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Tracing in Missouri suggests that Covid positive hairstylists wearing masks didn't lead to infections among clients
Important results: Remember the 2 MO hairstylists who saw 140 clients over 8 days while infected with COVID but everyone had worn masks? Contact tracers found ZERO secondary infections. More evidence that masks work. https://t.co/yAgi1MeATk
— Atul Gawande (@Atul_Gawande) June 12, 2020
The pressure on public health officials
🚨🚨🚨 Amid the pandemic, at least 27 state and local public health leaders have resigned, retired or been fired across 13 states, due in part to a mix of backlash and stressful, nonstop working conditions.
— Lauren Weber (@LaurenWeberHP) June 12, 2020
W/ @annabarryjester @MRSmithAP @AP @KHNews https://t.co/Up8Ysk8SFe
Research into whether a mutation can cause differences in infectiousness
In controlled lab experiments, Profs Hyeryun Choe and Mike Farzan show that a #coronavirus mutation (in this spike) allows it to infect more cells. If this variant causes greater infectivity in people, it could explain differences in severity of outbreaks https://t.co/sUWyNrWMP8 pic.twitter.com/f2yVS3Zs5p
— Scripps Research (@scrippsresearch) June 12, 2020
Two former CDC directors on communication during a crisis
Public health leaders must "be willing to quit or be fired" — putting the public, not politics first, @DrRichBesser & Jeff Koplan, former @CDCgov directors, write in an op-ed about communicating during a health crisis. https://t.co/DHcCda1r16
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) June 12, 2020
CDC guidelines on risk minimization
BREAKING: @CDCgov finally releases guidelines to help Americans make decisions about everyday life! They provide a spectrum of risk to support people in choosing low-risk activities that are sustainable for them. As I told @APNewsroom, I'm delighted! https://t.co/buHcAjRY0H
— Julia Marcus, PhD, MPH (@JuliaLMarcus) June 12, 2020
Interview with Peter Daszak, discussing outbreaks
"[COVID-19] was our biggest fear as Disease X, not scary diseases that make you bleed from your eyes, like Ebola...they can’t hide. Covid-19 does exactly the opposite, spreading silently even before you have symptoms. That makes it truly dangerous. https://t.co/Be5DGlOVyw
— Peter Daszak (@PeterDaszak) June 12, 2020