SAFERstudy

#SAFERuclh #SAFERstudy #covid19 #healthcareworkers

[Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski]

For context, 44% of front-line health care workers sampled at UCLH by @SAFERuclh during first wave had evidence of a SARS-CoV-2 infection: https://t.co/r6MLgxTY65

[UCLH @uclh]

#UCLHRemembers: Luis Carlos Villada was employed by Interserve Portering and had worked as a porter at UCLH for 20 years. Read our tribute here: https://t.co/YiJtlTEzch #inmemoriam

[UCLH @uclh]

#UCLHRemembers: Felicity Sarah Siyachitema worked in clinical support as a switchboard operator since 2017. Read our tribute to Felicity here: https://t.co/YiJtlTEzch #inmemoriam

[UCLH @uclh]

#UCLHRembembers: Jennie Sablayan was a specialist haematology nurse. An expert in her field, Jennie looked after patients with leukaemia, lymphoma and other blood cancers with much kindness and great dedication. Read our tribute: https://t.co/YiJtlTEzch #inmemoriam

[UCLH @uclh]

#UCLHRemembers: Lola Aladejana was a long-term bank worker, who held a variety of admin roles in clinical support and medical specialties at University College Hospital, including as a receptionist. She worked with us for four years. Read more: https://t.co/YiJtlTEzch #inmemoriam

[UCLH @uclh]

Today, we remember all our colleagues we sadly lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be sharing tributes to some of them throughout the day. Our thoughts are with all our staff, family and friends at this difficult time. Read more here: https://t.co/YiJtlTEzch #inmemoriam

[Michael Marks @dr_michaelmarks]

Dex #RECOVERY @medrxivpreprint https://t.co/6aoDEiGM7h Impressive. Do wish had some data on 17% 'not eligible' Key for understanding generalisability

[Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK @CRUKresearch]

.@TheCrick COVID-19 Consortium share their processes for scalable and robust SARS-CoV-2 testing in a recent @nature article.
@CharlesSwanton @uclh @VirologyAPDU @SAFERuclh

https://t.co/GhSRNb23ZR

[SAFERstudy @SAFERuclh]

@drnickeasom @HullHospitals @NIHRresearch Where did you get these numbers? Lots of people keen to see the data, given the policy recommendations!

[Emma Thomson @emcat1]

Wow - extremely high SARS-CoV-2 PCR and seropositivity in healthcare workers in London followed prospectively. Ongoing surveillance for evidence of reinfection in this group may help answer questions about durability of immunity. @ViralHoolahoop

[SAFERstudy @SAFERuclh]

@sopcat @DrAnneMurphy @sopcat we have not terminated @SAFERuclh, and no emails have been sent to our study participants to that effect. Our follow up schedule is 3 months, not 6 months. We sample blood once monthly, not 2 weekly. We have so much more to learn from our participants!

[Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ @boback]

Only 1/5 healthcare workers had symptoms in this well-structured London study.

Why aren't we systematically screening HCW again?

[Rupert Beale @bealelab]

A thread about this important study, to which I am proud to have contributed. Leaders @ViralHoolahoop @eleni_nastouli at @uclh and @Crick Covid Consortium. Implications for policy and for understanding this virus. Preliminary results: high seroprevalence in patient facing HCWs.

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

Nearly half of front line workers at our hospital had evidence of #SARS_CoV_2 #Covid_19 by PCR or serology by May.

Important to note 25% already had it before UK lockdown in late March.

I managed to be in the group who hasn't had it yet.Not sure if I think that's good or bad🤔

[Prof. Maryam Shahmanesh @MaryamShJ]

During the first month and peak of the epidemic in London 21% of HCWs were PCR positive of which only 19% had symptoms that met the current case definition. 45.3% had or developed SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. https://t.co/C5AFPLiCnq

[Nina Vora @VoraNina]

43.5% of our high-risk, front-line healthcare worker cohort
@SAFERuclh
had acquired SARS-CoV-2 (serology+/-PCR pos) by early May 2020. Only 19% who were PCR positive during the study period met the current case definition. #coviduk https://t.co/PnBiRhjT9U

[Nina Vora @VoraNina]

The pre-print for our preliminary findings from the @SAFERuclh healthworker study is now up @eleni_nastouli @ViralHoolahoop @LouiseEnfield @UCLGlobalHealth @bridemca #Covid19UK #healthcareworkers

[SAFERstudy @SAFERuclh]

Headline: 43.5% of our high-risk, front-line healthcare worker cohort @SAFERuclh had acquired SARS-CoV-2 (serology+/-PCR pos) by early May 2020.

[medRxiv @medrxivpreprint]

SARS-CoV-2 virus and antibodies in front-line Health Care Workers in an acute hospital in London: preliminary results from a longitudinal study https://t.co/gQDmFAXwX9 #medRxiv

[Nina Vora @VoraNina]

@LauraChurchward @piajlarsen @uclh Yes...ALL the swabs! We are very grateful to @MMC_cnwl and then Phil for the swabs to keep @SAFERuclh going (3200 swabs and counting!)