[MCOH-EH] New variant and possible airborne transmission

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Hi all:

 

With the new variant of SARS-Cov-2 being more "infectious" either by higher
viral load in the droplet or easier to enter the cell, should we, under the
Precautionary Principle, recommend/advocate the use of higher level of
respiratory protection ( i.e. N95)?

 

https://www.who.int/csr/don/31-december-2020-sars-cov2-variants/en/

 

Thoughts?

Thanks.

 

 

Dr. Sidney Siu

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Fax #: 519-858-4692

 

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From: MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net> On Behalf Of Allen Kraut
Sent: January 12, 2021 11:07 AM
To: MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Assessment of contacts post vaccination,

 

My understanding is that individuals after vaccination need to follow the
same public health guidance as non-vaccinated individuals.   Although the
vaccine is 95% effective in limiting symptomatic disease,  it is not known
to what extent it decreases the risk of asymptomatic disease or
transmission.   For those reasons a fully vaccinated HCW who was a COVID
contact should still be furloughed from work.  Is anyone doing anything
different?  

 

Allen Kraut MD, FRCPC
Medical Director, Occupational Health 
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Integrated Sites 
Associate Professor 
Departments of Internal Medicine and
    Community Health Sciences
Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Manitoba

260 Brodie Center
727 McDermot Ave, 
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3E 3P5
Canada
 
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Fax 204-789-3905
e-mail allen.kraut at umanitoba.ca <mailto:allen.kraut at umanitoba.ca> 

 

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