Church leaders should be held responsible if sars-cov2 spread occurs in their congregation. Worship together in spirit as the body of Christ this Easter. Happy Easter everyone!

Great article by Dr. Leung, University of Hong Kong Lockdowns can't last forever. We need to prepare for the next step, opening up the country. Dr. Leung details the strategy of "suppress and lift" to keep society moving while suppressing cases. nytimes.com/2020/04/06/opi…

IT based tracing strategy in South Korea During the 2015 MERS outbreak, efforts to trace the outbreak were hindered by strict data privacy laws. To expedite contact tracing in serious outbreaks, amendments were made laying the groundwork for Korea's effective response to COVID19.

cnn.com/2020/04/22/hea… Although true, this is based on patients who either died or were discharged. 54% of the study patients are still hospitalized. The headline is quite misleading... CNN... jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Cryptosporidiosis AND Naegleria fowleri have joined the chat

Dr. Anthony Fauci says large protests taking place across the country are 'a perfect set-up' for spreading COVID-19 businessinsider.com/dr-fauci-prote…

NBC10 Philadelphia Francisco Marty, MD COVID-19 transmission on massive scale.

We need to hold political leaders accountable. This is an outright nightmare. There is no reason for this divergent curve.

Taiwan: 0.3 per million (7 deaths) China: 3 per million (4,634 deaths) Singapore: 5 per million (27 deaths) South Korea: 8 per million (393 deaths) Hong Kong: 14 per million (104 deaths) US: 630 per million (207,514 deaths..and 700+ more each day)

It was "preposterous" for doctors to allow the President's "drive by" says Dr Eric Topol And despite the optimism of his doctors, #coronavirus has often seen a precipitous drop in a patient's condition 7-10 days after first symptoms. Optimism could be premature, he says.

A pandemic, untamed: Time-lapse of how the coronavirus made its way across U.S. communities since March. Currently, there are twice as many daily COVID-19 cases as after Memorial Day. Cases are rising in 25+ states with the heartland most affected. With Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics Microsoft On the Issues

The FiveThirtyEight nat'l polling average with 2 days until E-Day: 2020: Biden+8.6 2016: Clinton+3.8 2012: Obama+0.4 2008: Obama+7.0 2004: Bush+1.8 2000: Bush+3.5 1996: Clinton+13.1 1992: Clinton+7.2 1988: Bush+10.5 1984: Reagan+18.0 1980: Reagan+2.2 1976: Carter+0.8

Knowing which hospitals are filling up with COVID-19 patients and which are not is among the most important data for planning and analysis. HHS has a daily data feed. But it won't make it public. And that is indefensible. npr.org/sections/healt…

Transcatheter edge-to-edge MV repair recommended over surgery in severe symptomatic functional MR. New ACC/AHA valvular heart disease guidelines. Ryan K. Kaple MD @glorifiedplummr Lissa Sugeng

The 147 members of the hall of shame 8 senators, 139 representatives nytimes.com/interactive/20… Karen Yourish

We're deploying vaccines like we do annual flu shots rather than the mass vaccinations done in Africa & Asia where millions are vaccinated in weeks Years ago, Joe Rhatigan & I studied these campaigns. They offer several lessons that can inform what we need in the US now THREAD