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In this OpEd (nytimes.com/2021/12/20/opi…), I argued that we should reduce the recommended isolation period for #COVID19 in vaccinated persons. This is how I think through a problem like this. 🧵⬇️
Call it #ThinkLikeAPublicHealthPractitioner, which is different than thinking like a virologist, epidemiologist, or clinician.
Virology helps us answer: how infectious are people with COVID-19 based on duration of infection, vaccination status, symptoms, and other factors?
Virology helps us answer: how infectious are people with COVID-19 based on duration of infection, vaccination status, symptoms, and other factors?
Epidemiology helps us answer: what is the impact on community disease transmission for different isolation policies and different levels of adherence to those policies?
