Emily

[Emily @fowler_er]

@SitoPage @Cambridge_Uni @CRUK_CI Fantastic Sito- congratulations :)

[Emily @fowler_er]

@SitoPage @CarolineDeanLab @mst_paralogue @Allshire_Lab Congratulations Sito!

[Prof. Devi Sridhar @devisridhar]

Listening to anti-lockdowners saying older people/those with health issues lives have less worth. Anti-lockdowners responsible for pushing us into these cycles instead of letting public health get on top of the virus & then having full domestic recovery (like other countries).

[Prof. Devi Sridhar @devisridhar]

The continual mistake they make is to think we could have traded 150K deaths for ‘normal life’ & a strong economy. No. Doesn’t work that way. You either take the deaths & economic pain, or you manage your public health problem & get your economy going.

[Prof. Devi Sridhar @devisridhar]

Happy Thursday! 2021 is the year of variants & vaccines. New Brazilian variant concerning but🤞vaccines can continue to work/be reconfigured. In good news: natural immunity seems to be protective for at least 5 months w/ re-infections rare. Bad news: UK passes 100K COVID deaths.

[Prof. Devi Sridhar @devisridhar]

There’s a middle way between blind hope (virus will disappear) & cynical fatalism (repeated waves & lockdowns). We can shape the future of this pandemic. Our actions matter. And there is a path through the crisis. It starts with science & public health.

[Prof. Devi Sridhar @devisridhar]

Israel has gone from 10 cases/day to 1400 cases/day after their PM celebrated the end of the pandemic & told people to go out and enjoy themselves. From one of the best performers to back into lockdown. Cautionary tale about how fragile situation is. https://t.co/hKRUXmCnQt

[Prof. Devi Sridhar @devisridhar]

Will people react to £10 incentive to eat in restaurants & the push by PM Johnson to go back to live normally? Could it be that it’s the virus that is ruining the economy & best way to get economy going is to drive virus out so people feel safe? Do the hard public health slog.

[Prof. Devi Sridhar @devisridhar]

Powerful report from @IndependentSage: 'Independent SAGE believes that the UK government must fundamentally change its approach and we propose a new overarching strategic objective of achieving a Zero COVID UK, i.e. elimination of the virus from the UK.' https://t.co/ierdNrWxNe

[Medical Research Council @The_MRC]

Some #COVID19 patients experience a variety of health problems long after recovering from the virus. Around 10,000 patients are expected to take part in this new study of the disease's long-term health impacts @NIHRresearch @DHSCgovuk @PHOSP_COVID

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

What impact has #COVID19 had on female researchers?

With increased childcare responsibilities, women are falling behind their male colleagues at work ➡️ https://t.co/UUZFQsHq88 | @nature #ReimagineResearch

[Prof. Devi Sridhar @devisridhar]

Sometimes people fail to explain things b/c they think the audience is too stupid to understand complexity & roll eyes/shake head when asked to explain.

Flip it around --> if you really understand something as an expert, figure out a way to communicate it so anyone can follow.

[TfL @TfL]

Urgent message - watch and share

We're working hard to support the NHS and protect all Londoners. Please help them and continue to follow the instruction not to travel for as long as it takes to defeat coronavirus.

#coronavirus #covid19 #londontogether 💙

[Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK @CRUKresearch]

The global pandemic is having a profound economic effect on society, researchers and Cancer Research UK. We explain how we're responding to the #COVID19 crisis in an open letter to cancer researchers.

@Iain_CRUK @CharlesSwanton

https://t.co/mtr7K31hgk

[Prof. Devi Sridhar @devisridhar]

What's the best path out of lockdown and to avoid being stuck in a costly cycle of lockdown/release while population gains immunity? My thoughts on where this is going in next 6 months here: https://t.co/qLDm8tv8a9

[Prof. Devi Sridhar @devisridhar]

South Korea has had 154 deaths. Total so far. No lockdown.

UK has already had 2,352 with 563 in last 24 hours. In lockdown for 3 weeks with major social & economic costs.

[richard horton @richardhorton1]

Why are political leaders afraid of the truth? This is the NHS today: “Colleagues have to attend disciplinary meetings for speaking out. Others have been spoken to and were ‘warned’ informally...I never thought I lived in a country where freedom of speech is discouraged.”

[Edinburgh Infectious Diseases @edin_EID]

All the talks from the Edinburgh Coronavirus workshop on Wednesday are now available - listen here!

https://t.co/JY7IhozYTG

@Williams_T_C @hxnx_sam @kennethbaillie @okoch @templeton_kate @BvanBunnik @roslininstitute @EdinUniUsher @SBSatEd @MRC_IGMM @jrossfitz

[Kate O'Donnell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @odo_kate]

I met my husband in 1982, when he was a med student. He’s been a Consultant Anaesthetist since 1994. Tonight is the first time he’s said ‘I feel scared’. Remember the #NHS staff who will face terrible decisions. #StayHomeSaveLives

[Jeremy Farrar @JeremyFarrar]

Only reasonable Exit Strategy-Science,Research, Development,Distributed Manufacturing & ensure equitable affordable access for https://t.co/lNaTMa5I3m Public Good, Enlightened Self Interest.Critical need invest at scale & at risk in shared global endeavour https://t.co/axbPnqDo7R