Detailed graphical representation of the story of the US elementary school teacher who infected 12 of her masked students by reading aloud without mask.
Lessons:
1. Multiple factors have to be in place to prevent outbreaks
2. Aerosol spread infects people both near & far
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Lessons:
1. Multiple factors have to be in place to prevent outbreaks
2. Aerosol spread infects people both near & far
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https://twitter.com/jljcolorado/status/1437446521897717760
3. Masks did not protect the children from getting infected.
4. The teacher was unvaccinated, and had attended social gatherings.
5. She developed mild “allergy” symptoms which she chose to ignore (this could happen to anyone: wisdom is easier in hindsight)
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4. The teacher was unvaccinated, and had attended social gatherings.
5. She developed mild “allergy” symptoms which she chose to ignore (this could happen to anyone: wisdom is easier in hindsight)
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6. Children in the next classroom also got infected, showing how far aerosols can travel
7. This also shows physical spacing is of limited value (think cigarette smoke in a room, spacing doesn’t change how the smoke spreads or smells)
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7. This also shows physical spacing is of limited value (think cigarette smoke in a room, spacing doesn’t change how the smoke spreads or smells)
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8. In crowded, resource-poor settings, it is hard to implement all layers of protection.
9. Recent vaccination of the teacher could theoretically have prevented this. But if she socialised a few months AFTER receiving the shot, she could pick up mild/asymptomatic infection.
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9. Recent vaccination of the teacher could theoretically have prevented this. But if she socialised a few months AFTER receiving the shot, she could pick up mild/asymptomatic infection.
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This is because antibody levels naturally drop after a few months, allowing the virus to infect again. This is happening commonly.
10. Social behaviour (and ventilation) are as important as other layers of protection; vaccines & masks alone aren’t going to make it go away.
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10. Social behaviour (and ventilation) are as important as other layers of protection; vaccines & masks alone aren’t going to make it go away.
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11. Perhaps the most effective answer is to radically change the classroom concept (where feasible) from indoors to outdoors.
Why? Because aerosols are far less dangerous OUTDOORS than indoors. If online education can work, so can the outdoor concept.
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Why? Because aerosols are far less dangerous OUTDOORS than indoors. If online education can work, so can the outdoor concept.
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