CDC is refusing to provide information on PCR primer pairs to detect #poliovirus in wastewater. They don't want others doing surveillance. Sounds like their early attempt to control PCR testing of SARS-CoV-2 which did not work out well.
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- The term 'breakthrough infection' is wrong. Most human vaccines do NOT prevent infection. They prevent disease, which is what #COVID19 vaccines were tested for. It doesn't matter if infections occur, what matters is moderate to serious disease #dropbreakthrough
- Trump has appointed Mike Pence coronavirus czar. Pence doesn't believe in science, fueled the worst AIDS outbreak in Indiana's history while governor, denied that smoking kills, spread disinformation about condoms, and called global warming a "myth." Good luck everyone.
- Wearing a mask is much less traumatic for a child than being in a hospital - from @DanielGriffinMD
- Want to learn about viruses? Start here, my Columbia University Virology Lectures 2021 - YouTube bit.ly/3ok4jW9 with information of course on #SARSCoV2
- Science tells us that most Americans do not need a COVID-19 vaccine booster (1/3) 1. With time, vaccine-induced antibodies wane but the same happens with all vaccines and infections.
- Here are the encouraging results of treatment of #COVID19 patients with hydroxychloroquine bit.ly/2xU6dZ4 worthy of further use without question
- Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of NIAID, joins This Week in Virology #TWiV to discuss #SARSCoV2 transmission, testing, immunity, pathogenesis, vaccines, and preparedness bit.ly/2BbuNqk #science #podcast #COVIDใผ19
- Important study from NIH/Princeton/UCLA to be published soon on stability of #SARSCoV2 compared with SARS-CoV-1 in aerosols and various surfaces. My tabulation, any errors my fault @DrNeeltje
- Anyone who thinks they can predict what properties the #OmicronVarient of #SARSCoV2 will have just by looking at the genome sequence is wrong. If we could do that, we would not have to do experiments. Amino acid changes have different effects when paired with other changes!
- My @Columbia virology class has been cancelled due to a virus outbreak! How ironic. But all the lectures will be posted so you can still learn online bit.ly/2RXGyoF the latest lecture, Infection Basics, is particularly relevant to #SARSCoV2 and #COVID19
- Tired of uninformed virology news from mainstream media? In this video youtu.be/wC8ObD2W4Rk I explain the properties of the #SARSCoV2 UK variant and why claims that it is more transmissible are not supported by experimental data #trustsciencenotscientists
- Terrific graphic from the Milken Institute showing the 172 #SARSCoV2 vaccines in development, most not even in phase I. What to do until next year? Face masks, weekly PCR testing (paid by federal/state govs), TETRIS (test, trace, isolate) and physical distancing
- The delta variant is NOT in itself causing cases to surge in the US. That is being driven by unvaccinated people, failure to mask, and a return to physical interactions. ANY SARS-CoV-2 variant would behave in the same way.
