Past pandemic/s and their outcome/s | Masks in Schools, Household Transmission and Secondary Attack Rates for Variants | March 16, 2022
Date of Presentation: March 16, 2022
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical
Program: Virology
Keywords: #covid-19 vaccines #novavax #plague
In this series of presentations, Dr. Thomas Becker, Medical Epidemiologist and ECHO faculty member, provides a follow-up discussion on plague and it’s similarities and differences to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Then Dr Becker discusses SARS-CoV-2 incidence in K–12 school districts with mask-required versus mask-optional policies, household transmission and clinical features of SARS-CoV-2 infections, and secondary attack rates for Omicron and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2.
Recording:
Presented by:
Dr. Tom Becker
Thomas Becker, MD, PhD, is a medical epidemiologist, and trained in internal medicine, anthropology, and public health; he began his career at the University of New Mexico before moving to the Northwest about 20 years ago. Since his arrival in Portland, Becker has worked with the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and Oregon Health & Science University. He has published on a diverse range of American Indian health issues, including both infectious and chronic diseases. And with the Indian Health Board, he has been involved in etiologic studies, community prevention programs and education programs to improve career opportunities for people in tribes nationwide.
Resources Provided:
- To Claim CE
- SARS-CoV-2 incidence in K–12 school districts with mask-required versus mask-optional policies—Arkansas, August–October 2021 (MMWR)
- Household Transmission and Clinical Features of SARS-CoV-2 Infections (Pediatrics)
- Secondary attack rates for Omicron and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2 in Norwegian households (JAMA)
Date added: March 15, 2022