Originally Posted by ZeeOSix
Originally Posted by dlundblad
Originally Posted by ZeeOSix
So what's the recorded percentage of people working with & near CV patients in hospitals, healthcare facilities, etc that have correctly worn N95 masks and associated PPE have contracted the disease?
Very 1 sided. This only entails people who've basically shown symptoms, tested negative for the flu and finally tested positive for covid19.
I think we'll all be surprised when we see how many people test positive, but never became ill enough to get tested or never showed any symptoms at all. I realize your question is about healthcare workers so only the latter in my previous comment applies since we'd hope they aren't knowingly going to work sick.
I'm betting that many people working in hospitals with CV patients are getting routine tests to see if anyone is catching it, regardless if they have symptoms or not.
Another thing is most health care workers who have contracted CV were most likely not wearing N95 or other correct PPE in the early days when it hid hard. Many of them catching it at work could very well be in the beginning when this was all unfolding and proper precautions weren't being used or followed correctly. It would be hard to get collect accurate data from what was going on in the beginning, but would be easier to collect data right now knowing more about CV.
Why? That's expensive. It can only cost money.
Also, incubation period makes it impossible to know where one caught it, very nearly.