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Normally I enjoy the high standards of journalism in @guardian . Not today as disappointed with misleading headline that suggest infections are spreading fastest in children. It'll worry parents/teachers & I doubt most readers will unpick the
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Misinterpretation of surveillance data is a serious issue. Surveillance data needs to come with a warning label - Open to biases - interpret with caution! Some may not realize that surveillance often does not measure all infection, it's a proxy for actual disease incidence.
— Andrew Lee (@andrewleedr) February 14, 2021
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The science shows us that most disease transmission does not happen in the walls of the school, but it comes in from the community. So, CDC is advocating to get our K-5 students back in school at least in a hybrid mode with universal mask wearing and 6 ft of distancing. https://t.co/dfvJ2nl2s4
— Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH (@CDCDirector) February 14, 2021
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Preprint of Welsh study studying staff-pupil #SARSCoV2 infections in schools between Aug-Dec'20. They report total number of infected staff & pupils within a school following re-opening wasn't associated with an increased subsequent risk of testing positive in staff or pupils.1/ https://t.co/w8pBpxbz3b
— Andrew Lee (@andrewleedr) February 8, 2021
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Study in @PNASNews of COVID19 aerosol generation:
— Andrew Lee (@andrewleedr) February 13, 2021
- 18% of subjects accounted for 80% of exhaled aerosol
- significant correlations were observed between exhaled aerosol, age, & BMI
- all subjects <26 y of age & all subjects under 22
BMI were low spreaders of exhaled bioaerosol https://t.co/eAkTiKDbyk
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And we know symptomatic persons shed more virus. So it follows that an adult is more likely to infect a child than the other way.
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Dutch study finds kids<12y infected with COVID19 have significantly lower viral loads than adults. 16-fold difference vs elderly.
— Andrew Lee (@andrewleedr) February 3, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 viral load distribution reveals that viral loads increase with agehttps://t.co/6phqzVbwYY
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8. Back to the role of community transmission. The CDC's focus on this is consistent with our own modeling work. Keeping transmission down in the community is the best way to keep it down in the schools. Figure from v.1 of our paper at https://t.co/WLVXv8hYcg pic.twitter.com/AyKKW3bfEH
— Carl T. Bergstrom (@CT_Bergstrom) February 12, 2021
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I have seen some repeated assertions about the evidence on #COVID19, children and schools recently which sound convincing, but unfortunately are false
— Alasdair Munro (@apsmunro) February 18, 2021
It is a sensitive and important topic, which is important to get right
Shall we bust some myths? \U0001f4a5
Let's go!
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I have seen some repeated assertions about the evidence on #COVID19, children and schools recently which sound convincing, but unfortunately are false
— Alasdair Munro (@apsmunro) February 18, 2021
It is a sensitive and important topic, which is important to get right
Shall we bust some myths? \U0001f4a5
Let's go!
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I held back from commenting overnight to chew it over, but I am still saddened by comments during a presentation I attended yesterday by Prof @trishgreenhalgh & @CIHR_IMHA.
The topic was “LongCovid, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis & More”.
I quote from memory.
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#MECFS #LongCovid
The bulk of Prof @Trishgreenhalgh’s presentation was on the importance of recognising LongCovid patient’s symptoms, and pathways for patients which recognised their condition as real. So far so good.
She was asked about “Post Exertional Malaise”... 2/n
PEM has been reported by many patients, and is the hallmark symptom of ME/CFS, leading many to query whether LongCovid and ME/CFS are similar or have overlapping mechanisms.
@Trishgreenhalgh acknowledged the new @NiceComms advice for LongCovid was planned to complement... 3/n
the ME/CFS guidelines, acknowledging some similarities.
Then it all went wrong.
@TrishGreenhalgh noted the changes to the @NiceComms guidance for ME/CFS, removing support for Graded Exercise Therapy / Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She noted there is a big debate about this. 4/n
That is correct: The BMJ published Prof Lynne Turner Stokes’ column criticising the change (Prof Turner-Stokes is a key proponent of GET/CBT, and I suspect is known to Prof @TrishGreenhalgh).
https://t.co/0enH8TFPoe
However Prof Greenhalgh then went off-piste.
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The topic was “LongCovid, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis & More”.
I quote from memory.
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#MECFS #LongCovid
Have you registered for IMHA's next webinar on Long-COVID? Guest speaker Professor Trisha Greenhalgh.
— CIHR-IMHA Community (@CIHR_IMHA) January 12, 2021
When? Tomorrow: *Jan 13th.* 12pm ET
A few spots are left, but going fast!
Registration required: https://t.co/T4PbWNA35Y@KarimKhan_IMHA @CIHR_IRSC @trishgreenhalgh pic.twitter.com/xlWKi4QKF1
The bulk of Prof @Trishgreenhalgh’s presentation was on the importance of recognising LongCovid patient’s symptoms, and pathways for patients which recognised their condition as real. So far so good.
She was asked about “Post Exertional Malaise”... 2/n
PEM has been reported by many patients, and is the hallmark symptom of ME/CFS, leading many to query whether LongCovid and ME/CFS are similar or have overlapping mechanisms.
@Trishgreenhalgh acknowledged the new @NiceComms advice for LongCovid was planned to complement... 3/n
the ME/CFS guidelines, acknowledging some similarities.
Then it all went wrong.
@TrishGreenhalgh noted the changes to the @NiceComms guidance for ME/CFS, removing support for Graded Exercise Therapy / Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She noted there is a big debate about this. 4/n
That is correct: The BMJ published Prof Lynne Turner Stokes’ column criticising the change (Prof Turner-Stokes is a key proponent of GET/CBT, and I suspect is known to Prof @TrishGreenhalgh).
https://t.co/0enH8TFPoe
However Prof Greenhalgh then went off-piste.
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It appears to be a combination of some of these factors, along with others not mentioned here. Ibn Khaldun’s analysis appears to be a good foundation to go off. [Thread]
Ibn Khaldun makes an important distinction between what he calls العُمران الحضري and العمران البدوي, which, for convenience’s sake, I’ll translate as urban civilisation and rural/Bedouin lifestyle.
He notes that the rural world is largely nomadic, and, as such, Bedouins build character traits that assist the survivalist lifestyle — e.g. the fact that they have to kill snakes that might pop up at any time during their travels helps them build courage and bravery.
The lack of stability and a proper settlement means they don’t really have the luxury of sitting down to let their minds wonder around. They thus build a preservation mindset, which manifests itself through emphasis on memorisation and transmission.
Inhabitants of urban world, on the other hand, are largely settled and established. This means they face less attacks from snakes, lions or danger of human attack from other tribes. Thus, they don’t build the courage and bravery of the Bedouins.
I am yet to find a fully convincing account of what caused the emergence of the two contrasting schools of Ahl Al-\u1e24ad\u012bth in the \u1e24ij\u0101z and Ahl Al-Ra'\u012b in Al-K\u016bfa.
— Amir Aboguddah \u0623\u0645\u064a\u0631 \u0623\u0628\u0648\u063a\u062f\u0629 (@Amir_Aboguddah) January 20, 2021
My issue with the accounts are as follows:
Ibn Khaldun makes an important distinction between what he calls العُمران الحضري and العمران البدوي, which, for convenience’s sake, I’ll translate as urban civilisation and rural/Bedouin lifestyle.
He notes that the rural world is largely nomadic, and, as such, Bedouins build character traits that assist the survivalist lifestyle — e.g. the fact that they have to kill snakes that might pop up at any time during their travels helps them build courage and bravery.
The lack of stability and a proper settlement means they don’t really have the luxury of sitting down to let their minds wonder around. They thus build a preservation mindset, which manifests itself through emphasis on memorisation and transmission.
Inhabitants of urban world, on the other hand, are largely settled and established. This means they face less attacks from snakes, lions or danger of human attack from other tribes. Thus, they don’t build the courage and bravery of the Bedouins.
This seems like a positive base from which to #BuildBackBetter
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Hearing laughter &banter from lessons in the background every day. Yesterday at end of \u201c school\u201d she rushed out for snack, had to be quick as she wanted to join peer zoom doing art... her pals are thinking of doing afterschool yoga/ book club/ gardening, low/no cost ideas
— Ruth knight (@ruth_rmknig) January 29, 2021
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Helped prepare my teenagers for online life postschoolc. My daughter engaged with a health professional on teams this week with no input from me. They are well prepared for workplaces where online learning and e-learning are increasingly the norm. Life skills
— Sughra Nazir \U0001f499 (@Care_excellence) January 29, 2021
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I have reconnected with my children as we have never had this time together before. We have had time to talk without the hustle and bustle of work, car journeys etc. No hassling over uniform washing has been a bonus too. \U0001f600
— Sughra Nazir \U0001f499 (@Care_excellence) January 29, 2021
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Prompted to try to have a day of positive talk about our children and young people today.
— Little Hoppy Saul \U0001f499#SafeEdForAll (@HoppySaul) January 29, 2021
Let\u2019s stop the alarmist headlines of LOST LEARNING
DAMAGE OF SCHOOL \u2018CLOSURES\u2019
Let\u2019s look at the opportunities and positives of temporary remote education & hope for a long-term strategy https://t.co/ODBqdZzSw2
https://t.co/ymHp910wrC
Like I say, I\u2019m a shy student and I always have been! I\u2019ve loved not having that pressure on top of me and I agree that it\u2019s helped us flourish!
— Hear Our Voices (@HearTheStudent) January 29, 2021
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The meat of the criticism is that the history Adler gives is insufficiently critical. Adler describes a few figures who had a great influence on how the modern US university was formed. It's certainly critical: it focuses on the social Darwinism of these figures. 2/x
Other insinuations and suggestions in the review seem wildly off the mark, distorted, or inappropriate-- for example, that the book is clickbaity (it is scholarly) or conservative (hardly) or connected to the events at the Capitol (give me a break). 3/x
The core question: in what sense is classics inherently racist? Classics is old. On Adler's account, it begins in ancient Rome and is revived in the Renaissance. Slavery (Christiansen's primary concern) is also very old. Let's say classics is an education for slaveowners. 4/x
It's worth remembering that literacy itself is elite throughout most of this history. Literacy is, then, also the education of slaveowners. We can honor oral and musical traditions without denying that literacy is, generally, good. 5/x
As someone\u2019s who\u2019s read the book, this review strikes me as tremendously unfair. It mostly faults Adler for not writing the book the reviewer wishes he had! https://t.co/pqpt5Ziivj
— Teresa M. Bejan (@tmbejan) January 12, 2021
The meat of the criticism is that the history Adler gives is insufficiently critical. Adler describes a few figures who had a great influence on how the modern US university was formed. It's certainly critical: it focuses on the social Darwinism of these figures. 2/x
Other insinuations and suggestions in the review seem wildly off the mark, distorted, or inappropriate-- for example, that the book is clickbaity (it is scholarly) or conservative (hardly) or connected to the events at the Capitol (give me a break). 3/x
The core question: in what sense is classics inherently racist? Classics is old. On Adler's account, it begins in ancient Rome and is revived in the Renaissance. Slavery (Christiansen's primary concern) is also very old. Let's say classics is an education for slaveowners. 4/x
It's worth remembering that literacy itself is elite throughout most of this history. Literacy is, then, also the education of slaveowners. We can honor oral and musical traditions without denying that literacy is, generally, good. 5/x
