#Transmission

Our @CDCDirector proposes the US should diverge from the rest of the world & @WHO guidelines & have children wear masks outdoors while playing contact sports like soccer. Available scientific
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1/ #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 transmission isn't equal: some cases transmit much more than others. We know that close, crowded, poor ventilated places (esp w loud talking/singing) link to superspreader events.Minimising these
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Paper out in Nature Comms. We developed a framework to analyse the contribution of #SARSCoV2 mutations to the virus' transmissibility. We applied it to nearly 50k genomes and we found
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London cardiologist friendly to Boris:“We discharged known, suspected and unknown cases into care homes which were unprepared with no formal warning that the patients were infected, no testing available, and
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Herd immunity is back. This article quotes its proponents, and then yours truly and @gregggonsalves on why in the absence of a clear way to protect the vulnerable from a
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Businesses can say “masks required at all times” — it isn’t enough to only declare and not enforce. If a significant # (like the 100+ non-maskers yesterday at Airborne trampoline
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Here is my take. This is not a time to promote new technology that is not a tried and true solution. The indoor air quality space is one that is
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Thanks to prior #cough research I had been doing in #tuberculosis I got to know the excellent work of Dr. Lydia Bourouiba who works at @MIT. I think understanding her
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We're here in Traralgon tonight to hear from Prof. Ross Garnaut talk about the book 'Superpower', and the big opportunities for renewable energy in the Latrobe Valley and Gippsland.The room
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OK, let's address these "why did we lock down if BLM protests are ok" takes. There are lots of pundits arguing this means public health advice is all relative to
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Quick thread on latest @ONS infection survey data, which is very informative!FYI: the survey involves mass random population testing for #COVID19 in England and Wales, so is not biased by
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V. interesting hypothesis in @mattwridley piece: what if transmission has been out of control in hospitals and care homes, but pretty low elsewhere? Tragic we didn't shield better. But something
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It's now 18 days since *non-essential* retail, gyms, hairdressers & outdoor pubs/cafes/restaurants opened in step 2 of the roadmap in England. So plenty of time to see any effect on
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Our new preliminary analysis looks at the potential impact of various isolation, contact tracing, testing, and physical distancing measures on COVID-19, using social interaction data from over 40,000 people in
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#1 "Pandemic of the Vaccinated" #2 From: The epidemiological relevance of the COVID-19-vaccinated population is increasingHigh COVID-19 vaccination rates were expected to reduce transmission.. by reducing the number of possible
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For me and for everyone I know who has been following #covid19, the last few days have felt like a profound shift in the epidemic. We are clearly entering a
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