Esta infografía demuestra las actividades de bajo a alto riesgo.
El nivel de riesgo de cada actividad varía basado en los siguientes factores: 2/
1. ESPACIOS CERRADOS: las actividades que ocurren adentro suben el riesgo; es mejor hacer las actividades al aire libre 3/
2. DURACIÓN DE INTERACCIÓN: pasando menos tiempo con personas con las que no vive baja el riesgo 4/
3. AGLOMERACIÓN: donde haya más personas será más difícil mantener la distancia adecuada entre ellas; menos aglomeración baja el riesgo 5/
4. EXHALACIÓN FUERTE: Estornudos, gritos, cantos y tos suben el riesgo 6/
Las mujeres científicas de “Dear Pandemic” también queremos notar que los riesgos varían depende en el uso de tapabocas/mascarillas. Por ejemplo, si tiene que viajar por transporte público (actividad de alto riesgo), usando tapaboca puede bajar este riesgo. 7/ @Simone_Biles
🔥Otro factor que varía el nivel de riesgo es la cantidad de casos en el área donde vive uno.
Por eso es importante tener en cuenta toda esta información cuando decide cuales actividades valen la pena para uno y para los seres queridos. 8/
1/ Q: Has almost everyone been infected with COVID by now?
A: Recent estimates suggest around 58% of the population in the US and over 70% in England have been previously infected, with BIG increases during the Omicron wave.
3/ ➡️ During the Omicron wave from December 2021-February 2022, this estimate increased from 33% to 58%.
➡️ Rates vary a lot by age, ranging from 33.2% for those over age 65 to 75% for those under age 18.
2/ Not likely. If your kids are suddenly getting sick a lot, this is likely due to “catching up” on exposures rather than a weakened immune system.
3/ Many families w/ young kids have been hunkered down for the better part of 2 years– a good % of a young child’s entire life. While isolation had *many* downsides, we can agree that not having to suction snot out of infant noses or clean up norovirus puke was a happy upside.
1/ Q: Are cases peaking? That means it’s all downhill from here, right?
A: Sort of…. Remember that even if cases come down as quickly as they rise, there will be as many cases *after* the peak as before (think area under the curve).
2/ ➡️ And if the downward slope is *slower* than the rise, we will see *more* cases during the decline from a surge.
3/ Burning fast could be a silver lining of super transmissible #Omicron. Cases rose & fell quickly in S. Africa (w/ hospitalizations & deaths still lagging). The UK appears to have turned the Omicron corner. Many US states appear past their peak in cases, w/ regional variation:
Unfortunately, this includes New Year’s Eve plans. The perfect storm of a new variant & holiday get-togethers is hitting communities & health care w/ FORCE! Testing is in short supply.
3/ Health care is under extreme pressure with surging cases. If you can avoid even one additional contact, you are helping. This is a temporary and urgent request (from a health care provider).