Another one. This time from @CPHO_Canada
No one can say #WeDidntSeeItComing
ā Current measures are insufficient (grey)
ā Reopenings are even worse (orange)
ā The solution is #COVIDzero (notch stronger then the blue line)
(In AB ~6 weeks to get2zero)
This is the key graphic from this morning's briefing from @CPHO_Canada. New variants pose a significant threat and could fuel a dramatic spike in COVID infections if they take root as public health measures are lifted.
Myths of opening schools:
1. kids donāt get COIVD or get it mildly -> kids DO get COVID, sometimes seriously
2. Kids donāt get it so donāt transmit -> Kids CAN and do transmit.
3. Schools ARE large gatherings, they are locations for super spreader events.
St Vincentās School cluster growing & traced to father of student who ate at Thai Rock & Apollo Restaurants in Potts Pt. Mother of students in hospital with C19.
Itās not safe to have schools open when thereās community transmission. @NSWCHO#get2zeronews.com.au/lifestyle/healthā¦
Teachers too? @SafeWork_NSW
Unsafe work environments should be reported. Schools arenāt ensuring adequate measures, based on best available evidence, are being implemented. School staff, students & the broader community are being put at risk
#get2zero#elimination#covid19nsw
CALLING VICTORIAN HEALTHCARE WORKERS
Thread on how to improve the situation.
I have been in touch with WorkSafe Victoria. They need to be told what is happening so they can act.
Nobody says anything, nothing happensā¦
#thousandpinpricks
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The govt continues to downplay the risk to young people- who benefits? The industries who think theyāre protecting their bottom line by preventing stronger actions. But, the economy is tanking despite business being allowed to stay open. #covid19nsw#auspol#get2zero#elimination
āThat is why we have been pushing from the outset to control community transmission. Not to stop it spreading in the fit young people who donāt get very sick but to protect our elderly, thatās what our focus has been.ā
Young people get very sick - they even die #auspol#COVID19
Is it any wonder teachers are claiming WorkCover more than other professions? Schools arenāt safe while thereās community transmission #get2zero
Victorian teachers lodge more WorkCover claims for impacts of coronavirus pandemic than any other profession abc.net.au/news/2020-08-10/wā¦
Itās clear schools arenāt safe & as the Tangara cluster demonstrates are ideal environments for super-spreader events. Schools should be closed while thereās community transmission, especially with ā¬ļø cases of unknown source. #get2zero#endcoronavirus#elimination#covid19nsw
We could achieve elimination, like NZ, within weeks and a safe, confident and permanent re-opening of the economy if we took the advice of this epidemiology expert, @yaneerbaryam - whose advice helped control the Ebola outbreak. #get2zero#elimination@billbowtell@normanswan
"Epidemiologists say, from a purely health perspective, reduced in-school learning should be considered"
From a health & economic perspective closing schools makes total sense. C19 cases will rapidly decline allowing a safe reopening after 14 days of '0' cases #get2zero@GladysB
NSW has active community transmission, it is therefore unsafe for in-person teaching to be occurring. In the 3 weeks since the beginning of term 3 - correct me if I'm wrong - there have been over 30 C19 cases with 13 schools closed as a result #get2zeroendcoronavirus.org/schools
C-19 is not a virus you just learn to live with, not unless youāre ok with a large swathe of the population suffering serious morbidity as a result of being infected- 55% of patients have neurological problems (brain damage showing up on scans) months after
#get2zero#covid19nsw
Article cites multiple studies pointing to major impacts on brain function
55% of coronavirus patients still have neurological problems three months later: study marketwatch.com/story/55-of-ā¦
No mention of the risk our students & teachers are currently facing. Itās unsafe & irresponsible to have schools open while thereās local transmission, as in NSW - lockdown now #qanda#learnMMT#get2zero
Businesses need not go under during the lockdown - the fed govt needs to guarantee 100% wage replacement for all non-essential workers #learnMMT#qanda#get2zero