viirulentscience

Viruses. And biology. Recs for long-distance Bioinfo Msc appreciated. They/them.

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[viirulentscience @vii_science]

Difficult to choose

[11 @Vincredible__]

Which country had the craziest post colonial rebrand?

France, Japan or Belgium?

[Health Nerd @GidMK]

The United States recently reached 500,000 COVID-19 deaths

That means the POPULATION fatality rate (i.e. deaths/population) for the US is 0.15%

With an estimated ~25% infection rate, the INFECTION fatality rate is ~.6%

[Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl]

The authors say, "greater use of assertive language could be an effective strategy for women to increase their influence & credibility." I disagree.
We need to stop giving credit to overconfident ppl who self-aggrandize. Trust the person more who says, "I may not be right, but.."

[Dr. Vin Gupta @VinGuptaMD]

Since many have asked today, all approved covid vaccinations are VERY effective in preventing normal lungs (on the L) from looking like ones that need life support (on the R)

Please pass it on: the brand doesn’t matter, as all will prevent severe illness from occurring.

[Colin Carlson @ColinJCarlson]

People who think at-home rapid testing was the make or break of COVID-19 in the United States have never thought, for a single New York minute, about how paid sick leave works in this country

[Health Nerd @GidMK]

Headline: "COVID-19 pandemic impacts rich people less"

Epidemiologists everywhere: yes, this is true of ALL HUMAN DISEASE. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU FOR YEARS

[c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance]

“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we reject any evidence of the bamboozle. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”
-Carl Sagan.

[Jeneisha Harris @bigjaytoyou]

Abolish the 5 day work week.

Life shouldn’t revolve around work. And rest can’t always be taken within a 2 day weekend.

4 work days with a 3 day weekend seems like a good compromise.

[Dr. Angela Rasmussen @angie_rasmussen]

I’m with Dr. Fauci on this. The benefits of single dose are minimal compared to what the data supports regarding the risks.

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

THREAD: It is with sadness that I tell you about Preston Chaney, who died in the Houston jail of COVID. He was trapped there for 3.5 months because he couldn't pay $100 after being accused of stealing lawn equipment and frozen meat. His story is important. (1)

[David Cox @neurobongo]

So I experienced some insomnia last night and took a trip further down the @SpringerNature fraud rabbit-hole that I've been dealing with. I discovered a new surprise: a completely made-up MIT professor!

[Carlos Eats @carloseats]

AOC is saying on IG Live she received messages from other member of Congress that they knew and were hearing from Trump people and Republicans that there was violence expected on Wednesday (Jan. 6).

[陈秋实 Chen Qiushi @chenqiushi404]

We are still waiting for Chen Qiushi's return. Until he reappears, we will keep on counting the days.

Chen Qiushi has been out of contact for 361 days after covering coronavirus in Wuhan. Please save him!!!

#findQiushi

[Elisabeth Bik @MicrobiomDigest]

An anonymous reader sent me this: Company offering authorship for papers and handling PubPeer comments.

This is a #PaperMill, folks.

[Lorraine @LorraineNass]

Just got this email from my PhD supervisor. 🥺🙌🏼 I want to be this type of supervisor one day @AcademicChatter

[Aye Min Thant @the_ayeminthant]

I guess I'll be live tweeting a coup now. Things are still pretty quiet for now, though people are awake and scared. I've been fielding calls since 6 am from friends and relatives. The internet is in and out and my sim card no longer works.

[Ryan McNamara 🧬 @Ryan_Mac_Phd]

It's legit mind-boggling that some are downplaying the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

This is a vaccine produced, manufactured, and clinically tested in less than a year. The efficacy is reported to be 85% 28+ days post immunization. This is a one-shot (!) approach.

[Maggie Koerth @maggiekb1]

At this rate, we are absolutely going to top the 1918 flu pandemic for deaths by spring. God, that is horrifying.