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#COVSIM project @NCState models how #DeltaVariant might spread through a school, and how different mitigation strategies could slow it down. covsim.hosted-wordpress.oit.ncsu.edu/school-level-m…

Slides & headlines...

'Masks and testing, when used in combination, can prevent 80% of new infections.' Image
#COVSIM project @NCState model headlines

What Does This Mean?

Presumably the UK government is aware of such research and has a view about how best to prepare young people, their schools, and their families for the new academic year.

Without #masks?
Without 12-15 #vaccinations? Image
#COVSIM project @NCState model headlines

What Does This Mean?

Presumably the UK government is aware of such research and has a view about how best to prepare young people, their schools, and their families for the new academic year.

Risks to parents & grandparents?
#LongCovid? Image
#COVSIM project @NCState model headlines

What Does This Mean?

Presumably UK government is aware of such research and has a view about how best to prepare young people, their schools, and their families for the new academic year?

If so
✔️Universal #masks
✔️Improved ventilation Image
#COVSIM project @NCState model headlines

What Does This Mean... for the UK and its schools? It surely means there are some serious questions to be asked about the government's strategy.

Great link to much more detail via @denise_dewald.

#COVSIM model @NCState

'Masks and testing, when used in combination, can prevent 80% of new infections'?

Let's not forget [UK government] children below age 16 do not have an option for #vaccination yet, so surely are at particular risk for both acquiring and spreading disease? Image

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Research shows that people in public-facing roles are infected more often and more likely to develop long COVID - hence persistent shortages in such jobs, including teachers, prison officers, health & child care workers. @SalvMattera @yaneerbaryam @TheWHN
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'Occupational differences in the prevalence and severity of long-COVID: Analysis of the @ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey'.
'Highlights sectors and occupations where further research is needed to understand the occupational factors resulting in long-COVID.'

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@ONS 'Public facing industries, including teaching and education, social care, healthcare, civil service, retail & transport industries & occupations had highest odds ratios for long-COVID.'
Occupational differences: analysis of @ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey:
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Jun 21
'Difficult to think of a disease, injury or infection that doesn’t involve some kind of immune response: findings change the way we could control this response.'🧑‍🔬@LabListon @CamPathology et al @Cambridge_Uni @ImmunolCellBiol 1/n
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'Most symptoms of infections such as COVID are not from the virus itself, but from the body’s immune system attacking the virus.'🧑‍🔬@LabListon @CamPathology et al @Cambridge_Uni @ImmunolCellBiol 2/n
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'Once the virus is past its peak, regulatory T cells should switch off the body’s immune response, in some people the process isn’t very efficient & can result in ongoing problems.'🧑‍🔬@LabListon et al @CamPathology @Cambridge_Uni 3/n
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🌬️'Children with long Covid may experience new or worsening mental health conditions or psychiatric symptoms, which can lead to behavioral problems at school, changes to eating or sleeping, and other signs associated with pediatric depression or anxiety.'
nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/27756…
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Consensus Study Report: Highlights
'Long COVID, one of many terms commonly used to refer to persistent new or worsening health effects following acute infection, manifests as hundreds of symptoms in many different body systems.'
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'Long COVID, one of many terms commonly used to refer to persistent new or worsening health effects following acute #SARSCoV2 infection, manifests as hundreds of symptoms in many different body systems.' @pvolberding @zalaly @MVGutierrezMD @hopealuko @swulfie et al., @theNASEM. Image
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Feb 29
#Breathtaking: Since 8 Aug 2023, daily number of hospital beds occupied by people suffering from COVID, in England, hasn't been less than 2,000.
29-weeks where people occupying hospital beds infected with this airborne virus averaged around 3,245.
No wonder the NHS is exhausted! Image
Source: 'COVID-19 Hospital Activity.'
@NHSEngland
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Chart: estimated number of🏥patients, in England, admitted each 24 hours, where patient known to have COVID-19, plus patients diagnosed in hospital with COVID-19 in previous 24 hours [Jun 2023-23 Feb 2024].
🤔Approx 95,000; average 355 daily.
Data source: england.nhs.uk/statistics/sta…
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Dec 3, 2023
Some 'countries neighbouring China have [reportedly] now raised their alert levels to high amid the rapid spread of the mystery strain of 'white lung pneumonia' - aiming to prevent the 'Covid-like' virus from spreading...' Report via @the mirror

mirror.co.uk/news/world-new…
Pneumonia:

‘Pneumonia is usually caused by a bacterial or viral infection.

You can catch it from someone who has it, or you can sometimes get it if you have another infection such as flu or coronavirus (COVID-19)…’

Further information via nhs.uk/conditions/pne…
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‘The Covid-like pneumonia virus has been a source of chaos in China for weeks; experts now fear a new pandemic could be on the way. Officials in other countries are preparing in case the virus spreads through their population...’ Article @DailyMirror

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Nov 28, 2023
Ventilated, clean air, plays key role preventing spread of COVID & its impact on performance & productivity.
Repeated exposure to poor indoor air quality proven to: lead to 🫁&🫀diseases, & cancer, exacerbate asthma, increase absenteeism. @JohnsHopkinsSPH
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'Indoor air quality can be polluted by range of sources, including mold, radon, CO2, particulate matter, chemicals in cleaning products, off-gassing from building materials and furnishings, and even outdoor air #pollution.' @ggronvall @JohnsHopkinsSPH
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What’s 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 our 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 air?
'Many 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 diseases, including COVID, flu, RSV, and measles, spread through airborne transmission, which occurs much more easily in indoor environments.'
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