Excellent thread on new @CDCMMWR household transmission study.

Depressing take-home: risk of #SARSCoV2 person infecting people they live with may be much worse in US than other countries...if so, another piece of puzzle why #SARSCoV2 spreading like fire here... https://twitter.com/DiseaseEcology/status/1322431681039495168

Greater household spread in US plausible given natl failures:
long waits for test results to confirm #SARSCoV2
little govt support for safe, free places for case to isolate when lack of PPE for all homes
lack of clear, consistent norms re: behaviors when a case...

Timing of this study was a bolt of

Made me think harder about exactly what I’ll do re: #SARSCoV2 in my household w kids:

masking in home as much as possible, even if feels weird
windows cracked when in room together, esp if masks off
Each of us sleep in separate area

Here’s info from @DearPandemic! A checklist if someone in your household suspected or confirmed to have #SARSCoV2

With infections rising across US, now’s the time to read this & make sure you’ve got yr supplies & a plan https://dearpandemic.org/caring-for-someone-with-coronavirus-at-home/