#Transmission

Alan Baxter

AlanBixter

It is time to start talking about office tower blocks and COVID-19. Often regarded as the "cathedrals of the financial era," they are generally built as the least expensive way

Adam Hamdy

adamhamdy

1. I hope Professor Marr won’t object to me sharing some of her excellent work, but the UK has just sent 10.8 million students, 500k teachers & tens of thousands

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

Modelling evidence (and experience from previous lockdown) suggests that restrictions will not bring R below 1 with the new strain unless we significantly reduce transmission from primary, secondary schools and

G Kang

GKangInd

Received 4th forward of a show, where host states vaccines that prevent disease are *medicine* not vaccines because they do not prevent infection. Let us get this straight, vaccines primarily

Molly Crabapple🇵🇷

mollycrabapple

A reminderCOVID is a disease, not god’s punishment for having fun. COVID clusters are far more likely to come from factories and prisons then sexy young people partying on the

Dr Marie Casey

marietcasey

Update on how it looks Public Health wise.Not like wave 2, more like wave 1 but worse. The pattern of infection indicates widespread community transmission. Transmission from cases feels higher,

Dear Pandemic

DearPandemic

1/ Q: Should I still be wearing a mask when I am out of my home in the presence of other people?A: Yes! You should wear the mask. 2/ A

Bill Hanage

BillHanage

I'm quoted in this @nytimes article from @apoorva_nyc being blunt (again) about the clumsy way we communicate risks of airborne transmission, and the way @WHO has handled it 1/nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/health/239-experts-with-

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

It's being widely reported that 1 dose of the Astra/Oxford vaccine reduces transmission by 67%. My understanding is that this is not what the paper shows, or what the authors

Tim Dougherty, M. Universe

MrTimDougherty

This is the collection of evidence that CDPH cites for the foundation of the ridiculous guidelines update for schools. https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Safe-Schools-for-All-Plan-Science.aspx#.YASkC39jCGQ.twitter the

Jeremy Farrar

JeremyFarrar

In the UK, as in other parts Europe we are at an inflexion point in #COVID19 pandemic.Transmission & new cases of infection have increased. Social restrictions of the last 4mths

Bill Hanage

BillHanage

It’s very far from unexpected, but look at the National US cases ticking up per the @nytimes. A couple comments on that 1/n first the comparison with the spring -

Prof Francois Balloux

BallouxFrancois

UK React-1 study update for 4-13 February period:"Prevalence fell substantially across all age groups with highest prevalence among 18- to 24-year olds at 0.89% (0.47%, 1.67%) and those aged 5

Linsey Marr

linseymarr

Why might homemade face coverings be more effective than expected? Sharing preliminary results from @isjinpan and @charbelEharb because of importance. All masks on manikin, even loose bandana, have ~50% or

Lindsay Wiley

ProfLWiley

This data combines all transmission among people who *live together* with “social gatherings.” It is being used to argue that we should stop regulating businesses & other workplaces & focus

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

Great article by @Keri_Enriquez_ covering the key points re #BetterMasks This is another critical tool in our overall pandemic strategy, most important during indoor crowding where both droplets & aerosols

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