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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jan 28
      Replying to @DKThomp

      I don't think that's really true. I know that there are very strong opinions on both sides, but I suspect that you could write the exact same article arguing the opposite position and have just as many studies to back up your points

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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jan 28
      Replying to @GidMK @DKThomp

      The challenge here is that much of this data is mixed, uncertain, and hard to interpret. Having many studies with the same methodology saying the same thing doesn't necessarily provide any more evidence if they all have the same biases

      2 replies 4 retweets 74 likes
    3. Dominique Heinke is off bird watching or something‏ @Epi_D_Nique Jan 28
      Replying to @GidMK @DKThomp

      Agree. One of the things that makes it difficult to be confident in these studies is that all of the biases would lead to an underestimate of cases transmitted in schools. Routine asymptomatic testing & genetic sequencing could help clear a lot of this up.

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    4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jan 28
      Replying to @Epi_D_Nique @DKThomp

      Yes, exactly! If kids are less likely to experience symptoms (almost certainly true), and we only test those with symptoms (often the case), then it's pretty much inevitable that we'd underestimate the true number of infections in the age group

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    5. Dominique Heinke is off bird watching or something‏ @Epi_D_Nique Jan 28
      Replying to @GidMK @DKThomp

      Indeed. Additionally, it would be helpful to know what contact tracing means in each study because it sounds like each district does it differently. I would like to know what criteria they use & how they are able to confidently identify transmission sources in high spread areas.

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    8. Dominique Heinke is off bird watching or something‏ @Epi_D_Nique Jan 28

      Exactly this! This study from the NFL came out today and the difference in the resources and seriousness of the infection control measures compared to our public schools is very telling. Why this hadn’t gotten this level of resources is the story.https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7004e2.htm …

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    9. Gregory Herczeg‏ @GregHerczeg Jan 28
      Replying to @Epi_D_Nique @GidMK @DKThomp

      I think that the cost would have been enormous. It's also possible that supplies are insufficient.

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    10. Dominique Heinke is off bird watching or something‏ @Epi_D_Nique Jan 28
      Replying to @GregHerczeg @GidMK @DKThomp

      Without a doubt. But maybe we could do it in one school district so we’d have the information to make the best decisions in a horrible situation? If opening schools is so important, where’s the investment in doing it safely?

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jan 28
      Replying to @Epi_D_Nique @GregHerczeg @DKThomp

      That's a really good point that I have not seen raised. Why aren't there RCTs looking at school openings? Why are we relying on a website that mostly just collates similarly biased observational data rather than a group of well-run studies that actually answer the question?

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        2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jan 28
          Replying to @GidMK @Epi_D_Nique and

          It's certainly not because it's impossible to do. I can think of several designs that would reasonably compare safety of school reopnening in a variety of situations. And yet, the debate usually just comes back to who is right about the slim evidence that we DO have

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        3. Dominique Heinke is off bird watching or something‏ @Epi_D_Nique Jan 28
          Replying to @GidMK @GregHerczeg @DKThomp

          It’s incredibly frustrating.

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        1. Erin McJ‏ @normdeviate Jan 28
          Replying to @GidMK @Epi_D_Nique and

          At the start of the school year I asked a virologist, who is planning to collect good data to assess this in the US? and he replied, nobody is. I was flabbergasted than and am so mad that it’s still true.

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        2. Dominique Heinke is off bird watching or something‏ @Epi_D_Nique Jan 29
          Replying to @NKinNewEng @GidMK and

          Similarly biased studies in non-representative settings + magical thinking bc it is what you want to be true so you don’t have to face the very real trade offs that have to be made. If you can convince yourself it’s safe for everyone then the answer seems easy & clean.

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