Thread by @sdbaral

Why was #COVID19 seasonality so controversial?

Respiratory viruses are seasonal 2ary to immunity, population, and environmental determinants.

However, I was unprepared for how controversial discussing potential seasonality of seasonal hCoVs would be

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Goals of discussing seasonality:

1) Facilitate empiric interpretation of the effects of Wave 1 restriction-based strategies
2) Prepare for Wave 2 with data-driven interventions responding to inequities nearly universally observed explained by living and working conditions.

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Let's discuss this and much more:

1) Correlates of exposure/immunity (humoral & cellular markers)
2) Optimal mask interventions (who, where, why, how) to maximize population-level incidence reduction
3) Mandates vs guidelines facilitated by resources
4) Fear vs empowerment

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In Wave 2, let's stop attacking non-stigmatizing but differing perspectives on optimal intervention strategies.

Let's open up the discussion.

As guess what, none of us know.

We are all guessing.

So let's guess together.

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