{"id":1242555413167407000,"conversation_id":"1242553971874525184","created_at":1585083270000,"date":"2020-03-24","time":"20:54:30","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"Across the 21 states who report them, we tracked 4,468 hospitalizations, the bulk in New York.\n\nBut Louisiana and Florida also have growing numbers of hospitalizations.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":72,"likes_count":148,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1242555413167407105","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1242219185029009400,"conversation_id":"1242205847595257856","created_at":1585003107000,"date":"2020-03-23","time":"22:38:27","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"(Note that some of the variability comes because of our 4pm ET commit time. Sometimes a state is early or late, so their numbers get filed into a different daily bucket.)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":27,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1242219185029009408","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1242219174765551600,"conversation_id":"1242205847595257856","created_at":1585003105000,"date":"2020-03-23","time":"22:38:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"3. One thing we’re tracking closely: California’s testing regime ramped up decently well, but the growth has really slowed down over the last few days. They’re also reporting a large (12k+) number of pending tests. We’re not sure what’s going on there.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":17,"likes_count":71,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1242219174765551618","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1242211480667226000,"conversation_id":"1242205847595257856","created_at":1585001270000,"date":"2020-03-23","time":"22:07:50","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"By our count, 15 states are providing hospitalization data, a key metric for understanding the severity of the outbreak. We hope to provide more complete data soon.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":22,"likes_count":98,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1242211480667226112","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1242211141415133200,"conversation_id":"1242205847595257856","created_at":1585001189000,"date":"2020-03-23","time":"22:06:29","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"New York’s new hospitalization update did not make it into our initial daily update. It is there now. The state now has 2635 hospitalized people, up from 1974.\n\nWe regret the error.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":33,"likes_count":115,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1242211141415133184","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1241856606968533000,"conversation_id":"1241856604871352320","created_at":1584916662000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"22:37:42","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"We are genuinely surprised our capture rate is so high. And we are curious where that number came from.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":29,"retweets_count":23,"likes_count":433,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1241856606968532992","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1241856604871352300,"conversation_id":"1241856604871352320","created_at":1584916661000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"22:37:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"VP Pence just said a total of 254,000 Americans have been tested. Our current tally of completed tests is at 235,374, which implies @COVID19Tracking captured ~89% of people tested so far.","mentions":["covid19tracking"],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":39,"retweets_count":128,"likes_count":907,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1241856604871352320","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1241840471984328700,"conversation_id":"1241838036427522050","created_at":1584912815000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"21:33:35","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"(One last data note: we are not reporting California’s pending number because it has been published irregularly. But it is quite large—12,700–and worth considering when looking at the data.)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":28,"likes_count":138,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1241840471984328705","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1241839908773224400,"conversation_id":"1241838036427522050","created_at":1584912681000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"21:31:21","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"An enormous thank you to our volunteers. They run this operation, often at considerable cost to themselves and their families. \n\nWe are so grateful to you all.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":18,"likes_count":236,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1241839908773224448","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1241839906290163700,"conversation_id":"1241838036427522050","created_at":1584912680000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"21:31:20","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"Fourth, the team is growing and a leadership structure is being built. We hope to have more room for volunteers soon. In fact, we need more. We just want to make sure that we have the right systems in place to make everyone’s effort count towards the mission of the project.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":12,"likes_count":97,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1241839906290163714","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1241839464760017000,"conversation_id":"1241838036427522050","created_at":1584912575000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"21:29:35","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"First, there’ll be some changes in how we track pending numbers, so that state totals go up and down less erratically. Second, we’ll be tracking more numbers from states, and broaden our grading criteria. Third, we’ll be making major changes to the website.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":61,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1241839464760016897","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1241839145485340700,"conversation_id":"1241838036427522050","created_at":1584912499000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"21:28:19","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"Also note: experts say that broad testing will not be the optimal strategy for all stages of all local outbreak. But/and over the long term, testing remains an important strategy for understanding and resolving this crisis.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":12,"likes_count":78,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1241839145485340673","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1241838654747627500,"conversation_id":"1241838036427522050","created_at":1584912382000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"21:26:22","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"Based on the 15 states that report this metric: The number of people hospitalized has grown to 2,544, most of them in New York. It’s worth noting: Washington State does not disclose this number (yet).","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":19,"likes_count":87,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1241838654747627520","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1241838311519318000,"conversation_id":"1241838036427522050","created_at":1584912300000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"21:25:00","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"New York continues to have the highest positive tests per capita, an indication of both the intensity of testing there and the severity of the outbreak. Here’s the top 10:\n\nNew York\nWashington\nNew Jersey\nLouisiana\nDC\nMichigan\nIllinois\nVermont\nColorado\nRhode Island","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":13,"retweets_count":94,"likes_count":159,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1241838311519318017","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1241484661567545300,"conversation_id":"1241466757493092352","created_at":1584827983000,"date":"2020-03-21","time":"21:59:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"One other note on hospitalizations for our data users: we’re planning to backfill older data with a cache of screenshots we regularly take of the state public health websites.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":19,"likes_count":102,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1241484661567545344","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1241474241830080500,"conversation_id":"1241466757493092352","created_at":1584825499000,"date":"2020-03-21","time":"21:18:19","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"New York accelerated past Washington in per capita positive tests. Here’s the top 10:\n\nNew York\nWashington\nNew Jersey\nLouisiana\nDC\nMichigan\nMassachusetts\nColorado\nRhode Island\nIllinois","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":12,"retweets_count":83,"likes_count":156,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1241474241830080513","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1241468143265935400,"conversation_id":"1241466757493092352","created_at":1584824045000,"date":"2020-03-21","time":"20:54:05","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"We’ve added an important new column of data: hospitalizations. Only 11 states currently report it, but we started tracking it today. \n\n(In the state data pages, you’ll see we have some design changes to make, but we wanted to get this urgent information out there right away.)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":13,"retweets_count":93,"likes_count":278,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1241468143265935361","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1241106091875766300,"conversation_id":"1241102642039808000","created_at":1584737725000,"date":"2020-03-20","time":"20:55:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"So, if you are disappointed in the data from your state because it only reports positive tests or does not report tests from commercial providers, just tell your governor: #weneedthedenominator","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":19,"retweets_count":56,"likes_count":184,"hashtags":["#weneedthedenominator"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1241106091875766272","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1240540581308194800,"conversation_id":"1240540581308194816","created_at":1584602897000,"date":"2020-03-19","time":"07:28:17","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"Just a reminder that our DMs are open for testing tidbits you may have for your state. \n\nOr maybe you work for a heath department or big testing company and would like to explain what’s going on. \n\nWe’re here.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":31,"likes_count":135,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1240540581308194816","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1240409782466384000,"conversation_id":"1240409388176666624","created_at":1584571712000,"date":"2020-03-18","time":"22:48:32","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"This is important: if you are calculating positive rates, it should only be with states that have an A grade.\n\nAnd be careful going back in time because almost all the states have changed their level of reporting at different times.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":52,"likes_count":187,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1240409782466383872","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1240398118102929400,"conversation_id":"1240397538932527104","created_at":1584568931000,"date":"2020-03-18","time":"22:02:11","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"The score contains 4 simple components:\n\n1. +1 for reporting positives reliably (only NV fails)\n2. +1 for reporting negatives sometimes (e.g. NY, CA)\n3. +1 for reporting negatives reliably \n4. +1 for reporting all commercial tests \n\n(All labs have to report all positives.)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":26,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1240398118102929408","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1240017561757962200,"conversation_id":"1240014617973157888","created_at":1584478199000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"20:49:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"Scaling up testing is great news. But if we can only get positives from those sources and not total numbers, the value of this data will decline precipitously. We may have to pause or reconfigure this project, so that we are not putting out misleading numbers.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":29,"likes_count":153,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1240017561757962245","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1240017560524828700,"conversation_id":"1240014617973157888","created_at":1584478199000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"20:49:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"One thing we do know is that private testing is going to scale up to 10s of thousands of tests a day, quite possibly dwarfing other sources soon.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":14,"likes_count":70,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1240017560524828672","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1240017558742294500,"conversation_id":"1240014617973157888","created_at":1584478199000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"20:49:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"Worse, we're not able to tell you what the scale of that problem is on a state-by-state or national level. In Texas, private labs are doing ~50% of the testing. In MA, it's less than 25%. In AK, it's closer to 10%.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":12,"likes_count":42,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1240017558742294528","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1240017557496590300,"conversation_id":"1240014617973157888","created_at":1584478198000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"20:49:58","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"And yet: we have known that our numbers were a lower bound on the number of tests for a while. We were just missing some total test numbers from big states. Now that some of those have been filled (thanks TX, MA!)—we have more data going uncaptured: private lab testing.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":28,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1240017557496590336","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
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{"id":1239797158850617300,"conversation_id":"1239797158850617344","created_at":1584425651000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"06:14:11","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"Late night update. States have disclosed that 48,284 people have been tested. A major caveat: As the private laboratories begin to conduct a greater percentage of tests, we'll lose them from state data. We're hoping that the companies and states opt for greater transparency.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":17,"retweets_count":194,"likes_count":559,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1239797158850617344","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1239659701131817000,"conversation_id":"1239657352673906688","created_at":1584392879000,"date":"2020-03-16","time":"21:07:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"Let us give one example of a difficult call. Yesterday, California announced 8316 tests had been administered, cumulatively. There is a big difference between 8316 tests and 8316 people tested (which would imply ~16k tests, by rough rule of thumb).","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":10,"likes_count":59,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1239659701131816960","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1239658115395514400,"conversation_id":"1239657352673906688","created_at":1584392501000,"date":"2020-03-16","time":"21:01:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"We tally and doublecheck state public health numbers with humans. We enrich that data with reporting—our own and other media. We do our best to provide standardized numbers, but the state reporting varies tremendously, so we provide maximal transparency into our decisionmaking.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":14,"likes_count":59,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1239658115395514369","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1239658114489569300,"conversation_id":"1239657352673906688","created_at":1584392500000,"date":"2020-03-16","time":"21:01:40","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"The daily update allows us to track individual 24-hour periods. There is also a \"Current\" tab that provides updated numbers throughout the day. A quick reminder about our method:","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":13,"likes_count":47,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1239658114489569280","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1239657354628436000,"conversation_id":"1239657352673906688","created_at":1584392319000,"date":"2020-03-16","time":"20:58:39","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"We added Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Samoa, and the US Virgin Islands today, too.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":25,"likes_count":68,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1239657354628435968","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1239455073584873500,"conversation_id":"1239451201965416448","created_at":1584344092000,"date":"2020-03-16","time":"07:34:52","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"All that said, testing capacity is still severely constrained and appears to be quite unevenly distributed around the country.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":41,"likes_count":137,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1239455073584873472","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1239289152530571300,"conversation_id":"1239284368503267329","created_at":1584304533000,"date":"2020-03-15","time":"20:35:33","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"By known positive tests, the 10 states with the highest per capita number of cases are: \nWashington\nNew York\nColorado\nMassachusetts\nLouisiana\nRhode Island\nNew Jersey\nSouth Dakota\nNew Hampshire\nGeorgia","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":25,"retweets_count":268,"likes_count":454,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1239289152530571264","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238906234851352600,"conversation_id":"1238896701399633921","created_at":1584213238000,"date":"2020-03-14","time":"19:13:58","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"To be clear, we track all the public health websites. Occasionally, however, states share information with local media that does not make it to their official repositories. We'd like to capture that data, when possible.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":39,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1238906234851352577","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238896701399634000,"conversation_id":"1238896701399633921","created_at":1584210965000,"date":"2020-03-14","time":"18:36:05","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"Anyone following this account can help us in one crucial way: if your state is not showing negative or total test numbers on our site, but local media has reported it or a governor said it at some point, please @ us with a link.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":49,"retweets_count":108,"likes_count":268,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1238896701399633921","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238569176228343800,"conversation_id":"1238569174034788357","created_at":1584132877000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"20:54:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"These numbers are a lower bound for a few reasons:\n\n1. We are still waiting on accurate negative test counts from CA, MA, GA, and TX, among other states.\n2. Commercial labs only report positive results to the states.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":13,"likes_count":63,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1238569176228343813","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238569175171453000,"conversation_id":"1238569174034788357","created_at":1584132877000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"20:54:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"A few thoughts on why we counted more than 6,600 new tests today:\n\n1. WA, which accounts for nearly 30% of all reported tests in the US, did not report before 4 pm ET yesterday.\n2. NY reported total tests last night for the first time.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":11,"likes_count":60,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1238569175171452931","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238329413864812500,"conversation_id":"1238326517945401344","created_at":1584075713000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"05:01:53","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"The current number of people tested is now up to almost 14,000. Still far, far too low. \n\nGA, MA, TX remain data holes.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":14,"retweets_count":106,"likes_count":227,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1238329413864812544","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238199983494451200,"conversation_id":"1238197964134182912","created_at":1584044855000,"date":"2020-03-12","time":"20:27:35","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"Two exceptions: California and New York. We know our numbers are low there by hundreds, maybe (maybe!) thousands. But it seems highly unlikely to change the *overall* picture here.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":40,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1238199983494451200","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238199171561083000,"conversation_id":"1238197964134182912","created_at":1584044661000,"date":"2020-03-12","time":"20:24:21","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"We cannot track all negative tests, which is bad for the data, but provides a ray of hope. But right now, unfortunately, we do not think we're missing *that many* negative tests.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":38,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1238199171561082880","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238197966092959700,"conversation_id":"1238197964134182912","created_at":1584044374000,"date":"2020-03-12","time":"20:19:34","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"It's worth noting why the small number of tests matter. Insufficient testing means that the number of cases we've discovered is *far* too small. The outbreak is much larger than the official case numbers show.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":74,"likes_count":136,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1238197966092959744","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238009802090897400,"conversation_id":"1238009800098590720","created_at":1583999512000,"date":"2020-03-12","time":"07:51:52","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"MA's case is instructive on why this is important. MA reported a cumulative 92 cases Tuesday. Wednesday's total went up only to 95. Is that because they didn't test many people (bad) or they tested a lot and only got three positives (good)?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":27,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1238009802090897409","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1237836297240055800,"conversation_id":"1237836295017091072","created_at":1583958145000,"date":"2020-03-11","time":"20:22:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"We await updates from Massachusetts and California, which will also have large numbers. Colorado's numbers are also climbing, standing at 28 cases as of their last update.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":20,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1237836297240055808","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1237836296246030300,"conversation_id":"1237836295017091072","created_at":1583958145000,"date":"2020-03-11","time":"20:22:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"We are tracking the number of people who have been tested here, which is different from \"number of tests,\" which is what the CDC has released so far.  \n\nWashington has tested the most people and has the most cases (267). NY now second for cases at 216.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":18,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1237836296246030336","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1237423063718862800,"conversation_id":"1237423059545587714","created_at":1583859623000,"date":"2020-03-10","time":"17:00:23","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"If you'd like to write some code to help us keep track of US testing capacity, please open an issue on GitHub and let us know how you'd like to contribute!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":7,"likes_count":18,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1237423063718862850","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1237118557911203800,"conversation_id":"1237118556833275904","created_at":1583787023000,"date":"2020-03-09","time":"20:50:23","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"Today's update is the first produced by a team of volunteers. Thanks to everyone who helped out with data entry today!\n\nBecause of this team of volunteers, our numbers are now updated every few hours. You can see the latest numbers on the \"States current\" and \"US current\" tabs.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":15,"likes_count":125,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1237118557911203840","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1236882385943199700,"conversation_id":"1236881718495178752","created_at":1583730715000,"date":"2020-03-09","time":"05:11:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1236557193752658000,"username":"covid19tracking","name":"The COVID Tracking Project","place":"","tweet":"We should have a rudimentary website and more sustainable process going in the next day or so thanks to dozens of volunteers. We've hit pause on adding new people to the effort, but we will start bringing more in as we smooth the workflows and have easier ways to plug in.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":28,"likes_count":109,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1236882385943199745","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1236557193752657926","username":"COVID19Tracking"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274902313103028200,"conversation_id":"1274901581041774592","created_at":1592795372000,"date":"2020-06-22","time":"03:09:32","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"I swear this has nothing to do with that time in 1986 when you called the Replacements a bunch of halfwitted degenerates who couldn't be bothered to learn a fourth chord.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":53,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274902313103028225","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274900597867556900,"conversation_id":"1274900597867556864","created_at":1592794963000,"date":"2020-06-22","time":"03:02:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"On the positive side I don't think a single person has complained about pronouns in my bio since I added the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag to it.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":214,"hashtags":["#blacklivesmatter"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274900597867556864","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576207514710000,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717623000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"18. I've found it useful to be very clear about which role I am thinking of. Of course there is often overlap. Data from personal health testing is often used for surveillance purposes, for example. But I encourage people to be clear about aims when planning how to test.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":13,"retweets_count":26,"likes_count":230,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576207514710016","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576206105436200,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717622000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:42","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"17. From a surveillance standpoint, 50% sensitivity would be ok so long as we can control for it. \n\nOr when testing for mitigation, you just want to remove infectious people from the population. Better to test 100,000 people with 50% sensitivity than 50,000 with 70% sensitivity.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":32,"likes_count":192,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576206105436160","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576205199536000,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717622000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:42","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"16. Arguments about sensitivity versus speed and cost also often stem from misunderstandings about the purpose of testing. From a personal health perspective, having a test with a 50% false negative rate is absolutely unacceptable.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":27,"likes_count":180,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576205199536128","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576204427739100,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717622000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:42","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"15. If you test everyone in the community once a month, you will head off only a small fraction of the infectious days. If you test every two days, you'll catch patients early in the course of disease and ask people to isolate before they have been infectious in public for long.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":27,"likes_count":156,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576204427739136","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576203639214000,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717622000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:42","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"14. Testing for mitigation requires that a much larger fraction of the population be tested. The benefit of such testing is proportional to the number of infectious-days that can be eliminated by asking those without strong symptoms to self isolate.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":26,"likes_count":171,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576203639214081","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
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{"id":1274576202045390800,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717621000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"12. For example, testing for personal health requires those with strong symptoms be tested, whereas some models of testing for mitigation allocate tests only to those without strong symptoms—those with strong symptoms are presumed infected and asked to self-isolate regardless.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":24,"likes_count":151,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576202045390849","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576201319805000,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717621000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"11. Some of the confusion around testing—how much do we need, and who should be getting these tests—arises from confusion about which mode we are discussing.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":23,"likes_count":169,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576201319804934","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576200535388200,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717621000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"10. Testing for mitigation should involve RT-PCR or antigen testing, because these will allow the earliest detection and thus allow us to remove those individuals who could be spreading disease from public interactions.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":24,"likes_count":165,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576200535388160","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576199797227500,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717621000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"9. If we assume that people with strong symptoms will self-isolate anyway, testing for mitigation should target those who are not currently showing symptoms or who are showing mild symptoms. Individuals with high contact rates, e.g. front-line works, are particularly important.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":25,"likes_count":219,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576199797227521","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576199038103600,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717620000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:40","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"8. The third role of testing is *Testing for Mitigation*. Here the idea is to use frequent testing to identify those who are pre-symptomatic, asymptomatic, or only mildly symptomatic, so that we can ask them to self-isolate and thereby prevent them from transmitting the virus.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":40,"likes_count":244,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576199038103554","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576198228570000,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717620000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:40","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"7. Both RT-PCR and antibody testing are useful for surveillance. The former helps us track prevalence (number concurrently infected) and the latter incidence (total number infected since the start of the pandemic). Both are important to know for public health planning.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":31,"likes_count":207,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576198228570113","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576197410676700,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717620000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:40","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"6. Here it would be ideal to have a mix of sampling schemes. It would be good to know what fraction of symptomatic individuals have the virus, but we also want to know about asymptomatic carriers. Random sampling from the population at large is difficult but would be valuable.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":36,"likes_count":241,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576197410676737","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576196559204400,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717620000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:40","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"5. Second, we have *Testing for Surveillance*. To set health policy and adjust to changing circumstances, epidemiologists and public health officials need to how prevalent the virus is within a community, and how prevalence is changing over time.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":41,"likes_count":272,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576196559204352","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576195812683800,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717620000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:40","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"4. RT-PCR or antigen testing is what we want for personal health testing, because one can detect infection by these methods sooner than by antibody test. There may be personal health reasons to test for antibodies, though until we more more about protection those seem limited.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":28,"likes_count":223,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576195812683782","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576194982178800,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717620000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:40","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"3. Here it's fairly straightforward who should be tested. Ideally, anyone who suspects that they have the virus should be able to access a test quickly, efficiently, and at zero or minimal cost. That test should yield rapid results, overnight at worst, near-instantaneous at best.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":44,"likes_count":314,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576194982178816","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576194160058400,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717619000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:39","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"2. First, *Testing for Personal Health*. If you present with symptoms, your doctor will want to know if have COVID-19 (even though treatment options are limited) and you want to know so you can avoid possibly transmitting to your friends and family.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":39,"likes_count":304,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576194160058368","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274576193333850000,"conversation_id":"1274576193333850112","created_at":1592717619000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"05:33:39","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"1. I'm a strong advocate of testing as an important pillar of the coronavirus pandemic response. \n\nThere is often confusion about what testing offers, and I think it's helpful to distinguish between three roles that testing can play.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":22,"retweets_count":744,"likes_count":1814,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576193333850112","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1273931058568806400,"conversation_id":"1273921536844414976","created_at":1592563807000,"date":"2020-06-19","time":"10:50:07","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"True, correlation does not imply causation. \n\nBut after a life experiencing day and night, after someone patiently explains how solar radiation works, after you look at a graph showing that it's warmer in the day, saying \"correlation doesn't imply causation\" is willful ignorance.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":18,"retweets_count":38,"likes_count":295,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1273931058568806401","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1273928307277365200,"conversation_id":"1273921536844414976","created_at":1592563151000,"date":"2020-06-19","time":"10:39:11","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"Followup: Do me a favor. \n\nIf you're going to question my assertion—and the authors'—that racism underlies these patterns, don't just write stupid shit about correlation and causation. \n\nGrapple with the data, READ THE DAMN ARTICLE, and explain why their explanations are wrong.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":11,"likes_count":243,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1273928307277365248","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1273035563696701400,"conversation_id":"1273016440832942080","created_at":1592350304000,"date":"2020-06-16","time":"23:31:44","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"Finally, in response to comments I want to stress that NNT=8 is impressive. Even NNT=25 isn't so bad. But thinking about NNT is useful context in light of \"miracle drug\" headlines, and worth considering given that this is not necessarily the safest drug to be taking.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":14,"likes_count":115,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1273035563696701440","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1273022738483916800,"conversation_id":"1273016440832942080","created_at":1592347247000,"date":"2020-06-16","time":"22:40:47","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"At the same time, it's key to recognize that taking it won't *prevent* you from getting COVID. \n\nNor, if you have COVID, will it prevent you from being hospitalized. \n\nNor, if you are hospitalized, is it guaranteed to save your life.\n\nIt's an incremental step, not a panacea.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":69,"likes_count":296,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1273022738483916800","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1273022287516774400,"conversation_id":"1273016440832942080","created_at":1592347139000,"date":"2020-06-16","time":"22:38:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"So overall this result is certainly good news. It was considered good enough to halt that arms of the trial, for example.\n\nIt's great that we are starting to learn how to better care for patients suffering respiratory difficulty from COVID. \n\nThat should save many lives.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":31,"likes_count":187,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1273022287516774401","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1273021731817443300,"conversation_id":"1273016440832942080","created_at":1592347007000,"date":"2020-06-16","time":"22:36:47","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"You can think about this in terms of your personal odds. Suppose you're in the hospital on oxygen for COVID. You are offered dexamethasone. All else equal, there is about a 4% chance it will make a difference in your outcome. \n\nWould I take it? Sure. \n\nIt is a miracle drug? No.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":13,"retweets_count":105,"likes_count":414,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1273021731817443328","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1273020688471781400,"conversation_id":"1273016440832942080","created_at":1592346758000,"date":"2020-06-16","time":"22:32:38","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"The other thing that we need to keep in mind is how likely it is to help. I find the concept of \"Number needed to treat (NNT)\" to be the most useful here, if somewhat nuanced. \n\nThe NNT tells you how many people you need to treat to have a beneficial outcome in 1 person.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":25,"likes_count":145,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1273020688471781376","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
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{"id":1273016831935045600,"conversation_id":"1273016440832942080","created_at":1592345838000,"date":"2020-06-16","time":"22:17:18","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"The key thing to recognize is that this is not a general treatment for COVID-19. What it does is to improve the odds of survival in severely ill patients suffering respiratory distress. \n\nPresumably it works by suppressing the overactive immune response in these patients.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":85,"likes_count":347,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1273016831935045632","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272567665442185200,"conversation_id":"1272567665442185222","created_at":1592238749000,"date":"2020-06-15","time":"16:32:29","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"6-3 🏳️‍🌈","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":15,"likes_count":376,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272567665442185222","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272385059283071000,"conversation_id":"1272384763412635648","created_at":1592195212000,"date":"2020-06-15","time":"04:26:52","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"I'd like to know about the training data that is used for ShotSpotter, and how it is validated. I'd like to know how ongoing performance is monitored and how used to improve the AI.\n\nI'd like algorithmic transparency and accountability.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":28,"likes_count":287,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272385059283070976","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272384764436033500,"conversation_id":"1272384763412635648","created_at":1592195142000,"date":"2020-06-15","time":"04:25:42","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"The situation arose because a surveillance AI system known as ShotSpotter mistook firecrackers for gunfire and police responded. \n\nI'd like to know more about the racial composition of neighborhoods where ShotSpotter is deployed and how those deployment decisions are made.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":57,"likes_count":324,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272384764436033536","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272311386362658800,"conversation_id":"1272310035016605697","created_at":1592177647000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"23:34:07","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"When you hear universities talking about testing on a monthly basis for surveillance purposes, this is the sort of thing they are setting themselves up for. A one-time re-entry test isn't nearly enough for a disease with a ~5 day incubation period.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":19,"retweets_count":267,"likes_count":1095,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272311386362658816","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272310035016605700,"conversation_id":"1272310035016605697","created_at":1592177325000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"23:28:45","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"As universities, workplaces, and others think about \"re-entry testing\", it is essential to keep in mind that people don't test positive for the first ~5 days after infection, and even the the tests have high false negative rates. \n\nIf you miss a few cases, things get bad fast.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":56,"retweets_count":1414,"likes_count":3319,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272310035016605697","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272290066895745000,"conversation_id":"1272289919096901632","created_at":1592172564000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"22:09:24","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"e.g. \"....fun to be part of, but not something you'd subject other people to watching.\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":52,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272290066895745026","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272067605516312600,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592119525000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"07:25:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"57. Especially if the vaccine has limited duration or limited protection, herd immunity will be essential to everyone, even those who have been vaccinated.  Our health and well-being will depend on disseminating accurate information about vaccine safety for COVID and beyond.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":11,"likes_count":107,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272067605516312577","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272067210937110500,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592119431000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"07:23:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"56. One thing that vaccine skeptics can do to minimize vaccine uptake is to attempt to downplay the severity of COVID itself. \n\nWhether or not this is among Mr. Handley's motives, we need to be vigilant against such efforts.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":91,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272067210937110530","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272066841674834000,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592119343000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"07:22:23","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"55. What is he trying to sell us? \n\nI don't have an answer to this question. \n\nI do worry, however, that as we try to put COVID in the rear view mirror with the help of a vaccine, we are going to face challenges from vaccine skeptics.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":67,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272066841674833920","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272066327977455600,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592119221000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"07:20:21","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"54. How does know what he is telling us? \n\nHis background is in business, not biomedical research or epidemiology as best as I can tell. \n\nThe work he presents here appears largely cherry-picked from the COVID literature, comprising mostly popular articles from lockdown-skeptics.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":58,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272066327977455617","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272065760001585200,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592119085000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"07:18:05","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"53. I am dreadfully sorry for the challenges he has faced as a parent of an autistic child and understand his search for an explanation, but I disagree vehemently with him on the science.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":59,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272065760001585153","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272065181888077800,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592118947000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"07:15:47","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"52. I've already answered the first question. J. B. Handley is the co-founder of a vaccine-skeptical organization who continues to promote debunked ideas about a vaccine-autism connection.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":7,"likes_count":56,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272065181888077824","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272064843013480400,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592118867000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"07:14:27","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"51. I'll conclude by recalling three very basic questions we teach our students to ask when analyzing claims that they come across on the internet or elsewhere. \n\nWho is telling me this?\nHow do they know it?\nWhat are they trying to sell me?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":56,"likes_count":184,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272064843013480450","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272063985068544000,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592118662000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"07:11:02","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"50. The second part remains to be seen, I suppose, but seems to be more about Handley setting the stage so that he can respond \"I knew you'd claim that\" to any successes we experience, and continue to...well, yes, declare analysis a success no matter what happens.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":51,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272063985068544000","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272062695898886100,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592118355000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"07:05:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"48. Here Handley cherry picks the arguments from a few lockdown opponents without making any serious attempt to account for reduced economic activity from the fear and behavioral change associated with a pandemic not managed via lockdowns.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":59,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272062695898886145","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272058341867446300,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592117317000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"06:48:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"42. It's the models we use to predict climate in the midwest. They don't take into account the impact of rainfall on crop growth, even though we care about crop growth. Rather, we use climate models as inputs into other models that are used to make decisions on e.g. pricing.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":49,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272058341867446273","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272057498741039000,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592117116000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"06:45:16","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"41. I think what Handley may mean is that epidemiological models that predict disease trajectories don't also model economic consequences of disease or preventative measures. That's true. That's how science works. The models are inputs into decision-making, not decisions.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":81,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272057498741039105","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272056758484131800,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592116939000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"06:42:19","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"40. Every single conversation I have with colleagues comes back to these matters. I'm collaborating mostly with economists, precisely b/c of these concerns. I've been working 80+ hour weeks for four months to develop test-trace-isolate alternatives to lockdown, for this reason.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":12,"likes_count":120,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272056758484131841","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272053085880246300,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592116063000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"06:27:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"36. The bottom line with all three \"studies\" referenced (none of which were actual fully-articulated analyses, but rather articles and OpEds without fully described methodology) is that they fail to take the steps needed infer causality, and ignore collider bias.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":50,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272053085880246276","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272051818164445200,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592115761000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"06:22:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"34. The heart of the argument relies on a cringeworthy report from JP Morgan that was not even published publicly, but rather was shared with select clients (but not the scientific community) and reported on by CNBC and the Daily Mail. Methods were never made available.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":58,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272051818164445185","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1272048748869202000,"conversation_id":"1272007583222513664","created_at":1592115029000,"date":"2020-06-14","time":"06:10:29","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3238448948,"username":"ct_bergstrom","name":"Carl T. Bergstrom","place":"","tweet":"31. Sort of. \n\nThe problem is that IHME's model missed in the wrong direction for Handley's argument. It massively *underestimated* the number of US deaths, because it used a Farr's law approach to fitting the epidemic trajectory. (We'll come back to this.)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":7,"likes_count":89,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1272048748869201921","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3238448948","username":"CT_Bergstrom"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
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