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    1. Gavin Sheridan‏Verified account @gavinsblog 18 Oct 2020

      Can't help but feel both NPHET and the Gov are dealing with the virus we thought we had in March, and not the virus we know we have now (and have known for some time). Have certain things not been internalised or something?

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    2. Gavin Sheridan‏Verified account @gavinsblog 18 Oct 2020

      And the things I think of are: - aerosolised virus (we knew before but know better now) - backward tracing (still not clear we do this well or at all) - 20% of infected responsible for 80% of infections

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    3. Gavin Sheridan‏Verified account @gavinsblog 18 Oct 2020

      In my bones it still *feels like* we're prescribing solutions to a different virus altogether. Happy to be corrected though.

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    4. Gavin Sheridan‏Verified account @gavinsblog 18 Oct 2020

      Because if we were there would be clear gov guidance on things like - air filters - indoor environments & air circulation - how backward tracing is done & why

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    5. Gavin Sheridan‏Verified account @gavinsblog 18 Oct 2020

      And in public consciousness - has the "smoky" nature of aerosolised virus sunk in? Or are people still thinking 2 metre distance (maskless) is safe enough because the virus falls to the floor? Because I'm not sure it has.

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    6. Gavin Sheridan‏Verified account @gavinsblog 18 Oct 2020

      And if a window was missed to standup more/faster testing combined with more resources for backward tracing, then surely now is the time to do so, because it looks like there will be a second lockdown window anyway. And a chance to re-engineer public health advice?

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    7. Gavin Sheridan‏Verified account @gavinsblog 18 Oct 2020

      No doubt NPHET are *aware*, but there can easily be a disconnect between their knowledge and public knowledge, and how that "new" knowledge is communicated. I assume groups of people meeting in a home for example may assume social distance is sufficient, when it's not.

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    8. Gavin Sheridan‏Verified account @gavinsblog 18 Oct 2020

      And I'm not sure public health advice has kept pace with knowledge about how the virus operates.

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    9. Gavin Sheridan‏Verified account @gavinsblog 18 Oct 2020

      Anyways, go read @zeynep again.https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/ …

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 19 Oct 2020
      Replying to @gavinsblog

      Thank you. It's amazing how a good deal of what we know is still not reflected in our policies.

      6:11 AM - 19 Oct 2020
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        2. Gavin Sheridan‏Verified account @gavinsblog 19 Oct 2020
          Replying to @zeynep

          Also a query if you have moment. Our health authorities play down aerosol transmission, the reference below goes to two documents...pic.twitter.com/LDX3CHzEHR

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        3. Gavin Sheridan‏Verified account @gavinsblog 19 Oct 2020
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          This one: https://www.hiqa.ie/sites/default/files/2020-08/Evidence-summary-for-airborne-transmission-of-SARS-CoV-2-via-aerosols.pdf …

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