Evidence for mask use in primary school age children:
According to a systematic review by @WHO using GRADE criteria there is low quality evidence of their effectiveness in this age group.
Since then, a couple of US studies indicate masks reduce transmission in schools but...1/
@ConorJMcCaff Congratulations Conor & team! Fantastic work bringing us one step closer towards understanding the disease mechanisms! I’m very proud of you! 👏♥️
We became enemy #1 when in 2020 a report was written on the harms of school closures on child wellbeing, mental health. We were targetted because we wanted to open schools safely to improve child wellbeing. Opening schools doesn’t fit with 0 covid https://t.co/WVPjQbG5ww
Increased risk of reported SARS-CoV-2 infection & #COVID-19 outcomes among UK adults living with children. However, this did not translate into an increased risk of covid-19 mortality & absolute increases in risk were small.
If you’re a #haematologist / #haematology researcher we want to hear from you about using #SocialMedia in a professional capacity. Please spare 5 mins to fill this survey & RT. https://t.co/c2pYcCSabB
Professor Vera Ignjatovic from @MCRI_for_kids spoke to @abcnews and said the data from the #vaccinerollout shows 1 in 170K people are experiencing blood clotting, which is much lower than the stats in general population.
@IgnitingScience @ISTH
Read more:https://t.co/Ozq2bequd9
Dr @JonathanMynard from @MCRI_for_kids spoke to @abcnews radio about new research that’s found blood pressure measurements of kids can differ between the right and left arms. It raises concerns about the potential misdiagnosis of high #bloodpressure.
https://t.co/ppWgs8tYm3
@UsForThemScotl1 We had the same problem in Victoria during lockdown which prompted the urgent need to reopen schools safely & make sure they are prioritised to stay open https://t.co/I4nbDtNxfQ
I have been blown away with the interest in my paper - Asprin vs warfarin after Fontan surgery ❤️3 commentaries so far, highlighting the strengths of our work and advocating for more research in this growing population @MCRI_for_kids @UniMelbMDHS @nhmrc https://t.co/nveDaqM6r3
So excited for this project to launch tomorrow! Anyone interested in data analysis and changing the way we approach proteomics, should jump on board 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Proud to launch "Proteomics Clinical Data #b2fchallenge" at #LorneProteomics2021@MCRI_for_kids
Help segregate + classify real patients based on proteomics data & compare unbiased crowd-sourced methods to traditional approaches
https://t.co/8LWMaezA2Y
#proteomics#massspec