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Quinn Reynolds retweeted
We have new results on T cell responses to #Omicron, and its good news!
Paper submitted for peer review & preprint:
medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
📢TL;DR: Most of your T cell responses from vaccination or previous infection still recognise Omicron.
#Getvaccinated #GetthoseTcellsnow
You know you’re on the naughty list when you ask Santa for a train set and some legos but get a +ve COVID test instead.
Quinn Reynolds retweeted
Control room applauding now as the #JWST separates from the launch vehicle and proceeds on its own toward its destinatiom a million miles from Earth
ALT View of JWST as a shiny probe traveling through the black above the rim of the Earth
“Water resistant to 50m” makes it sound like I’m going to accidentally splash 50m of water onto my arm every now and then.
Quinn Reynolds retweeted
South Africa🇿🇦 into its 4th wave 🌊
As Gauteng surges, with other provinces now following, case incidence across SA now above 8.8 new cases per 100k and test positivity above 12% 🚩
Based on previous experience, have breached tipping points or thresholds for sustained increase
Quinn Reynolds retweeted
Remember if a company says "we're like a family here" they don't mean like a nice TV family they mean like a normal family where everyone has undiagnosed mental health issues and no one likes each other.
Quinn Reynolds retweeted
Update #COVID19 situation in SOUTH AFRICA🇿🇦
• 4,373 more cases today. 7-day avg up 311% week-on-week 📈
Expect a large increase tomorrow post weekend effect ⚠️
• Daily test positivity = 10.2% 🚩
• 2,414 currently in hospital
• 21 more deaths
• % population vaxxed = 28.8% 💉
Oh my hat, this may be one of the most awesome things ever! @SciSuperheroes superscientists.org
Quinn Reynolds retweeted
With announcement of new #SARSCoV2 B.1.1.529 #NuVariant earlier, 👇 current #COVID19 situation in SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦
• 2,465 new cases. 7-day avg up 189% 📈
• Daily test positivity = 6.5% ⚠️
• 2,172 currently in hospital 🚑
• 114 more deaths 😢
• % population vaxxed = 28.4% 💉
Quinn Reynolds retweeted
Human: we have a color named after you!
Salmon: really? is it silvery blue like my outsides?
Human: no, uh–
Salmon: wait why is it pink?
Human: ...
Salmon: WHY IS IT PINK
Quinn Reynolds retweeted
Here we go again? 👀
Number of confirmed #COVID19 cases in Gauteng still relatively low, but a noticeable increase: 7-day rolling avg tripling over the past week 📈
Hoping this is just a minor uptick and increase is not sustained 🤲
#Rid1TweetsOnCovid #Covid19inSA
I am beginning to question the choices that led me to a career studying metallurgical furnaces using high performance computers in a country that cannot provide enough electricity to keep either running 🤔😂
Quinn Reynolds retweeted
We're Hiring | SARAO has an exciting opportunity available for a Manager: Communication & Science Engagement to join its team in Cape Town, Western Cape. Closing date: 26 November 2021. More info or to apply, visit sarao.ac.za /vacancies – at Somerset West, South Africa
The awesome @rid1tweets is presenting to us at #OpenSim2021 on visualizing COVID-19 trends!
Just spent an amazing week hosting @ex_mente multiphysics gurus Dr Alfred Bogaers and Dr Johan Heyns at @Mintek_RSA… thank you both for giving up your valuable time!