A: Too soon to tell. (Sigh, the uncertainty is so hard!). Yesterday the World Health Organization assigned “variant of concern” status and a formal name – Omicron – to a worrisome new strain of the coronavirus. While it’s too soon to tell if Omicron will fizzle or flare, the cruelty of exponential math demands urgent …
See the answer in this video by Dr. Chana Davis from Fueled by Science . DP Links: Do the COVID-19 vaccines reduce transmission? References: Outbreak Associated with SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant in an Elementary School — Marin County, California, May–June 2021 Pfizer Vaccine Efficacy (Ages 5-11). Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee October 26, …
A: When bed partners have varying degrees of risk exposure and vulnerability to the disease, it’s worth discussing sleeping in separate spaces. The Nerdy Girls call this COVID Bed Spread. Here are some benefits to sleeping apart from other household members: 1.) REDUCED RISK OF VIRAL EXPOSURE (in both directions). Spending six or more hours …
A: Two priorities: ventilation and filtration. See six key diligence questions below. First, two definitions for those who might want a “refresher” (ha ha…pun intended ;)) ➡️ VENTILATION – the provision of *fresh air* to indoor spaces; and ➡️ FILTRATION – the removal of disease-causing particles from indoor air Now onto the six key questions….. …
They put COVID-19 infected people in a room and measured how much virus was in the air under different conditions. ❓What did they find? TL;DR: ➡️ The more virus the person had in their nose, the more was in the room (shocker!) ➡️ HEPA FILTRATION reduced viral load in the air the most ➡️ Increased …
😷 Reminder: Masks can be worn safely by most children. There are very few reasons for children to be exempt from wearing a mask in school. 😶🌫️ There is a lot of confusion around who can qualify for a medical exemption from a mask, especially as children are getting back to school. Many hospitals and …
If my mom went to the hair salon on Thursday (hair stylist was masked, mom wasn’t) and her hair stylist developed COVID-19 symptoms on Saturday, then I saw my mom (outside, not distanced or masked) on Sunday, am I exposed and should I get tested? A: We get it, figuring out when and if to …
Una investigación reciente de los CDC de un brote en California encontró que un maestro no vacunado infectó a doce estudiantes de escuela primaria de una clase de 24 estudiantes. Todos los estudiantes eran demasiado jóvenes para ser elegibles para la vacuna. Conclusiones claves: ➡️ VACUNARSE ➡️ ¡MANTENGA SU MÁSCARILLA MIENTRAS HABLA! ➡️ QUEDARSE EN …
Probablemente no. Y cuando se toma en cuenta la posibilidad de infectarse en primer lugar, las personas vacunadas tienen muchas menos probabilidades de transmitir el virus. 💥 A grandes rasgos: Es probable que las personas vacunadas *puedan* transmitir el virus, pero este riesgo NO es el mismo que las personas no vacunadas. Entre las crecientes …
A recent CDC outbreak investigation found that an unvaccinated teacher infected twelve elementary school students out of a class of 24 students in California. All students were too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Key take-aways: ➡️ GET VACCINATED ➡️ KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHILE TALKING!! ➡️ STAY HOME WHEN SICK ➡️ GET VACCINATED …
