It still staggers me how many people don't take ventilation & airborne transmission seriously, despite what we now know, while overstating the very low, if any, risk of surface transmission https://twitter.com/TomChivers/status/1357278056503771137
The other week a friend who works in (non-Covid related) healthcare talked a lot about the precautions - screens, alcohol rub stations, visors - they now have to take, and was dumbfounded when I told them there hasn't been a single documented case of surface-only transmission
Also on a call with my mum the other week, she complained about joggers not maintaining 2m distance in the park, then cheerfully remarked she took the bus home afterwards, and I almost screamed. Public health communication of the change in known risks has been abysmal
As a side note, it's no coincidence influenza has basically been wiped out in the UK. The govt wargamed a flu pandemic twice in the last 15 years, and had a well-rehearsed plan. Which, when rolled out, worked – the snag being it worked on flu and not Covid https://twitter.com/HuffPostUK/status/1356252192882237440
Literally a year ago today https://twitter.com/YearCovid/status/1357282982634147842
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