Mary-Louise McLaws retweeted
Victorian Premier @DanielAndrewsMP has urged members of the public to wear face masks, in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Infection control expert @MarylouiseMcla1 says a mask can provide up to 70% more protection than a bare face. 😷
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Mary-Louise McLaws retweeted
Great comment @MarylouiseMcla1 in today's @AustFinReview "we can do two things at once; take care of our health and reduce our impact on environment" afr.com/policy/energy-and-cl… @UNSW @UNSW @UNSWMedicine
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Mary-Louise McLaws retweeted
Victorians, and anyone at risk, should now be wearing face masks, say Aus medical experts Prof Raina MacIntyre (@KirbyInstitute) & Prof @drkerrynphelps.
Here's how they recommend making a #DIYmask. 😷
See: newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/he… #lockdownMelbourne #MaskUpMelbourne #COVID19
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Mary-Louise McLaws retweeted
Article written by Mary Louise McLaws - respected epidemiologist . Melbourne's lockdown came too late. It's time to consider moving infected people outside the home theconversation.com/melbourn… via @ConversationEDU #CovidVic #auspol
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Mary-Louise McLaws retweeted
I asked epidemiologists what to do about the Victorian border. They had a surprising answer.
abc.net.au/news/health/2020-…
Thanks to @profesterman @MarylouiseMcla1 & @WEHI_research's Ivo Mueller
#Covid19 #COVID19Vic
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Expelled particles have range of sizes. Our PhD student in '13 proved flu expelled droplet & aerosol sizes (until then flu assigned as only aerosol). WHO agrees aerosol possible but uncommon clinicians use respirators for procedures; public in less danger so med/cloth mask.
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When making a cloth mask WHO recommends outer layer water resist (but dont use a layer that is not breathable). Med masks are also hot increases steamy feeling. WHO is examining the safety of face shields alone for public who cant tolerate masks.
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I could have broken down to single transmission mode. Currently both graphs have return travellers and local transmission (% travellers similar for all Aust, in Vict & NSW), dates for two curves differ betw Aust & Vict but this was an exercise in visualising the speed
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Well, if you look closer - blue is all Australia since March 14; red is just Victoria since June 25.
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Mary-Louise McLaws retweeted
Student nurses on starting their working lives amid the coronavirus outbreak amp.theguardian.com/world/20…
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Mary-Louise McLaws retweeted
Covering black deaths led this Aboriginal journalist to a breakdown abc.net.au/news/2020-06-28/c…
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We are aware of this. WHO clearly states pregnant women no mask, children no mask. Respirators can reduce oxy levels and these are recommended for short periods during dangerous medical interventions.
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Horizontal axis shows 32 look-backs of cases in previous 14days (twice incub period). blue Aust red Vic. This simple look-back shows speed of outbreak & explains why best to act early to slow outbreak. Vic peak wont happen immediately. Thank you Melb ❤️ & everyone tested❤️
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Mary-Louise McLaws retweeted
"There is more evidence supporting face mask use in the community than hand hygiene."
Prof Raina MacIntyre from @UNSWMedicine on why we should all be wearing face masks to halt the spread of #COVID19. smh.com.au/national/why-are-…
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Mary-Louise McLaws retweeted
Our field cameras melted in the bushfires. When we opened them, the results were startling theconversation.com/our-fiel… via @ConversationEDU
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