Thread by @fearnley_k

Attention all! Esp NHS clinicians.
The following study must be pulled with immediate effect.
fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR1355…

The study seeks to answer whether use of routine use of FFP3 masks or fluid-resistant surgical masks (FRSM) by front-line healthcare workers affords better protection from illness due to respiratory viruses

We *know* SARS CoV-2 is unequivocally airborne.

Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been officially recognised by WHO, ECDC and CDC.

Protection from an airborne virus warrants airborne PPE precautions, including FFP3 mask.

Multiple studies show airborne PPE precautions, including use of FFP3 mask, better protect healthcare workers & help to reduce risk of viral transmission.

elifesciences.org/articles/71131

The proposed study would wilfully expose staff to a known pathogen, which has potential to cause death and long-term disability.

This study should *never* have been granted ethical approval.

The study has already been awarded in excess of 1 million pounds.

Corrupt misuse of public funds, an attempt of @UKHSA to dodge accountability of healthcare worker death and disability caused by shortfall in supples of, and poor quality PPE.

This study needs to pulled with immediate effect. It is not ethically acceptable to conduct a randomised controlled trial which would expose healthcare workers to a known biological hazard.

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