Alexander J. SteinCOVID is airborne. We can control #airborne disease. Why do people still die of #hospital-acquired COVID? #BackToNormal abandons collective care & public #health by placing the burden of #COVID precaution on immunocompromised & #vulnerable people alone: https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/hospitals-are-killing-patients-because
1-2% of all admissions (95-167k #patients) acquired #COVID in hospitals in the UK from 06/2020 to 03/2021. Patients infected in #hospital were the key source of transmission to others. This unrecognized scale has direct implications for hospitals: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06634-z #health
Hundreds of #patients died after catching (preventable) #COVID in hospitals, data shows: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-06/hundreds-died-catching-covid-victoria-hospitals-testing-masking/103784896 >> Sadly, not only in Australia; neither in Belgium nor in Germany are there #masks or testing in #hospitals I've been to, unnecessarily exposing vulnerable people.
Hundreds of patients died after catching COVID in Victorian hospitals, new data shows
Thousands of patients caught COVID in Victorian public hospitals in the past two years and hundreds died, fuelling concerns that health services aren't taking strong enough precautions against airborne viruses.
#Review: There is airborne transmission of #COVID & other respiratory pathogens. #Masks reduce transmission of respiratory diseases if worn correctly & consistently. #FFP2/N95 masks are better than medical or cloth masks. Mask mandates can be effective: https://doi.org/10.1128/cmr.00124-23
#Australia: Thousands of #patients caught COVID in #hospitals last year & hundreds died. Experts say #infection control is not good enough; widespread indifference to #COVID costs too many lives & adds unnecessary pressure to #health systems... https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-14/thousands-patients-caught-covid-nsw-hospitals-2023-data-shows/104448862 (1/5)
Thousands of patients caught COVID in NSW hospitals last year and hundreds died, new data shows
Thousands of patients caught COVID in NSW public hospitals last year and hundreds died, fuelling concerns among infection control experts that hospitals are not taking strong enough precautions against airborne viruses.
(2/5) We know how #COVID is transmitted & how to prevent it: ventilation, air filtration, testing, contact tracing, isolating patients, wearing #masks. If hospitals recorded such numbers of #deaths from other #infections, swift action would be taken... https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-14/thousands-patients-caught-covid-nsw-hospitals-2023-data-shows/104448862
Thousands of patients caught COVID in NSW hospitals last year and hundreds died, new data shows
Thousands of patients caught COVID in NSW public hospitals last year and hundreds died, fuelling concerns among infection control experts that hospitals are not taking strong enough precautions against airborne viruses.
(3/5) People react differently with #COVID, but the premise that we can allow some deaths is wrong. Testing #patients on admission and staff wearing N95 #masks could prevent hundreds of deaths (in #Australia alone) and save the #health system millions... https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-14/thousands-patients-caught-covid-nsw-hospitals-2023-data-shows/104448862
Thousands of patients caught COVID in NSW hospitals last year and hundreds died, new data shows
Thousands of patients caught COVID in NSW public hospitals last year and hundreds died, fuelling concerns among infection control experts that hospitals are not taking strong enough precautions against airborne viruses.
Mark Burton@AJStein_de
I had to spend 12 hours overnight in A and E a few weeks ago.
The (Polish?) nurse who did my ECG and took bloods was wearing a decent mask, as was I, and she commented on how that was sensible, given the mix of COVID, influenza and god knows what in the waiting room.
Some of the other staff were masked as were a minority of patients.
The madness of individual choice in a public health context.
I had to spend 12 hours overnight in A and E a few weeks ago.
The (Polish?) nurse who did my ECG and took bloods was wearing a decent mask, as was I, and she commented on how that was sensible, given the mix of COVID, influenza and god knows what in the waiting room.
Some of the other staff were masked as were a minority of patients.
The madness of individual choice in a public health context.