hydroxychloroquine treatment for 6 days vs only 10% in control group

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#COVID19 South Korea reports 2 new cases today, both from overseas arrivals ZERO locally-acquired new case again for the third day in a row! #TestTraceIsolate + #Masks4All for the win!

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Japan (6 deaths due to #COVID19 ) closed ALL of its schools France (4 deaths) bans gatherings >5000ppl Switzerland (1 death) bans gatherings >1000ppl Seattle (10 deaths in one city): Let's bring in 100K ppl for Comic Con and let them spread #coronavirus all over the country!

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Here comes your #COVID19 immunity passport via serologic test, probably also one key attribute to certain employers in next 12~18mo before a potential vaccine? Germany will issue #coronavirus antibody certificates to allow quarantined to re-enter society

Germany will issue coronavirus antibody certificates to allow quarantined to re-enter society

Researchers to test thousands for immunity as Berlin plans exit strategy for pandemic lock down

www.telegraph.co.uk

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🕯RIP Dr. Marcello Natali 🙏 Italian doc who warned about lack of PPE for medical workers, died from #COVID19 after working w/o gloves due to shortage, at age 57! 💔 We must do everything we can to protect our frontliners against #coronavirus ! @EricTopol

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#COVID19 Another hopeful chart of the day Japan daily new cases below 50 for 5 straight days in a row, >95% decline from April peak w/o lockdowns or mass testing, but think #Masks4All + contact tracing important contribution

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2wks ago, South Korea ~3500 vs Italy ~1700 cases -> 2:1 1wk ago, both S. Korea and Italy had ~7000 cases -> 1:1 Today, S. Korea 8200 vs Italy ~25000 cases -> 1:3 Every gvnt combating #coronavirus should ask what lessons can be learned and how to avoid Italy #COVID19 trajectory

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#COVID19 South Korea reports <50 new cases for the 2nd day in a row Very impressed not only by its containment efforts, but also its data transparency SK has released medical history for all pts based on insurance claims for past 5yrs h/t @sang_woo_park

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🕯RIP Kious Kelly 🙏 So sad another frontline medics succumbed to #COVID19 , only 48yo! He was an Assistant Nurse Manager at Mount Sinai, where nurses are wearing trash bags due to shortage of PPE! How the hell can we let this happen to our frontliners?!

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#COVID19 South Korea daily new cases declines again to 76, lowest since 2/22 - Total cases: 8,086➡️8,162 - Deaths: 72➡️75 - Total tested: 261,335➡️268,212 Very impressive how huge amount of work on broad testing + tracing + isolating is paying off against the #coronavirus !

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#COVID19 Italy situation remain devastating. Total cases exceeds 40,000. Crude fatality rate now 8.3%! -Total cases: 35,713➡️41,035 -Death toll: 2,978➡️3,405 🙏🏼❤️🇮🇹 Italy now has more deaths than China in official death toll due to #coronavirus w/ only ~4% of China population.

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5 years

In case it's still not obvious to some #justtheflu bros, the biggest concern for #COVID19 is probably not the fatality rate, it is how quickly a flood of new severe cases could completely overwhelm our healthcare system, as what has happened in Wuhan, Daegu and Lombardy now. /1

Andy Biotech

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5 years

#COVID19 Italy no signs of slow down - Total cases +25%: 3089➡️3858 - Death toll +38%: 107➡️148 - ICU +19%: 295➡️351 - Hospitalized +33%: 1346➡️1790 South Korea - Total cases: 5766➡️6284 - Death toll: 35➡️42 - Samples to be tested: 22K➡️22K

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Nice to see #Masks4All is picking up steam in mainstream media Check out @jeremyphoward piece in WaPo today “My mask protects you; your mask protects me.”

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5 years

#COVID19 For those asked what societal responses we can take to flatten the curve for this #coronavirus epidemic, here is an excellent new paper recommended by Dr. Tony Fauci with many actionable low-cost interventions for workplace, household, school, etc

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#COVID19 Vietnam has by far the highest number of #coronavirus tests per confirmed case in the world Vietnam ~967 tests per confirmed case U.S. ~6 tests per confirmed case

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#COVID19 United States death toll exceed 2,200 Total cases: 104,985➡️123,495 Death toll: 1,677➡️2,211 Total tested: 626,667➡️735,704 Nice to see #coronavirus testing continue to ramp up in US with ~110K tests done today. Only wish this would have happened several wks earlier.

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Israel becomes the latest country to require face masks be worn in public “My mask protects you; your mask protects me.” #COVID19 #coronavirus #Masks4All

Israelis told to wear face masks in public, mark religious holidays with close family only

All Israelis should wear face masks while in public as a precaution against the coronavirus, and upcoming Jewish, Muslim and Christian holidays should be marked only with immediate family, Prime...

www.reuters.com

Andy Biotech

@AndyBiotech

5 years

#COVID19 This is probably the best scientific explainer I have seen on why we should all wear masks against #coronavirus “We cannot any longer claim that masks “are not effective”. We cannot allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good.” #Masks4All

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#COVID19 South Korea breaks 4-day streak of double-digit daily new cases On the bright side, biggest single day number of 407 recovered patients. - Total cases: 8,413➡️8,565 - Deaths: 84➡️91 - Recovered: 1540➡️1,947 - Total tested: 295,647➡️307,024

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When it comes to #COVID19 , we'll take all the encouraging data we can. Case report that non-severe patient does develop immune response to the #coronavirus Reinfection could not occur in #SARSCoV2 infected rhesus macaques …

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#COVID19 South Korea reports 104 new cases today - Total cases: 9,137➡️9,241 - Death toll: 126➡️131 - Recovered: 3,730➡️4,144 - Total tested: 357,896➡️364,942 ~20% new cases this week are imported cases. S Korea will require arrivals from U.S. to self-isolate for 2 weeks

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#COVID19 South Korea reports 47 new cases today, lowest since 2/20 and hits target of <50 Total cases: 10,237➡️10,284 Death toll: 183➡️186 Recovered: 6463➡️6598 Total tested: 461,233➡️466,804 “Trace, test and treat" Very impressive how SK achieve this w/o nationwide lockdown

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NEJM visualizes how droplet spread during speaking The louder you speak, the more droplet. Watch how droplets were almost entirely eliminated when covered with a damp cloth “My mask protects you; your mask protects me.” #Masks4All #COVID19 #coronavirus

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#COVID19 South Korea encouraging sign continues again -Daily new case# declines 5 days in a row 518➡️483➡️367➡️248➡️131 -Total cases: 7382➡️7513 -Deaths: 51➡️54 Many appear to take comfort in SK's trajectory. Just remember it only happened w/ broad testing + strong mitigation

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🕯RIP Dr. Jiang Xueqing 🙏 So sad that another doctor died from #COVID19 on the frontline, at age of 55! Dr. Jiang was a winner of China's top doctor award. He worked in the same hospital as Dr. Li Wenliang, was among the 1st HCWs infected, hospitalized on Jan.17, on ECMO >30d

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#SARSCoV2 sequence first published in January. In <10 months, we have 1st #COVID19 vaccine w/ >90% efficacy in a large Ph3 trial. This is truly unprecedented in vaccine development and thanks to everyone who worked tirelessly to make it happen. #Biotech innovation at its best!

Matthew Herper

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4 years

The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine showed 90% efficacy. For biotech folks: Interim was done at 94 cases, not 32. There are questions. But this is hope.

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#COVID19 United Stated some slowdown in both new cases and new deaths today, hopefully not weekend effect! - Total cases: 311,357➡️336673 - Death toll: 8,739➡️9,616 - Total tested: 1,623,807➡️1,762,050

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#COVID19 South Korea encouraging sign continues - Daily new case # declines 4 days in a row: 518➡️483➡️367➡️248 - Total cases: 7134➡️7382 - Death toll: 50➡️51 - Sample being tested: 19K➡️17K

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Convalescent plasma is neither "major" nor "breakthrough" It has already been given to >70,000 #COVID19 patients and this EUA won't significantly change standard of care. Sadly we still don't convincing RCT data that demonstrate its effectiveness after >5M cases in US...

Adam Feuerstein ✡️

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4 years

BREAKING: FDA, under pressure from Trump, expected to authorize blood plasma as #COVID19 treatment via @statnews

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5 years

Largest study to date from China CDC of first 4021 laboratory confirmed cases w/ #2019nCoV #COVID19 from 30 provinces R0 ~3.77 (95% CI 3.51-4.05) Case fatality rates (CFR) ~3.06% with significant gender difference - Male 4.45% - Female 1.25%

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#COVID19 Regeneron begins human trials of Anti-Viral Antibody Cocktail in 4 separate populations - hospitalized patients - non-hospitalized symptomatic pts - uninfected people at high-risk of exposure (HCWs or first responders) - uninfected people with close exposure to a patient

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#COVID19 Hopeful chart of the day Spain reports 164 new deaths today, lowest figure in more than six weeks While likely some weekend reporting delay, the trend is clear with <300 new deaths for 4 straight days 🙏

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4 years

Whoa, 147 (36%) out of 408 people tested positive for the #coronavirus at a large homeless shelter in Boston More interestingly, only ~1/6 showed symptoms among those tested positive, i.e. 1:5 for symptomatic vs asymptomatic. #COVID19

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#COVID19 Here comes another dataset of #Hydroxychloroquine from an open-label randomized controlled trial in China No difference in 28-day #coronavirus negative conversion rate for HCQ + SOC vs SOC No difference in 28-day symptoms alleviation rate either

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#COVID19 South Korea reports 89 new cases today, back to double digit! Total cases: 9,887➡️9,976 Death toll: 165➡️169 Recovered: 5,567➡️5,828 Total tested: 421,547➡️431,743 Very impressive SK continue to keep #coronavirus under control despite new clusters and imported cases

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#COVID19 South Korea reports 6 new cases today, all imported cases. ZERO new case from local transmission again for the 2nd time in 3 days! Test + Trace + Isolate + #Masks4All

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4 years

Some simple math for those obsessed with #COVID19 fatality rate NYC reported 12,199 #coronavirus deaths (still rising) IF infection fatality rate is 0.12%, the number of infected people = 12,199/0.12% = 10.16 million but..but..NYC only has a total population of 8.4 million 😲

Fareed Zakaria

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Results of the pre-peer-review study: Number infected are 50-85 times more than currently counted. This infection fatality rate is 0.12 to 0.2, which is MUCH lower than previously assumed.

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China #coronavirus update for 2/8 - Confirmed cases +2656: 34598➡️37251 - Severe cases +87: 6101➡️6288 - Deaths +89: 722➡️811 - Discharged +600: 2050➡️2649 some encouraging sign that both confirmed and suspected new case # appear to be declining

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#COVID19 Still can't believe the head of FDA made such misleading stmt of "35% improvement in survival" based on subgroup of subgrp in an observational study. His explanation was also wrong. This shows either intellectual dishonesty or a lack of basic understanding of statistics

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"A 35 percent improvement in survival is a pretty substantial clinical benefit," FDA Commissioner @SteveFDA said in relation to the convalescent plasma emergency use authorization issued today.

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🕯RIP Dr. Peng Yinhua 🙏 Incredibly sad that another young doctor died due to #COVID19 , at age of 29!!💔💔💔 He and his fiancée had planned to get married on Feb. 1, but decided to postpone the wedding to fight the #coronavirus outbreak on the frontline.

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Population Hong Kong: ~7.5 million New York City: ~8.5 million #COVID19 confirmed cases Hong Kong: 1038 NYC: 162,212 or 156X #COVID19 death toll Hong Kong: 4 NYC: 17,866 or 4466X

Andy Biotech

@AndyBiotech

4 years

#COVID19 Success story of the day from one of the most densely populated cities on Earth Hong Kong reports ZERO new case for 5 straight days. This is achieved w/o lockdown, just good ol' test/trace/isolate + social distancing + #Masks4All Kudos to HK show the world can be done!

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#COVID19 Among the 6 hardest-hit countries Spain, Italy, France and Germany have all shown rather steep declining trajectories Meanwhile, US and UK remain on the painful plateau for 4 weeks now Is it due to late testing, late actions, or inadequate countermeasures?

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Interestingly, #SARSCoV2 −reactive CD4+ T cells were detected in ∼40-60% of unexposed individuals, suggesting cross-reactive T cell recognition between circulating ‘common cold’ #coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2. This may partially explain varying degree of severity of #COVID19 .

Andy Biotech

@AndyBiotech

4 years

#COVID19 Fascinating work from @profshanecrotty team on Targets of T cell responses to the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus 100% of cases w/ antibodies 100% of cases w/ CD4+ T cells 70% of cases w/ CD8+ T cells All bodes well for vaccine dev

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#COVID19 South Korea reports only 18 new cases today, below 20 for the first time in nearly two months Again this was achieved with no lockdown, no roadblocks and no restriction on movement. "Trace, test and treat is the mantra."

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#COVID19 Italy death toll exceeds 6,000 Numbers still heartbreaking but encouraging sign continues Both daily new cases and new deaths decline for the 2nd day in a row driven by slowdown in Lombardy - Total cases +4790: 59,138➡️63,928 - Death toll +602: 5,476➡️6,078 🙏🏼❤️🇮🇹

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#COVID19 Death toll curves by U.S. State provides a better understanding on regional situation Good news: Michigan, Louisiana, Massachussets slopes all starting to slow down New Jersey trajectory remains quite steep and concerning given its close proximity to NYC via @nytimes

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#COVID19 A few thoughts on $MRNA data 1) No data for the most vulnerable older (>55) population 2) Second dose absolutely necessary 3) Safety profile less than desirable 4) Durability of neutralizing Ab not so encouraging (decline from day 43~57) 5) Very low CD8 T-cell responses

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#COVID19 total cases exceeds 9000 in the US. Death toll now at 150. - Total cases +46%: 6362➡️9285 - Death toll +39%: 108➡️150

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To @BernieSanders and others that think biopharma will use this #coronavirus pandemic to "make a fortune" Gilead, the company w/ one of the most promising drugs for #COVID19 publicly commits to provide existing supplies of 1.5 million doses at no charge

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🕯RIP Dr. Xia Sisi 🙏 So incredibly sad that another young doctor died from #COVID19 on the front line, at age of 29!!! She was mother of 2-year-old child... She was the only child to her parents... Her father's tribute is truly heartbreaking...💔💔💔

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Whoa, very interesting study provides first evidence about alteration of male sex-related hormones under #COVID19 Serum LH sig ⬆️and T: LH ratio ⬇️indicate potential hypogonadism Hope this is enough for the spring-breakers to take #coronavirus seriously!

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#COVID19 Another beautiful chart that offers hope Australia is another success story that has crushed the curve through massive testing >500K tested with only 1.3% positivity rate!

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Thank you so much for all the support and kind messages. Very grateful to be part of such a wonderful biotwitter community. Will return soon after a long hiatus due to my dad's illness. Happy 4th of July!

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#COVID19 United States death toll exceeds 3,000 - Total cases +15%: 142,152➡️163,932 - Death toll +27%: 2,485➡️3,148 - Total tested: 831,351➡️945,793 Sadly the dip in new deaths yesterday appears to be related to reporting time only

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#COVID19 Success story of the day from one of the most densely populated cities on Earth Hong Kong reports ZERO new case for 5 straight days. This is achieved w/o lockdown, just good ol' test/trace/isolate + social distancing + #Masks4All Kudos to HK show the world can be done!

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My goals here are to share latest biotech discoveries, to find new investment ideas and to learn something new every day. I really don't have time for these completely unprovoked nonsense. Thanks again for all the support!

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#COVID19 United Stated nearly 2000 lives lost to #coronavirus over the past 24 hours, by far the deadliest day in any country since the pandemic began 💔💔💔 - Death toll: 10,896➡️12,813 - Total cases: 367,004➡️397,525 - Total tested: 1,917,095➡️2,054,462

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#COVID19 Important new study demonstrates why #Masks4All implementation is so urgent in this #coronavirus pandemic “My mask protects you; your mask protects me.”

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Bell’s palsy (facial paralysis) is probably the most significant adverse event that should be closely monitored in real-world pharmacovigilance for these two #COVID19 mRNA vaccines: $PFE $BNTX: 4 in vaccine arm vs. 0 in placebo arm $MRNA: 3 in vaccine arm vs. 1 in placebo arm

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#COVID19 Light at the end of the tunnel for Lombardy! Lombardy daily new deaths # declines to lowest number in 17 days with a clear downward trend. Again this is a good reminder that it takes time to see lockdown effect.

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#COVID19 Very important NIH study on how long the #coronavirus can remain viable in aerosol or on surfaces Median half-lives similar between #SARSCoV2 vs SARS-Cov 2.7 hrs in aerosols 3.4 hrs on copper 8.5 hrs on cardboard 13 hrs on steel 16 hrs on plastic

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Excellent explainer by @dylanlscott on the risks of #coronavirus for different age groups "Different age cohorts have different vulnerabilities to #COVID19 , but nobody’s risk is zero."

The Covid-19 risks for different age groups, explained

Different age cohorts have different vulnerabilities to Covid-19, but nobody’s risk is zero.

www.vox.com

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In France, at least five doctors have died from #COVID19 We must never forget those who have died on the frontline combating #coronavirus • Jean-Jacques Razafindranazy • Jean-Marie Boegle • Sylvain Welling • Mahen Ramloll • Olivier-Jacques Schneller 🕯RIP Heroes 🙏

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🕯RIP Dr. Usama Riaz Shaheed 🙏 Incredibly sad that another young doctor died from #COVID19 , only 26 years old!!! Dr. Riaz contracted the #coronavirus while he was screening and treating some infected pilgrims returning from Iran and Iraq to Pakistan.

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#COVID19 Hopeful chart of the day Slovenia first European country to officially declare end of #Coronavirus epidemic It is also one of the first European countries that require mandatory #Masks4All h/t @COVID19_bot

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Important new study confirm that diabetic patients with #COVID19 have much higher mortality risk, and were prone to suffer worse outcome. 10% of US population have #diabetes . Take good care of yourself and those around you against the #coronavirus !

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Wow, this is simply fascinating! Live mitochondria seen in unprecedented detail with ∼60 nm superresolution

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Just 10 yrs ago, only 1 in 20 patients with advanced #melanoma would survive for five yrs Now, more than half of pts survive for at least 5yrs with $BMY nivo+ipi combo This is cancer #immunotherapy "long tail" at its best! #ESMO19

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#COVID19 South Korea reports 8 new cases today, below 20 for 6th straight day. President Moon Jae-in's approval rating highest in 19 months at 64%. Before this #coronavirus pandemic, Moon's approval rating were in 40s % range

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#COVID19 Roche CEO Severin Schwan some strong language on #coronavirus antibody tests on Q1 call "It's a disaster. These tests are not worth anything, or have very little use. Some of these companies, I tell you, this is ethically very questionable to get out with this stuff."

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#COVID19 Important new paper out on the 1st 5,830 cases in Lombardy, Italy Most interesting finding is no sig difference in viral loads in symptomatic vs asymptomatic pts. More evidence that asymptomatic pts may be the driver of this #coronavirus pandemic

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1)When a $37.5M grant gets us a drug for #COVID19 , I call it a big win! Wish all taxpayer money so well spent! 2)$37.5M is small part of #Remdesivir R&D cost. Gilead spent $50M in Q1, plan to spend $1B 3)Gilead donated all existing supply of 1.5M doses, what more do you expect?

Robert Reich

@RBReich

4 years

As Gilead's stock price rises on reports of remdesivir, remember that the drug was developed with a $37.5 million grant from the federal government paid for by the taxpayers. Once again, Big Pharma is set to profit on the taxpayer's dime.

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#COVID19 Important new data showing that obesity significantly increases the risk of developing severe pneumonia in patients infected with the #coronavirus

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4 years

#COVID19 Operation Warp Speed selected 5 vaccine candidates: 2 mRNA 2 adenovirus 1 rVSV vector Rather concentrated bet on unproven platform. Meanwhile China has pushed 4 old-fashioned inactivated viral vaccines. Any good explanation why no one is pursuing that approach in US?

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5 years

Good to see main stream media in US start to change the tone on mass masking, and institution like @UCSF starts universal mask policy. This is probably the best low-cost non-pharmaceutical intervention esp if we wanna re-open economy any time soon. Honestly what's the downside?

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#COVID19 Two heartbreaking photos will be in history books one day... Thousands of cars lined up at San Antonio Food Bank via @mysa New York City is digging trenches to bury the #coronavirus victims via @AP

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#COVID19 South Korea reports 110 new cases, lowest number of daily new cases since 2/22 -Total cases: 7869➡️7979 -Deaths: 66➡️67 South Korea has shown us the way how to contain the #coronavirus , only if we...

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4 years

Very interesting new study show saliva is more sensitive for #SARSCoV2 detection in #COVID19 patients than nasopharyngeal swabs This is great news for increasing testing capability as it removes the bottleneck of supply chain issue of swabs.

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#COVID19 So according to NYTimes, the serious adverse event that caused the clinical hold in $AZN/Oxford vaccine trial is transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal cord that may cause varying degree of neural injuries.

Andy Biotech

@AndyBiotech

4 years

#COVID19 $AZN should disclose the nature of the serious adverse event that caused the clinical hold esp after the pledge today. Is it due to antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) or vaccine-associated enhanced respiratory disease (VAERD) thus may have an impact on other vaccines?

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🕯RIP Danielle DiCenso 🙏 33-year-old Miami-Dade nurse dies suddenly after showing intensifying symptoms of #COVID19 “She always puts people first before her. She showed up for work one day and they didn’t have a mask for her.” 💔💔💔

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@AndyBiotech

4 years

🕯RIP Dr. Chris Firlit 🙏 Incredibly sad that another young doctor died from #COVID19 on the frontline, only 37 yrs old!!! Dr. Firlit was only 3 months away from finishing his 6-year residency in Detroit. He leaves behind a wife and 3 kids. 💔💔💔

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@AndyBiotech

6 years

Blood cancers are probably the best examples to demonstrate how #biotech innovations have made huge impact on patient lives. 5-Yr survival rate from 1970s to 2010s CML: 22% -> 68% NHL: 47% -> 73% Myeloma: 25% -> 53%

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#COVID19 is neither the end of the world nor #JustTheFlu . It is something that you should take seriously but not panic about. We will get through this #coronavirus crisis, but we need to take swift societal response NOW. Stay calm, be cautious and prepared. Take care and be safe!

Andy Biotech

@AndyBiotech

5 years

#COVID19 South Korea encouraging sign continues - Daily new case # declines 4 days in a row: 518➡️483➡️367➡️248 - Total cases: 7134➡️7382 - Death toll: 50➡️51 - Sample being tested: 19K➡️17K

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6 years

Very cool figure of 87 new and emerging molecular targets at #AACR18 via @BioCentury

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@AndyBiotech

4 years

#COVID19 South Korea reports 4 new cases today, another new low in over two months All 4 new cases from overseas arrivals, zero local cases! Again this is achieved without nationwide lockdown Test + Trace + Isolate + #Masks4All

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@AndyBiotech

4 years

#COVID19 Such misleading tweet: 1) #Remdesivir is an IV drug, not a pill 2) Gilead has NOT priced remdesivir, instead has repeatedly said "it's not about creating a business around remdesivir" and has publicly committed to donate entire existing supplies of 1.5 million doses

James Todaro, MD

@JamesTodaroMD

4 years

Treatment options for #COVID19 in USA: Hydroxychloroquine: - $0.63 per pill - generic - 11 US manufacturers Azithromycin: - $0.84 per pill - generic - 12 US manufacturers Remdesivir: - $1000 per pill - on-patent - 1 US manufacturer (Gilead)...

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#AusOpen 2017 Final 35yo Roger Federer(17GS) vs. 30yo Rafael Nadal(14GS) 36yo Venus Williams(7GS) vs. 35yo Serena Williams(22GS) Vintage!

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@AndyBiotech

4 years

Excellent WSJ story on how the #coronavirus Hijacks the Body From Head to Toe More than a respiratory infection, #COVID19 wreaks havoc on many organs Simply pathetic people are still arguing it's "just the flu"

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4 years

#COVID19 Hopeful chart of the day Lombardy daily new deaths # declines to lowest number in 9 days New deaths are a ~3wk lagging indicator, further evidence suggesting the #coronavirus peak has passed in Lombardy.

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5 years

"A healthy society should not have only one voice." 🕯RIP... Dr. Li Wenliang 🙏

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@AndyBiotech

4 years

Another day, another insane conspiracy theory... The trial recruitment speed for #COVID19 vaccine trials are probably the fastest in modern medicine history: $MRNA has enrolled 13,194 participants in ~3wks $PFE $BNTX has enrolled >11,000 participants in ~3wks

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

4 years

The deep state, or whoever, over at the FDA is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the vaccines and therapeutics. Obviously, they are hoping to delay the answer until after November 3rd. Must focus on speed, and saving lives! @SteveFDA

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@AndyBiotech

5 years

To borrow it from a European friend: "Your grandparents were asked to go to war. You are being asked to sit on the couch. You can do this!" #COVID19 #coronavirus #StayTheFHome

Bob Herman

@bobjherman

5 years

Public health experts are begging us to Netflix and chill. You’d think this would be an easier sell.

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@AndyBiotech

4 years

South Korea discloses more worrisome new info on those recovered patients who test positive for #coronavirus again Most concerningly, 61/137(45%) of these cases showed #COVID19 symptoms again. This paints a very different picture from the data from China

Coronavirus relapse cases continue to rise in S. Korea | Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorities vowed Friday to better m...

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@AndyBiotech

5 years

#COVID19 South Korea reports 105 new cases today - Total cases: 9,478➡️9,583 - Death toll: 144➡️152 - Recovered: 4,811➡️5,033 - Total tested: 387,925➡️394,141 South Korea plans to announce early next week whether to open schools in early April or postpone it further

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@AndyBiotech

4 years

Let's be clear, $19.50/dose for $PFE's vaccine is an affordable & accessible price. It amazes me how many people still find reasons to scold pharma when biopharma industry are working 24x7 to develop a #COVID19 vaccine in unprecedented time and sell at cost or a very fair price.

Jan Schakowsky

@janschakowsky

4 years

Yesterday, @pfizer testified to @EnergyCommerce that they were not taking U.S. taxpayer funding for a #COVID19 vaccine & would sell it for a profit. When I asked them to commit to an affordable & accsssible price, they refused. Less than 24 hours later:

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