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Breaking—White House blocks a new order from CDC to keep cruise ships docked until mid-Feb (likely under pressure from politically powerful tourism industry in Florida)
Hey cruise
industry—nobody sailing your ship when Trump WH muzzles CDC! #COVID19 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/health/covid-cruise-ships.html
Hey cruise
industry—nobody sailing your ship when Trump WH muzzles CDC! #COVID19 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/health/covid-cruise-ships.html
2) “Redfield, director of the C.D.C., had recommended “no sailing” extension, worried that cruise ships could become viral hot spots, as they did at the beginning of the pandemic.
But at a meeting of the coronavirus task force on Tuesday, Redfield’s plan was overruled”
But at a meeting of the coronavirus task force on Tuesday, Redfield’s plan was overruled”
3) Reason is simple: superspreading transmission —Computer model of the 
Princess cruise outbreak found that the virus spread most readily in microscopic droplets light enough to linger in the air—it was aerosol transmission. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/health/diamond-princess-coronavirus-aerosol.html#click=https://t.co/drsq0BzMcG
Princess cruise outbreak found that the virus spread most readily in microscopic droplets light enough to linger in the air—it was aerosol transmission. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/health/diamond-princess-coronavirus-aerosol.html#click=https://t.co/drsq0BzMcG
4) “The cruise industry association, which says it represents 95 percent of oceangoing passenger ship capacity globally, is seeking a gradual resumption of sailing, starting with voyages containing crew members posing as passengers...”
5) “Its plan is based in large part on recommendations from the Healthy Sail Panel, which was established by several of the major cruise lines and was led by Michael Leavitt, the former Utah Governor and health secretary, and Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former head of FDA.
6) “Dr. Stephen Ostroff, a former acting commissioner of the F.D.A., who serves on the Healthy Sail group, said they have recommended that cruise passengers be tested before arriving at the ship, and then again before boarding...” 
HOWEVER THIS IS NOT FOOL PROOF...
HOWEVER THIS IS NOT FOOL PROOF...
7) “The one thing that you want to make sure of is that the virus doesn’t get on there in the first place,” Ostroff said.
Dr. Ostroff acknowledged that passengers who are exposed to the virus en route to the ship would not necessarily test negative, but *could be infectious*”
Dr. Ostroff acknowledged that passengers who are exposed to the virus en route to the ship would not necessarily test negative, but *could be infectious*”
8) This is all the more reason why we need rapid antigen testing. As laid out by the WHO. See thread 
below for antigen testing explainer. #COVID19 https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1310644873620533249
below for antigen testing explainer. #COVID19 https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1310644873620533249
