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Mashup Score: 1Would You Voluntarily Self-Quarantine For A $700 Payment? - 4 year(s) ago
Would $50 per day incentivize you to self-isolate if you were exposed to coronavirus?
Source: ForbesCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 1Montgomery County officials plead with citizens to cooperate with coronavirus contact tracers - 4 year(s) ago
NORRISTOWN — To continue to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, officials pleaded with citizens to cooperate if they get a phone call from contact tracers.
Source: The Phoenix, Reporter & ItemCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Tracing can be more effective if: - The caller ID is clearly marked as an official source - People are willing to answer the phone! - Tracers have gained experienced in interviewing - There are tracers available who can speak different languages #PIHchat https://t.co/V4rPMMldC7
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Mashup Score: 15Test sensitivity is secondary to frequency and turnaround time for COVID-19 surveillance - 4 year(s) ago
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a public health crisis. Because SARS-CoV-2 can spread from individuals with pre-symptomatic, symptomatic, and asymptomatic infections, the re-opening of societies and the control of virus spread will be facilitated by robust surveillance, for which virus testing will often be central. After infection, individuals undergo a period of incubation during which viral…
Source: medRxivCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
As discussed by @DanLarremore and colleagues, fast turnaround time is critical. 7+ day waits are in a practical sense useless. We can "count" that case, but not respond in a timely manner to reduce their likelihood of transmitting to others. #PIHchat https://t.co/PeNfTHO64k
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Mashup Score: 4
“Soaring demand” for coronavirus tests is leading to longer turnaround times, screening company warns.
Source: www.cbsnews.comCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Another challenge is that most testing is done by private labs (Quest diagnostics, etc), and currently they are overwhelmed. The result is large backlogs, with 1+ day turnaround for priority patients (pre-op, HCWs) but 7+ days for everyone else. #PIHchat https://t.co/a90LGFHjZR
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Mashup Score: 4
In San Antonio and Dallas communities of color often have longer COVID-19 test wait times and understaffed testing centers, an analysis found.
Source: ABC NewsCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
And more testing doesn't always mean better testing. Disparities are visible in access. Communities of color are both at higher risk of infection, but also more likely to experience longer wait times and understaffed testing centers. #PIHchat https://t.co/h6UOPeKO4a
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Mashup Score: 3As cases surge, lines for coronavirus tests sometimes stretch miles in the summer heat - 4 year(s) ago
In some cases, there aren’t enough supplies. In others, overwhelmed workers have to rotate.
Source: Washington PostCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Where demand is high, people have difficulty getting an appointment to be tested, or have to wait in very long lines. This further discourages people from getting tested, as not everyone is willing or able to wait. #PIHchat https://t.co/ysDcbvycUw
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Mashup Score: 15Tracking Our COVID-19 Response - covidexitstrategy.org - 4 year(s) ago
Each state’s progress towards a new normal
Source: www.covidexitstrategy.orgCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
School is set to start soon. In places where community transmission is still widespread, it remains hard for me to imagine in-person schooling. Some counties are pushing back start dates, but first we need to get serious about community control. #PIHchat https://t.co/ResKlnuE0g https://t.co/egBfRhZPql
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Mashup Score: 3Doing our homework to get kids back to school - The Boston Globe - 4 year(s) ago
It’s possible to reopen, but the work to do so must begin now. This is an enormously difficult task. Politically, it is easier to call for reopening without doing the work to make it safe.
Source: BostonGlobe.comCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
But ultimately, as described by @ashishkjha, our ability to safely re-open schools will depend on both the resources available to make these modifications (we need to invest in healthy buildings!), and background level of community transmission. #PIHchat https://t.co/zq8tHkJpyG
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Mashup Score: 4We Need to Reopen Schools. Here’s What It Would Take. - 4 year(s) ago
Some people may get very sick. If we are not willing to accept this, we cannot open schools. We also, in that case, should not open anything else.
Source: Slate MagazineCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Data-driven decision making helps us weigh benefits and risks (there are always risks). Here, @ProfEmilyOster discusses the need for close monitoring, recognizing differences between age groups, having a contingency plan, and creative staffing. #PIHchat https://t.co/dWoV2XKHFr
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Isolation can be more effective if: - Financial incentives are provided for people staying home - They can receive food/medicines as needed - People have a safe place to go (empty hotel) if needed #PIHchat https://t.co/AU4rdYXKk8