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Germ Defence retweeted
10 Jun 2021
Our #covid detached team had a busy night, the #youngpeople informed about the online tool which shares advice on how to keep your household Covid free, what to do if a member of your household #tests positive germdefence.org/ @BWDDPH @GermDefence @BwDDenise @OsmanSayyed
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24 Mar 2021
We launched a year ago to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 at home, and now we've had over 500,000 people visit us! Thank you to everyone who has helped and supported us germdefence.org
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Germ Defence retweeted
Germ Defence website rolled out through GP practices in England to help reduce household #COVID19 infections: researchers from @HPRU_BSE @capcbristol @ARC_West are investigating the effectiveness of @GermDefence in preventing #coronavirus spread at home.
bit.ly/2OZBfHz
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Germ Defence retweeted
2 Mar 2021
đź’¬ "We have to continue to reduce infection spread."
New research from @BathPsychology shows that people are still struggling to stick to some behaviour changes to limit transmission of the COVID-19 virus in the home. đźŹ
bath.ac.uk/announcements/emb…
@GermDefence @benainsworth
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Germ Defence retweeted
30 Jan 2021
#COVID19 - a useful website with practical guidance for reducing risk
Well done @unisouthampton @UniofBath @BristolUni
germdefence.org/index.html
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Germ Defence retweeted
9 Dec 2020
There are simple things we can all do to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus when family and friends visit over Christmas.
See how to help reduce infection spread with @GermDefence; a project from behavioural psychologists including @benainsworth.
bath.ac.uk/announcements/don…
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Germ Defence retweeted
25 Nov 2020
Spread Germ Defence, not the virus! With people gathering at home for #Christmas, it's vital to stop the spread of #coronavirus in the home. Following advice from the @GermDefence website has been shown to reduce the spread of flu & other viruses.
See: bit.ly/3mbxQkI
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Germ Defence retweeted
Find out more about the wide range of #COVID19 health protection research funded by @NIHRresearch, including @GermDefence led by @HPRU_BSE's Prof Lucy Yardley.
nihr.ac.uk/covid-19/health-p…
#WeAreTogether
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Germ Defence retweeted
The @GermDefence website draws on #behaviourchange techniques to help users think through & adopt better home hygiene and stronger infection control.
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#COVID19 #coronavirus #StayAlert
@NIHRresearch @NIHRevidence @UKRI_News @NHSEngland @PHE_uk @LGAWellbeing
#COVID19: Leaving packages unopened for 72 hours, disinfecting surfaces & other personal & household hygiene measures can stop transmission in the home.
"People who follow @GermDefence advice get fewer and less severe infections".- Prof Lucy Yardley
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21 May 2020
Prof Lucy Yardley talking about Germ Defence 21 minutes in. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
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21 May 2020
Apologies to anyone trying to access the website yesterday evening. Prof Lucy Yardley was on BBC news talking about us and we had a lot of visitors. The website is available again this morning.
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12 May 2020
Thanks for all the support. We had almost 34,000 people visit the website yesterday!!
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Germ Defence retweeted
6 May 2020
Simple measures can help reduce the spread and severity of infection among those living with people who have covid-19, argues #BMJAnalysis, including handwashing, avoiding sharing rooms and surfaces, managing incoming deliveries, and ventilating rooms ow.ly/Y1g750zyi90
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Germ Defence retweeted
6 May 2020
Prof. Lucy Yardley @unisouthampton was interviewed this morning on #r4Today about a paper published today on self isolation. It is not inevitable that everyone in the same household will become infected with #coronavirus. Main points I took away:
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Germ Defence retweeted
17 Apr 2020
Today we’re announcing 21 new studies into the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, #COVID19, funded by UKRI with @DHSCgovuk and @NIHRresearch: orlo.uk/qd33e
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