#Droplets

For @Quillette, I created a database of COVID19 superspreader events in 28 countries. The underlying activities turned out to be very similar. There's a defined set of human behaviors that
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What is the actual likelihood of aerosol transmission?This is a much-discussed question with huge consequences.A fantastic new paper has actual data to address the question by monitoring infection in nurses
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Q: Can we sanitise and reuse masks to expand its lifespan?A: We cannot sanitise and reuse masks. If you want to extend its lifespan, cut a piece of gauze and
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Masks Masquerading as ScienceTM.I spent a good part of my career engineering emulsion PCR and Nebulization equipment for DNA and RNA shearing. I have a very different view on this
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FACE COVERINGS: As Multnomah County reopens on Friday, June 19, the Tri-County region will require residents to adhere to a new state mandate on face coverings, which begins June 24
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I’m not a big THREAD guy but I just had a truly remarkable experience with the COVID vaccine and I wanted to share it because I feel incredibly fortunate. Maybe
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To sum up where we are at this point, I just found out that the one person I would like to talk to about what's going on with me right
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THREAD: How do we know that masks are effective? Want proof, to show mask-skeptic friends? Here's a thread full of evidence.It's medically unethical to do clinical testing in which we
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1/3 #PhysicalDistancing of 6'?Yes AND wear masks.Why? Because viruses travel "in the form of droplets of a continuous size range...forward up to 7 to 8 m (26 ft)" https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/video-player/18357411This is
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So I’m thinking about all the shtick some gay men got for not having taken up condoms back in the day, for behaving “recklessly” just so, we were told, they
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Please do spread the word that a popular ice cream spot in Angier, NC called Sunny Sky's which has been featured on the Food Network is not providing PPE to
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This is pretty important proof of aerosol transmission in a room that has eliminated other possibilities. It’s why to take the ‘weird’ measures like time limits, ventilation & no loud
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Today in my state we began to open up businesses. I fear many neighbors have confused ‘start to open up’ with ‘it’s all clear!!’ cuz I saw way less masks
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A lot of you are pretty mad at me because I'm pretty serious about not opening up too soon with Covid-19, and you want hope. Well, here's what I really
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How many #COVID19 cases are asymptomatic? The *incorrect* 40% figure keeps being repeated (such as claim below in 21 Oct NEJM Perspective), but best estimates are now closer to 17%
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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
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