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Dr. Bonnie Maldonado (@StanfordPeds) shares #COVID19 updates at the @StanfordEMED Town Hall.
🦠immunity is not durable once infected
🦠animals get coronas, and do NOT infect humans. However, human coronavirus on animal furs can spread the virus.

#PerspectiveNOTPanic #EMConf

Nasal swabs is a better test. A lot more virus in the nose than other parts of the body, which may explain droplet precaution.

#COVID19 #perspectiveNOTpanic #GetUsPPE #safetyfirst

Shedding may occur up to 48 hours before symptomatic. Asymptomatic may have lower viral load, and may not be as infectious, BUT STILL DO SHED AND ARE INFECTIOUS.

By 14 days, most people stop shedding.

#StayAtHome #COVID19 #ShelterInPlace #perspectiveNOTpanic

#COVID19 seems to last on surfaces from 8h-72h depending on the surface.

Aerosol transmission is a subject of interest as it may last for hours; 3-6ft is a good measure.

#CoronaVirusUpdate: the virus can be inactivated because of their lipid layers--sanitizer, hand wash, etc.

#CoronaVirusUpdate: the virus is mostly transmitted via droplet and not airborne.

#COVID19 #GetUsPPE #safetyfirst #Frontliners

#CoronaVirusUpdate: These are some of the sources of #COVID19 infections #FrontlineWorkers are exposed to.

Contamination occurs.

All positive air samples by PCR are genes; we do not know if they are live virus.

#doctorsarehumanstoo #GetUsPPE #SafetyFirst #StayAtHome

#CoronaVirusUpdate: Nasal swabs are better for diagnostics! study done at @StanfordEMED

30 #COVID19 pts recruited
29 of 30 concordance with self-administered nasal swab vs. oropharyngeal swab
12 of 30 still shedding at second visit

#perspectiveNOTpanic

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