TTE Recommendations for Future Pandemics

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TTE has been publishing for over two years and has over 900 posts. The two old geezers have been studying EBM and community infections for decades, and given the number of posts we have dedicated to the pandemic, acute respiratory infections and the impending bird flu, we thought it about time we made some recommendations for future pandemics.

In no particular order:

To keep Nicola happy, we recommend masking up at all opportunities. Given the plethora of people who removed their masks to scoff their scotch eggs and slurp their pints, we recommend that research examine how best to keep a mask in place whilst eating and drinking. Also, if you are alone in a car, wear a mask.

Clearly, individuals did not adhere to the 2-metre rule. In future pandemics, the two-inch rule is recommended for the UK, as the British public does not understand measurements in metric units. On the continent, we are recommending the 2-cm rule. But only between married couples.

Sweden should no longer be recognised …