{"id":757,"date":"2021-12-15T15:58:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T15:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/medical-centre\/?p=757"},"modified":"2021-12-16T08:42:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T08:42:41","slug":"the-three-c-approach-to-personal-safety-during-the-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/medical-centre\/2021\/12\/15\/the-three-c-approach-to-personal-safety-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Three C Approach to Personal Safety During the Covid-19 Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UK is facing a surge in Covid-19 infections from the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus with a record number of Covid-19 cases (78,610) reported in the UK today. Cases of Covid-19 due to Omicron will soon account for most infections in the UK. Omicron has proved to be highly infectious &#8211; more so than other variants of SARS-CoV-2 &#8211; and is also able to evade vaccines better than other variants. To protect yourself, and reduce the risk of infection to you and others remember the three C approach to personal safety:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Avoid closed spaces<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Avoid crowded spaces<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Avoid getting too close to other people when outside your household<\/p>\n<p>These are simple and effective messages that need to be disseminated and adopted widely.<\/p>\n<p>Remember also to get vaccinated &#8211; including with a booster as well as your first two doses &#8211; and to wear a good quality FFP2 mask when in indoor spaces outside your home. Three doses of vaccines provide much better protection against symptomatic Covid-19 infection than one or two doses. Test regularly with lateral flow devices. These don&#8217;t pick up all infections but can help identify the people who may be most infectious.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, remember to improve ventilation whenever you are indoors, particularly with people from outside your household. The virus that causes Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) is airborne. Good ventilation can help\u00a0 disperse the virus and reduce the concentration in the air, thereby lowering the risk of infection.<\/p>\n<p>When vaccination, testing and ventilation are combined with wearing a higher quality face mask and adopting the 3C approach, you are reducing the risks of infection for you and the people close to you when you follow this guidance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK is facing a surge in Covid-19 infections from the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus with a record number of Covid-19 cases (78,610) reported in the UK today. Cases of Covid-19 due to Omicron will soon account for most infections in the UK. 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