#Aerosol

Michael Otsuka

MikeOtsuka

If a university in England with 10,000 students resumed in person teaching today, we can expect that 6 students would be Covid-19 infected, 4 of whom would be unaware of

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

More than 200k Americans have died of covid - about 70 9/11s, with no end in sight. Indeed, things are getting worse, as the US enters a "Pandemic Spiral," as

Robin Monotti

robinmonotti

WHY MASKS DON'T WORK:Coughing is NOT the issue.Large droplets are NOT the issue. Breathing exhales MUCH MORE virus in fine aerosols than coughing. Finer aerosols bypass masks/nose & reach the

Federico Andres Lois

federicolois

1/ By popular demand I was going to do a deep dive into the European CDC Face Mask recommendation study. Well, it may end but be a bit shallow. There

Dr Daniel Jolley

djoll

So, lots of (very appropriate) concern among Melbourne HCWs re: adequate PPE amidst current #COVID19 outbreak.Every hospital has its own bespoke protocol on when & what PPE to wear, stratifying

David Fisman

DFisman

So sickkids is doing a study to try to figure out whether masking is harmful in kids??There are 10,000 important kid-related questions for COVID and this is their research focus?I

Eben Cross

ARISense_AQ

I'd be careful w. a blanket '25% of truth' declaration, esp. for indoor environments where larger particles (dia > 1 um) may be important. Boils down to physics and light

el gato malo

boriquagato

for those looking for a compendium of mask studies this set from swiss policy research looks useful and has some good links and discussion.also attaching 2 past debunkings of widely

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

Listen up, folks. There's much good news. The end of this pandemic may be near. But a very harsh winter is upon us. Like other viruses, this one seems sharply

Rob Lentz

RobJLentz

Pleased to finally present this work! Large (n=1130), global (67 countries) case-control study of exposures associated with HCP illness with COVID-19. Granular look at workplace exposures with respirator vs. medical

Kevin McKernan 🙂

Kevin_McKernan

Scientific Nuance in the age of Chronic COVID Polarity Syndrome. If you don’t have friends that hate you or love you over your mask position then you are probably a

Ed Yong

edyong209

I wrote the Atlantic’s next cover story on the COVIDization of science. No other disease has been scrutinized so intensely, by so much combined intellect, in so brief a time.

Jose-Luis Jimenez

jljcolorado

1/ AIR CLEANERS: recommendations from the scientists of what to use and what to avoid 2/ More details about how to remove the virus from the air (best ventilation, otherwise

Martin Rowson

MartinRowson

Right, & here’s the rest of the winners of 2020’s #Draw Challenges, starting with the #DrawDesmondSwayne mini challenge snuck into the heart of the #DrawMichaelGove Challenge. Challenge breakout star @kevinwellsart

C Thi Nguyen

add_hawk

If you're looking for some weird aesthetic exploration to fight off the COVID boredom blues, can I recommend: avant-garde perfume. No, really. First:1. Not all perfume is cloying mall crap.

Dan Kaszeta

DanKaszeta

Ok. Time for a Captain Dan thread on a useful and timely subject. Let’s address this “Masks don’t work” argument that people are making. Lots of misinformation and disinformation are

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