New @CDCGov MMWR today with summary guidance for public health strategies to reduce #COVID19 transmission.

Here’s a quick thread of the evidence-based CDC recommendations and sustainable strategies: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6949e2.htm?s_cid=mm6949e2_e&ACSTrackingID=USCDC_921-DM43931&ACSTrackingLabel=MMWR%20Early%20Release%20-%20Vol.%2069%2C%20December%204%2C%202020&deliveryName=USCDC_921-DM43931

1) Universal face mask use ,

2) Maintaining physical distance from other persons and limiting in-person contacts,

3) Avoiding nonessential indoor spaces and crowded outdoor spaces,

4) Increasing testing to rapidly identify and isolate infected persons,

5) Promptly identifying, quarantining, and testing close contacts of persons with known COVID-19,

6) Safeguarding persons most at risk for severe illness or death from infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,

7) Protecting essential workers with provision of adequate personal protective equipment and safe work practices,

8) Postponing travel,

9) Increasing room air ventilation and enhancing hand hygiene and environmental disinfection, and...

10) Achieving widespread availability and high community coverage with effective COVID-19 vaccines.

Excellent, straight-forward and evidenced-based summary!

And you have questions about how to stay safe in the coming weeks and over the holidays, check out this thread below: https://twitter.com/craig_a_spencer/status/1334334118562320391