Thread by @jljcolorado, 1/ Why the arguments against aerosol transmission (AT) of SARS-CoV-2 don't hold [...]

Jose-Luis Jimenez

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1/ Why the arguments against aerosol transmission (AT) of SARS-CoV-2 don't hold water. See my Perspective in MedScape at:

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/934837?src=uc_mscpedt&faf=1#vp_1

I have been trying to understand for months what has convinced some researchers that AT is not important.

Arguments Against Aerosol Transmission Don't Hold Water

WebMD chief medical officer John Whyte talks with biomedical engineer Dr Yaakov (Koby) Nahmias about how SARS-CoV-2 attacks the lungs and what drugs may help combat COVID-19.

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/934837?src=uc_mscpedt&faf=1#vp_1

2/ Recently a paper was published in JAMA summarizing a lot of the arguments: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768396

- I wrote a quick rebuttal in Twitter https://twitter.com/jljcolorado/status/1283668758884581377

I also asked JAMA Editors if they would allow a formal rebuttal, but with extra length, given how much needs...

3/ to be explained, in order for the arguments to be understandable by professionals in health care and related fields, who are often unfamiliar with many of the relevant details.

JAMA said they were not accepting any commentary due to high volume.

4/ MedScape contacted me and offered to published these ideas as a Perspective. I am told that MedScape is well respected by people in health care.

Hopefully it'll help stimulate debate. Many thanks to @linseymarr and @kprather88 for reviewing a draft...

5/ & to many others for useful discussions, and for patiently answering my many questions, including @Babak_Javid_Lab @SaskiaPopescu @angie_rasmussen @nataliexdean @eliowa

I am all ears about what I may have gotten wrong, missed etc. And about any additional arguments I missed

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