Alasdair MunroVerified account

@apsmunro

Paediatric Registrar | Clinical Research Fellow Paediatric Infectious diseases | evidence review lead | Husband and dad

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    Feb 18

    I have seen some repeated assertions about the evidence on , children and schools recently which sound convincing, but unfortunately are false It is a sensitive and important topic, which is important to get right Shall we bust some myths? 💥 Let's go! 1/10

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  2. 13 hours ago

    Where severe symptoms exist for children after acute COVID, it's important we recognise it and support them in their recovery Fortunately, it appears uncommon and comparable to other viral illnesses in children ps: look out for the CLoCK study! 5/5

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  3. 13 hours ago

    Finally a study from Australia 🇦🇺 Very low rates of mild symptoms (4% cough and 2% fatigue) at 3-6m follow up 4/5

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  4. 13 hours ago

    Next, a study from the UK using ZOE data 🇬🇧 Very low rates of prolonged symptoms at 4 w (4.4%) and <2% beyond 2 months Of note, severity of symptoms was worse in the comparator group who tested negative...! 3/5

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  5. 13 hours ago

    First, a large serology screening study from Switzerland 🇨🇭 No difference between seropositive and negative children with symptoms beyond 4 weeks (~10%), and similarly very low rates of symptoms at 6 months (2 & 4%) 2/5

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  6. 13 hours ago

    Some decent data is now emerging regarding prolonged symptoms after acute infection in children Fortunately the data looks reassuring 👍 Low prevalence of prolonged symptoms in children, especially when compared to a control group Let's take a look! 1/5

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  7. Retweeted
    15 hours ago

    Latest B.1.617.2 genome counts. Coloured by publish date to show lag. Doesn't look like it was ever growing exponentially nationally. Seems to have flattened in new cases per day. 1/n

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    18 hours ago

    My beautiful son, Oscar Sim Munro was born yesterday. ❤️

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  9. Retweeted
    May 23

    A lot of media attention on B.617 variants & children, schools & outbreaks is some UK regions, but important to keep bigger picture in mind. Schools reopened for 9 million kids 5 weeks ago & infection rates remain flat in school-aged children nationally 👉

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    May 23

    People can only withstand abuse for so long and frankly, this isn’t surprising based off the vitriol we’ve seen. Even worse- when the attacks are from scientists who don’t work in response.

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    Exodus of public health officials after invective and threats during pandemic reports
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    May 23

    Lots of interest in Bolton’s case rates at present, especially case rates in children. Here's a view from Bolton. TLDR: We need to keep community case rates low to protect education. 1/5

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  12. May 23

    I feel so lucky and proud to have the amazing people at working around the clock to bring us unprecedented detail, quality, and transparent data and analysis during the pandemic Few people realise we are the envy of the world They are a national treasure like the NHS

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    May 23

    In absolute awe of the dedication and professionalism involved in working all hours to produce such detailed, comprehensive and transparent reports, to publish them as soon as they are ready, and to be on Twitter at antisocial hours helping to interpret them for a wider audience.

    New tonight is vaccine effectiveness (VE) analysis by vaccine - Pfizer and Oxford/AZ This shows a difference in effectiveness (symptomatic infection) after Dose 2 📌AZ: 60% for B.1.617.2 vs 66% for B.1.1.7 📌Pfizer: 88% for B.1.617.2 vs 93% for B.1.17
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    May 22

    After two doses, the range of protection we’ve been living with is 85-90%. The new data showing 87% for B.1.1.7 implies ~zero drop-off. 81% for B.1.617.2 is a very small dip and the confidence intervals overlap with the 85-90% range, so it’s possible there is no drop-off at all

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    May 22

    SCOOP: Public Health England has presented the first real-world data on vaccine efficacy against B.1.617.2, the variant first found in India. Efficacy against symptomatic B.1.617.2 was 81% after two doses, much higher than many have feared. Story:

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  16. May 21

    Another great article about the considerations for vaccinating children against 2 very important points: -We might not need to to contain spread (esp younger kids) -A vaccine given to a child is one not given to another vulnerable adult

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    May 21

    “Oh, you’re doing a PhD you must be smart!” Me doing a PhD:

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    May 21

    More evidence that high rates of vaccination in adults reduces cases in unvaccinated kids. Now seen this in Israel and UK. Expect to see this is US, as well.

    How vaccination of older people helps prevent covid in the youngest. One of many examples of benefits in children, well below age for vaccination, as an outgrowth of vaccination campaigns in adults
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    Apr 21
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    I don't know why people are running to Twitter or the public with this level of detail. Of all the different things that could go wrong, variants are the most concerning (keep getting good news on vaccines, length of immunity etc.) but uncertainty is huge.

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  20. May 21

    Evergreen tweet

    COVID Twitter yesterday, today, and almost certainly tomorrow: THREAD on New VARIANT b.1.8.*x6.3h.f!: Why it's SCARY and everything IS TERRIBLE ... THREAD on New VARIANT b.1.8.*x6.3h.f!: Why it's probably not so scary and everything is fine
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  21. May 21

    We’re blown away by the THOUSANDS of people who have registered interest in so far! We are particularly looking for: -Younger adults who had 2 doses of Az/Oxford vaccine -Older adults (>70y) At 18 sites around the UK 🇬🇧 Please share widely!

    COV-Boost is an funded RCT to evaluate 3rd dose booster vaccinations against COVID-19 We're enrolling people aged 30 and over who have had 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, with the first in December 2020 or January 2021 To find out more visit
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