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 many people in this country are still unclear on even the basic aspects of #covid19 transmission. #covid19

2/ Honestly I see this as a big disconnect between academia & every day people; I would be willing to bet the average person in this country doesn’t give a shit about how much contribution is from aerosols v droplets as much as they care about *what they need to do to stay safe*

3/ If even we as “experts” are unclear on the relative contributions of aerosols and droplets and we are recommending the same safety measures— let’s focus our energies hammering those home in more accessible and clever ways. We are at over 80k cases a day right now.

4/ As a doctor, my biggest concern right now is the hospitals being overstretched again. I have already been asked to be on backup call. Cases are going up by the day. Transmission is happening via both droplets & aerosols. Focus on big picture w/ unified messaging abt prevention