Re. "Is this really a debate?". Watch this video for yourself...
While this is from July 2020... so far there has been no public movement from Dr. Conly or the WHO IPAC committee on this issue. If anything they have dug-in their heels further.
Let's unpack Dr. Conly on the Precautionary Principle.
Q: Why weren't HCW provided N95s, given the advanced warning that SARS2 might be Airborne?
Conly: "I need to see a much higher level of evidence..."
(🤔 That's not how the Precautionary Principle works)
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He then makes a pretty bold claim:
"certainly from our experience in Alberta, in Phase 1" the HCWs wore "gowns, gloves, medical masks"... and "not a single HCW transmission"... despite "highly infectious, hot viral patients"
*Phase 1* is defined here: MARCH-APRIL 2020
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So why the "Phase 1" qualifier? Why is he using evidence from a 1 to 2 month period that was over a year ago, and extrapolating out to "8 months of continuous contact time", rather than just telling us what happened during the past year?
Just want to clarify that it's likely the Mother was the Index case. Child tested negative at the hospital. Mother was asymptomatic but developed symptoms 2 days after discharge, tested positive on day 4. Child tested positive on day 6.
Another key quote:
"As some of the report's authors were taking part in the medical round and got infected, we can declare there was full compliance with PPE guidelines."