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[Thread] Chicago didn’t have a second wave of Spanish Flu.. so what did they do, & how did the city re-open when there was no vaccine? #Ventilation #COVID19 1/ ..here

[Thread] Solving the #housing crisis means facing facts#1 Planning Permission is not a barrier to housing in Dublin, there are over 40,000 ‘ready-to-go’ permissions for houses & apartments in Dublin

‘1 in 1,000 cases traced to outdoor transmission’ has now been reported around the world as research from IrelandTo correct record: this isn’t a research study & isn’t validHere’s why...

[Thread] #India Prevention#Covid19 is mostly caught by breathing infected air, not from hands Wear well-fitting masks everywhere indoors Eat & drink outside & at a distance ventilate rooms/vehicles, keep

Every supermarket reply says cleaning when ~there’s 1 in 10,000 chance of virus from surfaces~Not mention of infected air, which is how #Covid19 actually transmits1 year into a pandemic! @Aldi_Ireland

[Thread] Protecting yourself from viruses ‘is not just about ventilation, it’s about humidity in rooms’ -Dr @laoneill111 on @NewstalkFM #Covid19 & here’s why... 1/ In autumn conditions, as across Europe

[Thread] Last night the Chief Medical Officer finally said #covid19 is spread “indoors in poor ventilation” This is HUGELY SIGNIFICANT, & here’s why.. 1/ #covid19 ..Ireland’s public health message is

#NursingHomes important to know #Covid19 builds up & spreads like cigarette smoke; so closed windows in cold weather is making conditions high-risk for super spread- it can be easily mitigated

[Thread] Teachers- air quality in classrooms is important (& so are confidence & comfort) 1. Empowerment: understanding risks & positive action to keep safe 1/ #schools #Covid19 https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3223 Educatio

[Thread] Clean air & Ireland’s inconsistent #Covid19 rules 1/ ‘possibility of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through aerosols is still uncertain..no conclusive proof..further research needed’ HPSC, 22 Sept^known very high ris

[Thread] #Schools & #COVID19 Dept @Education_Ire guide on re-opening (27 July) didn’t warn about poor #ventilation risks; a later document (25 Aug) has some advice, but not how to monitor

Explainer: Why the changes to Irish fire regs for ‘open-plan flats’ put lives at risk(could be a long thread, please bear with me, this is ~most critically important~ issue for