Thread by @AbraarKaran

Many close colleagues & friends were impacted by this; & many of our incredible hospital epidemiologists are hard at work.

But, I do think that it is critically important that all hospitals provide regular #covid19 testing for employees, especially given asymptomatic spread.

2/ By the nature of hospital work-- crowded together in small rooms for much of the day-- it becomes virtually impossible to prevent this type of spread without regular testing.

And, given aerosol contribution is most relevant in closed, poorly ventilated rooms...

3/ ...surgical masks alone are not always sufficient, for individual protection, or for source control.

We need to protect our healthcare workers. This is one of the applications in which rapid antigen testing could have big implications- ensuring no infectious worker comes in.

4/ Better ventilation is also likely a player here. Many workrooms in hospitals do not have any windows-- you can't pull down the window if there aren't any.
And this is certainly not a problem specific to any hospital or any workplace-- many, many workplaces will run into this.

5/ Thanks to @BrighamChiefs @BrighamWomens leadership which is ensuring that all trainees & others are being tested.

Again- this can happen to any hospital, & most likely will more often while community transmission of #covid19 increases around the country in the coming months.