#Aerosol

1. IMPORTANT !!!!! #COVIDisAirborne WHO - 03 Feb 2021 - "modes of transmission - still a respiratory virus - it goes through the air, there are droplets and AEROSOLS, particles
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FOCUS ON AIRBORNE, *not* surfaces. Scientists increasingly say that there is little to no evidence that contaminated surfaces can spread the virus. Health officials are being urged to focus instead
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Assuming the infection vector is a function of virus laden aerosol, then masks reduce the range of a droplet cloud by reducing velocity. If you drew circles on a floor
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As #covid19 numbers escalate, it is important that people work together to fight this virus. There is growing evidence that this virus has stealthily spread globally by being emitted in
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With all the new followers since October it’s worth revisiting the Mask story since this popular thread was posted.Now consider the Danish study and be sure to read about the
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Thread. First, IMCYI, a good Star article on lessons from SARS, the Precautionary Principle, & the decision to resist the possibility of aerosol transmission until the evidence was in, which
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1/NIH Study: COVID-19 severity could depend on route of infection: Infection through inhaling #Airborne virus could lead to more severe disease than infection from fomites (contact w/ contaminated objects.) To
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I'm quoted in this @nytimes article from @apoorva_nyc being blunt (again) about the clumsy way we communicate risks of airborne transmission, and the way @WHO has handled it 1/nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/health/239-experts-with-
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Airborne transmission—Look how a South Korean high school student became infected after **5 minutes of exposure from >20 feet away**. We cannot keep using the 6-feet (2 m) standard of
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BREAKING—Our entire country, from coronavirus pandemic. Another new all-time record 150,000 cases today. Thanksgiving holidays are coming w/ risky indoor gatherings. Try to keep outdoors. But if you must indoors—you
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New COVID Transmission synthesis from PHO. Likes: aerosol/droplet cut-off set at 100um4 pages dedicated to synthesizing the growing aerosol/airborne/AGMP literature acknowledgement of airborne transmission in poorly ventilated settingshttps
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1/ The Australian "Nebulizer-gate" maybe a red herring to distract from the fact that airborne transmission of COVID-19 happens all the timeI've been following this story, which didn't make a
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1/ Interesting paper showing high efficacy of portable HEPA #filtration to reduce aerosol concentration in a high school classroom during use.By very experienced German aerosol group Curtius et al.; via
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1/x With #COVID19 cases skyrocketing all over the US, holiday meals are going to be very dangerous. To show the risks of meeting indoors I used an #aerosol box model
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@amanda_spielman Virus transmits via droplets and aerosols.Droplet transmission mitigated by social distancing and good hand and surface hygiene.Aerosol transmission mitigated by improving ventilation and wearing face coverings when indoors
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Looking for long-term particle number concentrations and size distribution data to better understand air pollution dynamics in Delhi?Of course you are!New paper w/ @joshapte @SahilBh_India @pkanan03 & others at @UTAustin
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