#Aerosols

1/Thread on objections to face coverings for the general public. See this tweet for a longer lay summary.https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1249743825637199875?s=20 [Mute thread if you’ve had enough on this topic.] 2/Also draws on
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J'hésitais à faire un thread sur le port du #masque dans le cadre de la #Covid19. L'actualité a fini de me convaincre, c'est parti !Pourquoi les recommandations actuelles ne sont
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So, I thought this was interesting here seeing as I rt’d this fellow earlier today. I’m trying to not be dogmatic about my position on masking because I’ve come to
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Here’s my thought on Covid. If it were a true Virus they would have been able to isolate it using Koch’s Principles. If it isn’t a true virus and still
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The whole time I was reading this piece, this was the thought that was on my mind — & then @zeynep literally had it written out right here:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/opinion/coronavirus-airborne-transmission.html#covid19 2/ @z
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1/ One of the biggest reasons why we had been pushing for #BetterMasks was because when you have a catastrophic surge like we are seeing in India-- you need the
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Incredible New Zealand study on a mystery transmission in a quarantine hotel. For a while, a garbage can was suspected—one of the very, very few known suspected cases of fomite
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VIRUS IS AIRBORNE. Repeat, the #SARSCoV2 coronavirus is airborne. Epidemiologists & aerosol Scientists have been saying it for months. Now 239 scientists have penned a letter to @WHO, coming out
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How to make the All-Star Game just as easy and memorable as 2021 CO Prom. Thank you @CDPHE for helping everyone stay safe! And kids EXTRA safe! 1. Make sure
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1/ This is quite a significant development. Some will say “finally”. Some might say this is wrapped up in politics. For me, journey to this conclusion is kind of a
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my day job involves reviewing COVID research to come up with public health messaging. i’m wary of telling people what they should or shouldn’t do, but since toronto comedians are
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It's day two of #SciWri20 and I'm fangirling a bit because look at this lineup for our first session #EmergingDisease:@apoorva_nyc @edyong209 @mayadusenbery @davidtuller1 @julierehmeyer https://twitter.com/ScienceWriters/status/1318
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.@rebekkapopovic and @DrLizaSelley kick off our air pollution event by discussing their work -based on research from across the world- on the link between air pollution & COVID19 in the
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1/Masks ARE political. They have no basis in science—except perhaps political science—and have ZERO impact on COVID deaths or cases. Pitched as no-cost interventions they are in-truth linked to incredible
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A reminder about DROPLETS and MICRODROPLETS. 6 feet rule is not enough indoors with now established aerosol based transmission. #MasksOn #COVID19 2) Here is an earlier thread on evidence that
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I repeatedly say nothing is new. I have posted 100 years of history here. Here is one closer to home.People keep saying SARS doesn't travel through the air.Here is Booth
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