The #Omicron variant has been found in Colorado, thx to thorough surveillance by @CDPHE.
Omicron cases now detected in three counties in the US. I live in one of them. Seems like a great*time to take both individual & collective responsibility to slow spread. How?
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Omicron cases now detected in three counties in the US. I live in one of them. Seems like a great*time to take both individual & collective responsibility to slow spread. How?
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2/ Don't freak out. It's "not a time for panic, a time for caution." You have some indiv control over your COVID health risk:
✅ Vax + boost yourself & family
✅ Wear a tight-fitting, high-quality mask
When possible:
✅ Avoid crowded areas
✅ Move meetings outside
✅ Open windows
✅ Vax + boost yourself & family
✅ Wear a tight-fitting, high-quality mask
When possible:
✅ Avoid crowded areas
✅ Move meetings outside
✅ Open windows
3/ Loads of resources on what high-quality mask to choose & the #COVIDisAirborne safety protocols that you can follow.
A couple example recent threads on #BetterMasks:
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A couple example recent threads on #BetterMasks:
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https://twitter.com/HuffmanLabDU/status/1466188854822539268
https://twitter.com/HuffmanLabDU/status/1463519874001604620?s=20
4/ Be aware of the air you share with others. Open windows when possible (Colorado weather has been frighteningly warm, but great for COVID ventilation).
If you can, buy or make yourself, your office or school a HEPA or #CorsiRosenthalBox air purifier.
If you can, buy or make yourself, your office or school a HEPA or #CorsiRosenthalBox air purifier.
https://twitter.com/HuffmanLabDU/status/1465169952923525130
5/ Also add rapid COVID testing to your repertoire of options. If you think you may have been exposed: test. If you are going to join a holiday or other gathering: test. This will help you & community stay ahead of some of the silent, asymptomatic spread.
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1436147664794501175
6/ You have much control over helping to keep yourself as healthy as possible - whether it be wrt Delta, Omicron, or even the flu. Wash your hands & be smart, but put your attention & effort primarily into reducing airborne interaction. #COVIDisAirborne
7/ BUT ... this is also the time for leaders to bite the bullet & buckle down to protect their constituents, members, or students.
Call your representatives and your school districts to urge for the hard decisions about mask policies. Get them to focus on airborne spread.
Call your representatives and your school districts to urge for the hard decisions about mask policies. Get them to focus on airborne spread.
8/ See e.g. this thread today from @Lakdawala_Lab. It shows results of #MaskMandates by comparing states w/ similar vax rates, but different policies.
Ends: "What does this mean? We need states to put on STATEWIDE MASK MANDATES FOR EVERYONE INDOORS!!"
Ends: "What does this mean? We need states to put on STATEWIDE MASK MANDATES FOR EVERYONE INDOORS!!"
https://twitter.com/Lakdawala_Lab/status/1466528525586878466
9/ Ask your schools to appreciate how they can help reduce both visible & invisible (asymptomatic) spread. Encourage them to:
✅ Test aggressively
✅ Install HEPA filters
✅ Enforce high-quality mask usage by students, teachers
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✅ Test aggressively
✅ Install HEPA filters
✅ Enforce high-quality mask usage by students, teachers
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https://twitter.com/HuffmanLabDU/status/1428388707141263360
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https://twitter.com/HuffmanLabDU/status/1465544071565348871
10/ And encourage your schools & offices not to forget about policies surrounding times when masks are OFF. You can't eat or drink w/ a mask on. So there needs to be a plan in place during meals (outside; more attention to air).
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https://twitter.com/HuffmanLabDU/status/1438532347901612036
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https://twitter.com/HuffmanLabDU/status/1436080238237159426
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