Simulation model that captures the COVID-19 spread and its load on NC healthcare systems Developed by researchers from NCSU, UNC, ECU, & GT Español: @covsimEs
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Our team has developed an interactive dashboard where anyone can assess the effects different scenarios have on infections in a K-12 school setting.
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With the Omnicron variant's arrival in the US, it is important to continue wearing masks and get booster shots.
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From CDC: Schools without mask requirements were 3.5 times more likely to have outbreaks compared to schools with mask requirements, even after accounting for confounders (things like county, grade levels present, enrollment size, and Title I status)
In the US, the rate of cases and deaths for the unvaccinated population continues to be much higher than that of vaccinated people.
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Older adults are at higher risk of severe Covid illness, but there's no way to predict with certainty how the virus will impact you. Regardless of your age, getting vaccinated drives down your risk.
We are currently trending in the right direction, but if we let our guard down, we could mirror the UK.
We have developed a graph that shows vaccination rate over time divided by age, using CDC data. This was just updated to October 6th, 2021.
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"Not masking could be disastrous for schools, says [INFORMS member] Julie Swann, a department head and professor at North Carolina State University who leads a #COVID19 forecasting team funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." n.pr/3ziKa8i @jlswann
Dr. Paul Delamater @PaulDelamater, one of our research professors, developed a model that shows the likelihood of meeting someone in your neighborhood infected with COVID-19.
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Our modeling has been recently mentioned in this @nytimes article concerning the wait for kids to be vaccinated and the effects it has on schools' infection rates.
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This NPR visualization allows anyone to look up their area's hospitals status. It is important to remember that when hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID patients, the mortality for all conditions is higher. npr.org/sections/health-shot…
One of our research professors, Dr. Julie Swann @jlswann, has recently done a Q&A to answer questions about the vaccines:
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Published scientific article finds risk of hospitalization is about two times as high with Delta variant.
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Our modeling work was recently mentioned in a Washing Post article regarding how easily COVID-19 can spread in schools where the necessary precautions are not taken
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“It’s hard to put our heads around this,” said our very own Dr. Julie Swann @jlswann. “As parents, we are having to wrestle with these really hard notions of expected risk.”
For more information on our most recent models and our recommendations for school policy check out our website:
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🌞Good morning Child Advocates!
Don't miss today's legislative update at 11 am
👉🏾We'll have some excellent presenters from @covsim and @AbcCollab talking about the science behind school mask policies, kids & #COVID19.
See you soon!
Our very own Dr. Mayorga joins CBS 17 to discuss the effects masks have on stopping the spread of COVID-19 in schools:
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