New York Times - New estimates suggest the vaccine rollout is no match for the severity of the U.S. outbreak, and stricter social distancing measures are needed to...
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Wall Street Journal - Variants of the virus can be stopped if uncovered early—but that will require more genetic...
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The new #SARSCoV2 strains and why we need to get genomic surveillance into high gear right away https://t.co/NxF5sJ2FAF by @ScottGottliebMD and @cmyeaton https://t.co/NxF5sJ2FAF
cov-lineages.org - PANGO lineages New variant report Global Report Investigating Novel Coronavirus Haplotypes B.1.1.7 report Daily global report for lineage B.1.1.7...
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Today's update on the 3 variants, with further global reports via @AineToole https://t.co/1JrZ1o22PS And to note there are a lack of animal model studies which would help considerably; see Ralph Baric's @NEJM on the "highly fit" D614G. The 3 variants appear to be far more fit. https://t.co/1JrZ1o22PS
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) - Clinical Implications of Basic Research from The New England Journal of Medicine — Emergence of a Highly Fit SARS-CoV-2...
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Link to Ralph Baric's essay https://t.co/9BlHsEPAIM If anyone thinks B.1.1.7 is not destined to become the dominant strain in the United States, they are not thinking.
The Proportion of SARS-CoV-2 Infections That Are Asymptomatic: A Systematic Review: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0
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www.acpjournals.org - Asymptomatic infection seems to be a notable feature of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), but the prevalence is uncertain. This review summarizes...
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1. A year ago the first person with asymptomatic covid was documented. My colleague @danieloran culled the data from 61 studies, 1.8 million people to determine how often this occurs. Just published @AnnalsofIM https://t.co/95fJZ673KC
New York Times - Some patients could be living with the aftereffects for years to come. Recent research into another persistent, mysterious disease might help us understand how...
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Too many people don't understand the gravity and frequency of #LongCovid. Thanks @NYTmag @moisesvm and @lauramholson for spotlighting this through long haulers and your own experience https://t.co/hkmDGRVcRT https://t.co/hkmDGRVcRT https://t.co/hkmDGRVcRT
Asymptomatic infection blunder let Covid-19 spin out of control – STAT
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STAT - Resistance to acknowledging asymptomatic infection led to ineffective testing practices that allowed Covid-19 to spin out of...
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6. Our oped @statnews today reviews the controversy, that asymptomatic infection occurs very frequently w/ polio and influenza (and many other viruses), the denialism, and the critical need for rapid home testing to identify the covid carriers https://t.co/SkhRz8983f
Wall Street Journal - Most people in the U.S. might not be inoculated until 2022, although the Biden administration’s efforts could quicken the...
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Before the emergence of superspreader #SARSCoV2 strains, 2 million/day might have worked Now we need ≥3 million/day https://t.co/XL8M3ObCou @__JessicaWang @WSJGraphics https://t.co/XL8M3ObCou
Wall Street Journal - A year after the first U.S. case was reported, coronavirus testing is uneven, case counts are too low and deaths tallies are...
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"But, 1 year after the 1st US patient was hospitalized with Covid-19, the data needed to answer basic questions about the virus’s spread are—in the words of some experts—a mess." https://t.co/NA3hbFeADf by @mcjomcg w/ @alexismadrigal @JenniferNuzzo https://t.co/NA3hbFeADf
Fast Company - B.1.1.7 has spread across England and is starting to be found in the United States. Protecting yourself from it means using more aggressive protection—and...
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Tips for B.1.1.7 prep @FastCompany https://t.co/uXgd7aBlHJ by @SureshDhaniyala and Byron Erath @ClarksonUniv
An estimate that there have been 105 million Americans (not the confirmed 25 million) with covid infections and why, beyond vaccination, masks and distancing will be essential to end the pandemic https://t.co/PNcBki2Iex @mathisonian @DeniseDSLu @jamesglanz @simonelandon w/ @trvrb https://t.co/PNcBki2Iex