Someone just sent me info on outbreak in a hospital break room where 14/15 got infected by 1 index case in one shift. The max in room at once time was 4. Warning: don’t take off mask just because people are not present. The virus can linger in the air in small spaces for hours.
The infectious staff worker had slight symptoms….
Another detail….all were doubly vaccinated with Pfizer in Feb 2021.
More complete details and actual wording in 3 parts
Acute hospital outbreak of Delta among night shift staff in ED. Of 15 people who used a common break room during the shift, with max occupancy of 4 at a time, 14 tested positive. Index case came to work with mild symptoms.(1/3)
Acute hospital outbreak of Delta among night shift staff in ED. Of 15 people who used a common break room during the shift, with max occupancy of 4 at a time, 14 tested positive. Index case came to work with mild symptoms.(1/3)
The hospital had no provision for use of antigen self-test kits if symptomatic. Policy was staff asked not to come to work if symptomatic but attend for a PCR test and await results. (2/3)
All 15 staff were fully vaccinated >150 days prior to the incident. The break room had open window ventilation but no air handling, HEPA filtration, or CO2 monitoring. (3/3)
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