I recommend the In the Pipeline blog by Dr. Derek Lowe, https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/ as a very useful source of news and information on COVID vaccines, on-going clinical trials, vaccine technology, the supply chain and production issues from ideas in labs to jabs in arms, and occasional bits on ethics. Posts have lively and generally well-informed discussions. The blog covers many topics, but his COVID-19 topic is …
##covid-19 ##covid-19Trials ##covid-19vaccines ##covid-19Biology
Allan's Pearl
1 day, 8 hours ago
Allan's Pearl · 1 day, 8 hours ago
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Knowledge grows and evolves over time. Technology and methodology advance as people discover new and better ways of observing, measuring and controlling things. Microscopes allowed scientists to observe bacteria, and this led to improved understanding of diseases. Telescopes allowed us to observe distant galaxies, quasars, cosmic expansion and the bending of light caused by black holes. All of those observations feed a process of …
#nugget #knowledgebank #covid-19 #knowledgeEvolution #ProofsAndRefutations #counterexample #Lakatos #communityOfTrust #trustworthiness #F.Hayes-Roth #learning
Rick's Pearl
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Rick's Pearl · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Facts are assertions we should believe because they provide the simplest descriptions or explanations of evidence available. Shams are assertions we should disbelieve because they do not qualify as facts. Usually shams rest on bogus evidence or questionable explanations. Humans benefit from facts, because knowledge enables us to make better decisions. Shams harm people in many ways, including misleading them about reality and prodding …
#claim #sham #nugget #fact #covid-19 #sham claim #evidence #justification #complement #knowledge #factual claim #flu #fake fact
Rick's Pearl
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Rick's Pearl · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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People often compare the US and S. Korea because both countries had their first confirmed Covid-19 deaths on the same day in January 2020. Immediately thereafter South Korea began serious efforts to contain the virus incuding testing, containment, contact tracing and quarantines. The US Federal Government started encouraging social distance and masking months later, and Donald Trump "downplayed" the threat to the US public. …
#covid-19fatalities #covid-19policies #covid-19mortaility #DonaldTrump #CompareUStoSKorea #S.KoreaVsUS #SouthKoreaVsUS #leadershipFailure #CompareS.KoreaToUS #pandemicResponses #SouthKorea #USvsSouthKorea #S.Korea #leadership #USvsS.Korea
Rick's Pearl
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Rick's Pearl · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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What does "disinfodemic" mean? Who is fighting the Covid-19 disinfodemic? Why is UNESCO fighting Covid-19 disinfo? What are the four main formats in which disinfo appears? What are the nine key themes in the disinfodemic?
#covid-19origin #covid-19recession #Covid-19Disinformation #Covid-19Misinformation #politicization #financialIncentives #attacksOnJournalists #politicisation #celebrities #misleadingStatistics #discreditedJournalists #celebrityDisinformation #falseStatistics
Rick's Gem
1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Rick's Gem · 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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How do people catch Covid-19? What is the main route of transmission? How far can a cough disperse virus particles? How far can a sneeze project virus particles? What is a fomite? How long might patients harbor infections SARS-CoV-2 virus in their saliva, stool and urine after falling ill? How long spent in close contact with an infected person results in increased risk for …
#covid-19 #covid-19transmission #SARS-Cov-2 #aerosolizedVirus
Rick's Gem
1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Rick's Gem · 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Who created the SARS-CoV-2 virus? Where did the SARS-CoV-2 virus come from? Who spread the virus intentionally? Why did people spread the virus? How bad is Covid-19 compared to the flu? Who should wear a mask? Who doesn't need to wear a mask? How effective is hydroxychloroquine for treating Covid-19? How much transmission occurred during the Black Lives Matter protests? How many people became …
#covid-19fatalities #covid-19vaccines #Covid-19testing #Covid-19Disinformation #Covid-19Misinformation #covid-19risk #covid-19myth #covid-19herdImmunity #herdImmunity #Covid-19cases #SARS-Cov-2
Rick's Gem
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Rick's Gem · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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What is the most common misinformation about COVID-19? What cures and remedies exist for COVID-19? How can you prevent becoming infected by COVID-19? Why do people think 5G wireless technology causes COVID-19? Who or what made the COVID-19 virus? What false claims are being made about vaccines?
#covid-19 #covid-19origin #covid-19vaccines #misinformationineurope #covid-19cures #covid-19prevention #misinformation #infodemic #5g
Rick's Gem
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Rick's Gem · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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What is the risk of dying from covid for people under 20? How many people under 20 die from covid?
#covid-19fatalities #covid-19rates
Rick's Gem
2 months ago
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Rick's Gem · 2 months ago
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#covid-19 #covid-19intheus #pandemicusa #who #uscovid-19
Rick's Nugget
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Rick's Nugget · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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#covid-19 #covid-19cures #chlorinedioxide #hydroxychloroquine
Rick's Nugget
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Rick's Nugget · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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#covid-19cures #covid-19prevention #garglingwithsaltwater #drinkingsaltwater #garglingwithvinegar #drinkingvinegar
Rick's Nugget
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Rick's Nugget · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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#covid-19cures #covid-19prevention #helicopters #disinfectant #combatingcovid-19pandemic
Rick's Nugget
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Rick's Nugget · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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#covid-19origin #billgates #vaccination #covid-19vaccines #gatesfoundation
Rick's Nugget
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Rick's Nugget · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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#covid-19fatalities #trumpfactcheck #covid-19 #covid-19rates
Rick's Nugget
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Rick's Nugget · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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