#Transmission

HUGE—Kids spread the virus as much as adults. CDC study of households #COVID19 transmission very common. 53% overall. BOTTOMLINE: there is no safe age group that does not transmit virus.
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A brief about COVID vaccines and testing and transmission and symptoms. I’ve been hearing comments about how workers like those infected in the latest outbreak need to be vaccinated
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Today’s aerosol transmission open letter made some much needed waves. A frequent question journalists have had for the team is “If PHAC acknowledged aerosol transmission in November, so why hasn’t
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[Thread] The recent SAGE release on safety in schools and Covid has been used by many to claim that schools are safe and teachers have nothing to fear from Covid
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The key to breaking the chain of transmission is isolation and quarantine of contacts. Testing will only prevent onward transmission if it's linked to these interventions & resources are provided
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Just an observation that while we're still debating mask use in schools in the UK, countries in Europe are revising policy on grade of masks in school (e.g. France on
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Belgium is seeing a very rapid decline in cases due to their recent lockdown. Many countries have already shown that zero is the only stable route to returning to near-normal
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Rebounds,resurgence,2nd waves whatever called, increasing evidence that new infections are increasing in a number of places Europe including U.K. from a low base but increasing trend a worry, especially in
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THREAD: Lots of about schools staying open during a 2nd lockdown – which we @ChildrensComm welcome. But not everyone does, because some are concerned that schools are driving Covid-19 transmission.
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Why do aerosols and droplets cause so much drama? A thread It really all stems from a long-standing error in the medical literature on the size of droplets: Particles
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Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, there has been an unparalleled scientific effort to characterise the virus and the clinical course of #COVID19.What have we learned so far about #SARSCoV2, how
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I drafted my thoughts about a #CovidZero speech for @joebiden, can anyone help with this? #DraftBidenSpeechMy fellow Americans1/ There is nothing we can’t do together. Today I am presenting to
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The @CDCgov ACIP move toward priortizing frontline workers is premised on "only slightly" more deaths compared to prioritizing by age &/or comorbidity. But that finding depends on the vaccine blocking
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Documents from the 29/30th July released by the govt on the 5th of Feb where SAGE warns the govt about the risk of school transmission on the pandemic. The documents
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1/Possible #Airborne #SARSCoV2 Transmission through Air Ducts: after a series of infections, all 437 residents of an apt building were tested. 10 infections uncovered, all living on different floors but
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Allen Cheng is a deeply well intentioned expert. I respect his point of view but it’s a typical tightly defined risk averse response - a thread.https://twitter.com/peripatetical/status/1346036329931444224 Allen articulates a view
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