#CovidisAirborne

Over 900 UK health and care workers have died of COVID-19, most due to occupational exposure. They continue to die because infection control in health and care settings is built
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It took 40 years to admit TB was airborne. It was thought to be droplet / fomite. Because of ease of infection in close proximity, and cases of shared air
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Alberta: COVID-19 spreads exponentiallyDaily new cases doubling time is ~ 3 weeksWe are already at a *1,000* daily At this rate we will have:Dec 08, 2200+ daily new casesDec 28,
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Dear @annelongfield, I’ve just listened to your interview w/ @charliestaytfan on @BBCBreakfast, hoping DESPERATELY for you to mention #coronavirus MITIGATION INSIDE #schools. But you didn’t! EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE CHILDREN
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1/Infectious #SARSCoV2 in the air of a car 2 hrs after unmasked driver w/mild #COVID exited vehicle. Researchers found the virus in tiny air samples (0.25-0.5 um) and showed the
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How Do We Make UK Schools Safe? - A Thread@jljcolorado and @long_recovery joined us for last nights special presentation on measures we can take NOW to #MakeSchoolsSafe.Full video here:https://youtu.be/hx9oLZl10SY  Video
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NO ONE is accusing parents of being selfish!BUT the situation in the UK is DESPERATELY SERIOUS! The more kids in school & nurseries, the more healthcare workers will get ill
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AEROSOLS ARE AIRBORNE. “Until we recognise that #COVID19 is airborne we are setting ourselves up for repeated failure”P.s. they don’t use masks in video because Australia is at almost
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#Covid19 If you’re new to understanding #airborne virus transmission, here’s some background @zeynep https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/why-arent-we-talking-more-about-airborne-transmission/614737/ ..& a really clear
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@MattHancock says yet again that “Schools are safe”, because children are at low risk of serious disease. With current v high disease prevalence (maybe 1 in 20 or 30 in
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“How did it get transmitted? Was it in the air conditioning? Was it movement, was it picking up something? We just don’t know those answers yet.”I think we do: #COVIDisAirborne.No
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The choice between education and health was not one we should have been forced to make. Conflicting guidance and lack of support compounded many losses already experienced by families at
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If you can, watch the last 30mins of this presentation. Clear, concise & pragmatic advice from @globalhlthtwit @dgurdasani1 & @SarahDRasmussen, as always. Fully opening schools on 8th March w/out mitigation
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Asia has been there for a while.Then CDC half way.Germany accepted.WHO will get there but has holdups on its guidance committee.Now Canada taking steps.Be on the leading edge of science.Sign
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A thread, before anyone at PHO or MoH or PHSA or in gov't tries to walk back the statement *emailed* to @globeandmail regarding whether or not SARS-CoV-2 is airborne as
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1/ Who's in charge?! re: BC Public Health Services Authority. PHSA has responsibilities in 4 areas:Provincial clinical policyProvincial clinical service deliveryProvincial commercial servicesProvincial digital and information technology
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