#Transmission

Adam W Gaffney

awgaffney

You probably heard: "We don't know if COVID-19 vaccination protects against transmission."It's an odd statement! Presumably what is meant is: "It almost certainly protects against transmission, but we don't know

Dr Ellie Murray

EpiEllie

IDK who needs to hear this but in the context of COVID “driven” is a term that implies a level of causal primacy which is almost always untrue and for

Healthcare Infection Society

HIS_infection

COVID-19 transmission in hospitals: management of the risk – a prospective safety investigation. Final @hsib_org report and eight safety recommendationshttps://www.hsib.org.uk/investigations-cases/covid-19-transmission-hospitals/final-rep

Yardley Yeadon

MichaelYeadon3

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2774102Ever think asymptomatic transmission was an implausible defection? Me too. “Transmission within same household of asymptomatic index cases just 0.7%; 95% CI, 0%-4.9%”.

Pass Judgement 🉑

petedjackson

SAGE have published a paper that has studied cases that have come from the Hospitality Sector which was the driver to put them in further restrictions. 1/4https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transmission-risk-in-the-hospitality-secto

Jeremy Konyndyk

JeremyKonyndyk

Very interesting paper distilling the (still quite patchy) evidence base on schools and COVID transmission. Nothing radically new, but further affirmation that while the picture is murky, the risks are

Helen Jenkins

jenkinshelen

Schools reopening should be high priority, but "how do we safely reopen schools?" is not the right question. It places emphasis only on what we need to do *within* schools

Jay Rayner

jayrayner1

THREAD. The govt has published their official explanation for why they believe hospitality businesses have to close to control spread of COVID. It’s a very odd few short paras which

James Calder

jmcalder101

Government have finally published a policy paper on transmission evidence in hospitality. My initial thoughts as follows:- Evidence centres on a number of very isolated cases to prove why widespread

😊 MKM 😊

mamasaurusMeg

Folks say, “Ohhh but a mask will shorten the distance traveled by a particle,” overlooking two key factors: •masks aerosolize droplets that would’ve fallen in a 6 foot arc into

Dr Ellie Murray

EpiEllie

There’s been some really tantalizing data coming out in the past few days that the COVID vaccines might in fact do a great job reducing infection & transmission too, and

Fortnite

FortniteGame

Zero Point - - Unstable - Project Hunter:: Beginning Upload ::Reply With Code “#Bounty” to Accept Transmission :: Incoming Audio Transmission - Reality Log 1987 :: #1 of 6Target Description:

Karam Bales

karamballes

So schools are believed to be driving the new strain, DfE guidence was drawn up predicting low transmission.Rethink now If you consider the front page of DfE guidence it still

Linsey Marr

linseymarr

My thoughts on WHO's updates:https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/modes-of-transmission-of-virus-causing-covid-19-implications-for-ipc-precaution-recommendations is an improvementhttps://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-

Stuart Neil

stuartjdneil

So this is something you hear trotted out a lot and it’s a bit of a lazy stereotype, with the examples usually being highly pathogenic viruses that are poorly adapted

Dr. Deena Hinshaw

CMOH_Alberta

I have heard some questions from parents, teachers and others around safety in schools. These are challenging times and I know that parents, students, staff and families are working incredibly

By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.