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Siddhartha Mukherjee
DrSidMukherjee
1/n Can ONE genius bioengineering lab help with the following experiment ? a. Take a homemade double/triple layered cotton mask b) Establish the size of particle and filtration efficiency per
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Mark Sumner
Devilstower
On COVID-19 and catching it from people just "talking or breathing: Yes, there have been incidents that make it seem that this is sometimes the case. However, what's going on
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Abraar Karan
AbraarKaran
1/ One of the big failures in our epidemic response is expertise that is rightfully concerned with all the nuances and details but fails to see the bigger picture— so
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A Marm Kilpatrick
DiseaseEcology
This is a very provocative paper, but it's missing several key details. 1) We still have no idea how many virions are needed to lead to infection. Thus, even if
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Olaf Dreyer
olafdreyer
A long(ish) and technical thread about the recent rise of #COVID cases in Germany. The doubling time went from 33.2 days to 9.5 days.The question is why? One thing changed
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Linsey Marr
linseymarr
Let's talk about #airborne transmission of #SARSCOV2 and other viruses. A discussion is needed to improve accuracy and reduce fear associated with the term. /1 The virus can be released
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Kimberly Prather, Ph.D.
kprather88
Excerpts from the email I wrote to Fauci about aerosols and the implications of the misconception regarding the arbitrary 5 micron cut--describes figures in Powerpoint @linseymarr posted (1/)https://twitter.com/linseymarr/status/12906175945
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Heidi Przybyla
HeidiNBC
6 feet enough for social distancing? MIT researcher says droplets carrying coronavirus can travel up to 27 feet https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/03/30/coronavirus-social-distancing-mit-researcher-lydia-bourouiba-27-feet/5091526002/ via
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Leonydus Johnson (leave/me/alone)
LeonydusJohnson
Why would a mask be effective at protecting other people from me but not effective at protecting me from other people? Does it have a one-way valve? So far, here's
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Rob Hoadley
robhoadley
From an HVAC engineering perspective, here's what I've learned about coronavirus prevention - the key is to control the amount of outside air brought into a building as well as
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Dan Kaszeta
DanKaszeta
People worrying about whether or not filtration works, based on the small size of the COVID virus are getting worked up about the size of single viruses. However, you don't
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Jose-Luis Jimenez
jljcolorado
A1. Droplets are ballistic projectiles, they infect by impacting on eyes, nostrils or mouth. They are > 100 umAerosols float in the air from tens of sec to hours, and
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Aaron Engelhart
aaronengelhart
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/08/07/sciadv.abd3083 Paper looking at respiratory droplets emitted from people talking w/various masks.Takeaways:1) Chances are, the mask you wear blocked most droplets in this study. Every
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The New York Times
nytimes
The best way to stop the spread of the coronavirus is to stay home. But if you must go out, it's important to keep your distance — and even staying
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Theguywiththestartattoo
guywiththestar
It was that moment inbetween songs,that quiet few seconds..all i could hear was the engine sound running, the sound of rain droplets hitting the car and the sound of the
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Jeremy PLEASE WEAR MASKS! Konyndyk
JeremyKonyndyk
This this this this this.https://twitter.com/dylanhmorris/status/1281445220576645120 To elaborate slightly.The whole "is it airborne" and "droplets vs aerosols" debate is a case of technical jargon impeding public unders
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