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En 2017, une femme donna naissance à un bébé conçu quelques mois après sa propre naissance !

Posted on 2020/11/13 by Carl Robitaille

En 2017, une femme donna naissance à un bébé conçu quelques mois après sa propre naissance !
En 1992, un couple avait en effet congelé un embryon obtenu in vitro pour en faire don à un couple stérile. 25 plus tard, c’est une femme du même âge que l’embryon qui le mit au monde ! pic.twitter.com/CCavtaNSUz
— Tu sais pas quoi ?! (@tuCpakoa) November 12, 2020

Together Again: Physical Distancing on the Decline

Posted on 2020/11/13 by Carl Robitaille

Together Again: Physical Distancing on the Decline

.#IMF on how increases in mobility were "matched by a significant decline in self-reported compliance for a range of recommended #COVID-19 behaviors across many advanced and emerging economies" … including the relation to "trust in government"https://t.co/SSt1gTqVaP @IMFNews pic.twitter.com/Gy1ldSClbn
— Mohamed A. El-Erian (@elerianm) November 12, 2020

Fewer than half of Americans are very likely to comply with another lockdown, polling shows

Posted on 2020/11/13 by Carl Robitaille

Fewer than half of Americans are very likely to comply with another lockdown, polling shows

Cumulative cases until 1st August vs. Rate of confirmed cases in the week ending on, Nov 11, 2020 to Nov 13, 2020

Posted on 2020/11/13 by Carl Robitaille

Cumulative cases until 1st August vs. Rate of confirmed cases in the week ending on, Nov 11, 2020 to Nov 13, 2020

If a country had actually achieved herd immunity you would find it in the bottom right corner of this chart.
The country would have a high cumulative case rate and a low current case rate.

[→ interactive chart https://t.co/nkcs6crINJ] pic.twitter.com/eHQ9xumBYB
— Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) November 11, 2020

US response to Covid-19 in a single image

Posted on 2020/11/13 by Carl Robitaille

Our country’s response to covid in a single image https://t.co/yxDHLwfK5O
— Nick Stellini (@StelliniTweets) November 12, 2020

One of Biden’s new coronavirus task force doctors floating the idea of a 4-6 week lockdown

Posted on 2020/11/13 by Carl Robitaille

One of Biden's new coronavirus task force doctors floating the idea of a 4-6 week lockdown:

“We could pay for a package right now to cover all of the lost wages for individual workers … if we did that, then we could lockdown for 4 to 6 weeks."pic.twitter.com/zNmuQvPpIJ
— Zack Guzmán (@zGuz) November 11, 2020

The need for decent subtitles on YouTube

Posted on 2020/11/11 by Carl Robitaille

https://twitter.com/tomscott/status/1326561969281830913?s=20

Pfizer’s CEO cashed out 60% of his stock on the same day the company unveiled the results of its COVID-19 vaccine trial

Posted on 2020/11/11 by Carl Robitaille

Pfizer’s CEO cashed out 60% of his stock on the same day the company unveiled the results of its COVID-19 vaccine trial

NYC Prima Ballerina with Alzheimer’s listens to Swan Lake and it all comes back

Posted on 2020/11/09 by Carl Robitaille

https://twitter.com/felipetristan/status/1325562270861103104?s=20

Development of Covid-Cases in Europe

Posted on 2020/11/09 by Carl Robitaille

Development of Covid-Cases in Europe

This animated map of Covid-Cases across Europe is a bit boring at first but becomes rather scary very quickly! Source: https://t.co/4BDVpehur7 pic.twitter.com/RjB6iin6vR
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) November 9, 2020