I am really hoping that this doesn’t become a pattern. If the science changes, ok. But kids who are vaccinated should be in school. This strikes me, and perhaps I’m missing something, as an overreaction.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1470960313373806592 …
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It would be great if residential colleges could get guidance from the CDC about the inevitable Omicron outbreaks. It’s not the same landscape as last year. Going home—travel in planes, trains—vs staying put under sensible conditions have trade-offs that need a public health lens.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Nathan Grubaugh
Yale, too. We are about one to two weeks behind Denmark, as a rough estimate, starting with residential colleges most of whom are about to enter a break, and thus disperse.https://twitter.com/NathanGrubaugh/status/1470849175847854083 …
zeynep tufekci added,
Nathan Grubaugh @NathanGrubaugh12/14 Yale SGTF update We can now track daily TaqPath tests from Yale New Haven Hospital, and of the pos tests with ORF target < 30 CT, report the fraction likely Omicron (SGTF) and Delta (non-SGTF). From tests on Dec 13, *23/214 (9.7%)* had a SGTF Explanation & caveats in
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Pavitra Roychoudhury
U of Washington. Must be more, not everyone is tracking the SGTF signal but that doesn’t mean this isn’t happening in many places.https://twitter.com/pavitrarc/status/1470447735585214464 …
zeynep tufekci added,
Pavitra Roychoudhury @pavitrarcAt@UWVirology, we continue to screen positive specimens using SGTF. Confirmation by sequencing usually lags by a few days, but we expect the majority of these SGTFs to be Omicron. If so, definitely seeing a rapid rise similar to reports from South Africa, UK, Denmark, etc. https://twitter.com/pavitrarc/status/1467310081939177476 … pic.twitter.com/1d7Rheqoe6Show this thread1 reply 1 retweet 9 likes
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