#Superspreading

!!Thread!!My recent cited technical writeup on the mechanics of exacerbating airborne spread - DM for full documentThe Covid conversation should have begun with minimum viable particle size under pressure, which
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New study from Tokyo measuring antibodies of asymptomatic workers from 1 company is claiming 47% of the pop. of Tokyo (14M) have developed antibodies to SARS-COV-2. Findings from the paper
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1. COVID-19 Aerosol Transmission ---> Overwhelming GLOBAL EVIDENCE that the virus is airborne. Recognized by CDC, WHO, BMJ, PHE, UK Govt, SAGE, DfE - HE, Royal Society (RAMP), John Snow
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PCR is prone to contamination by very small amount of viral particles.Hypothesis: we usually don't notice contamination, especially when it is happening *before* putting the probes into the PCR apparatus.
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Many important things happened related to COVID in the US this past week. Here are some of the good and some of the not-good developments, and their implications. First, here
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We urgently need to focus on ventilation. Six months into a respiratory pandemic, we're still not given sensible and practical guidance against short-range aerosol—airborne—transmission of COVID. I wrote about the
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Let me try to explain a point which I think isn't widely known: in computing attack rates, the distribution of infectious contacts a person MAKES is less important than the
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Doesn’t look good for the @TexasGOP out here, I’m in a respectably long line to vote at 2 PM CT in a majority-minority district in Sugar Land. Bless y’all’s hearts.
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1/ This article (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768396) was recently published in JAMA, and argues against aerosols being an important transmission pathway for COVID-19. Although better than other similar articles, the a
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Make sure to gather specifics about how much data comes from public vs. private hospitals/labs. I wrote my MPH thesis on how PH data skews based on where/how the data
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1/ Aerosols, droplets, & “flexible droplets”Trying to clarify key aspects. Details complex, give bottom lines 1st:Bottom line 1: If fall within 1-2 m of the person (WHO or CDC droplets),
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When I found this sad story of a nursing home outbreak in Corning NY, there was a reference to another case in that region. The Southern Tier seems more transparent
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1/ Understanding CDC’s updated guidance that aerosols are the main mode of SARS-CoV-2 transmissionCDC recently updated its guidance. It is worded in a confusing way & this makes it a
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