#StudyOfTheDay from The Lancet:
First study of its kind measuring #Covid shedding with and without face coverings in infected humans in real-world conditions of #mask and #respirator use with no fit testing.
Reductions reached as high as 98 percent!
#MasksWork, bébés. 😷 #CovidIsNotOver
First study of its kind measuring #Covid shedding with and without face coverings in infected humans in real-world conditions of #mask and #respirator use with no fit testing.
Reductions reached as high as 98 percent!
#MasksWork, bébés. 😷 #CovidIsNotOver
Study reaffirms that masks prevent COVID-19 transmission
A new study in <em>The Lancet</em> demonstrates that face coverings dramatically reduce the load of SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled breath from infected persons. The reductions reached as high as 98 percent, wi...
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November 27, 2024 at 1:26 PM
#StudyOfTheDay from The Lancet:
First study of its kind measuring #Covid shedding with and without face coverings in infected humans in real-world conditions of #mask and #respirator use with no fit testing.
Reductions reached as high as 98 percent!
#MasksWork, bébés. 😷 #CovidIsNotOver
First study of its kind measuring #Covid shedding with and without face coverings in infected humans in real-world conditions of #mask and #respirator use with no fit testing.
Reductions reached as high as 98 percent!
#MasksWork, bébés. 😷 #CovidIsNotOver
#StudyOfTheDay Stopping masking & testing was associated with a 25% increase in hospital-onset respiratory viral infections, and resuming masking among staff was associated with a 33% decrease.
Almost like WE SHOULD HAVE KEPT #MASKS IN HEALTHCARE, n’est ce pas?!
#MasksWork #BringBackMasks
Almost like WE SHOULD HAVE KEPT #MASKS IN HEALTHCARE, n’est ce pas?!
#MasksWork #BringBackMasks
Testing and Masking Policies and Hospital-Onset Respiratory Viral Infections
This cohort study examines the ratio between hospital- and community-onset respiratory viral infections at different levels of testing and masking from 2020 to 2024.
jamanetwork.com
December 2, 2024 at 11:46 PM
#StudyOfTheDay Stopping masking & testing was associated with a 25% increase in hospital-onset respiratory viral infections, and resuming masking among staff was associated with a 33% decrease.
Almost like WE SHOULD HAVE KEPT #MASKS IN HEALTHCARE, n’est ce pas?!
#MasksWork #BringBackMasks
Almost like WE SHOULD HAVE KEPT #MASKS IN HEALTHCARE, n’est ce pas?!
#MasksWork #BringBackMasks
#StudyOfTheDay
“Researchers found that essential workers who received a third COVID-19 monovalent mRNA vaccine dose had lower odds of long-COVID–related gastrointestinal, neurologic, and other symptoms than unvaccinated participants, by 63%, 44%, and 52%, respectively.”
#GetVaccinated
“Researchers found that essential workers who received a third COVID-19 monovalent mRNA vaccine dose had lower odds of long-COVID–related gastrointestinal, neurologic, and other symptoms than unvaccinated participants, by 63%, 44%, and 52%, respectively.”
#GetVaccinated
COVID vaccines protect frontline workers from long COVID, data suggest
The study was based on outcomes seen among essential workers with COVID-19 infection from June 2021 to September 2022.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 17, 2024 at 3:57 PM
#StudyOfTheDay
“Researchers found that essential workers who received a third COVID-19 monovalent mRNA vaccine dose had lower odds of long-COVID–related gastrointestinal, neurologic, and other symptoms than unvaccinated participants, by 63%, 44%, and 52%, respectively.”
#GetVaccinated
“Researchers found that essential workers who received a third COVID-19 monovalent mRNA vaccine dose had lower odds of long-COVID–related gastrointestinal, neurologic, and other symptoms than unvaccinated participants, by 63%, 44%, and 52%, respectively.”
#GetVaccinated
#StudyOfTheDay: This study found #unvaccinated ppl who had Covid were at a **significantly** higher risk of cardiovascular complications compared to #vaccinated ppl.
#VaccinesWork #GetVaccinated
#StaySafe #LoveYous🎀
#VaccinesWork #GetVaccinated
#StaySafe #LoveYous🎀
Long-term cardiovascular outcomes of COVID-19 - Nature Medicine
Individuals with COVID-19 are at increased long-term risk for a wide range of cardiovascular disorders, even for individuals who were not hospitalized during the acute phase of the infection.
www.nature.com
November 12, 2024 at 6:23 PM
#StudyOfTheDay: This study found #unvaccinated ppl who had Covid were at a **significantly** higher risk of cardiovascular complications compared to #vaccinated ppl.
#VaccinesWork #GetVaccinated
#StaySafe #LoveYous🎀
#VaccinesWork #GetVaccinated
#StaySafe #LoveYous🎀