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[Robert Garry] Eddies timeline very useful - yes fast but they type of response we'd hope becomes routine. [2020-10-02 07:19:18] [Kristian Andersen] If true - 100% BS: https://twitter.com/RanuDhillon/status/1311944315472547843?s=20 If she's only positive Wednesday afternoon, the likelihood of two people getting infected and having a positive result the day after would be near zero. That's not how it works. [2020-10-02 07:32:24] [Robert Garry] Hicks, Trump and Melania probably got infected from the same index case. After they found out he was exposed from Hicks or someone else instead of quarantining he did fund-raisers so yes 100% BS - only thing certain is that they are lying there asses off about the timelines. [2020-10-02 07:34:52] [Kristian Andersen] Yes, very true - Hicks not being the index case (which is highly plausible) would explain the timeline. This kinda stuff on Twitter is fascinating (and scary): https://twitter.com/TimInHonolulu/status/1311883569086623744?s=20. Came across it from Carl's timeline. [2020-10-02 07:36:48] [Kristian Andersen] If Hicks not index though, that puts Joe well within the danger zone... Shit. [2020-10-02 07:41:46] [Robert Garry] I actually think Joe is probably OK - trump tested negative on Tuesday and Wednesday probably Thursday morning. So probably not infectious even though shouting. The risk is that there were other fools on Team Trump that had not gotten the same testing and were there in Cleveland spreading the virus. Joe and ALL his team definitely need to be tested twice a day. Others on team Trump Jared, Ivanka etc are at very high risk because it appears there was a super-spreader in the White House - let' [2020-10-02 07:42:49] [Robert Garry] s just hope that person stayed home and did not go the Cleveland. I'm guessing that they already know or suspect who the index case is or will find out shortly. [2020-10-02 07:44:16] [Robert Garry] That and get the Mabs ready... [2020-10-02 07:52:50] [Robert Garry] "Mild symptoms" - expect to have more 100% BS about this whole story. [2020-10-02 09:58:57] [Kristian Andersen] Very interesting and very good paper on that darn furin cleavage site. Very cool. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.09.30.318311v1 Viruses without furin cleavage site = less transmission and less pathogenic (from other studies). Makes me believe