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Lucas Rocha-Melogno
Lucas_Bolivian
A short data thread that supports aerosols being key drivers of respiratory inf. disease transmission (vs. droplets). 1) Duguid (1946) showing that 96%, 99% and 94% of particles emitted while
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Dr. Angela Rasmussen
angie_rasmussen
Thus I'd rather emphasize the additive nature of risk reduction. For aerosols, droplets, or fomites, people should implement as many of the following measures as possible:-Physical distance-Avoid crowds-Avoid indoors/enclosed spaces-Mas
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Jose-Luis Jimenez
jljcolorado
1/ Social distance, ballistic droplets, and aerosols: THE KEY ERRORa) Chapin in 1910 figured out and insisted on the fact that close proximity led to increased transmission of respiratory diseases.
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Linsey Marr
linseymarr
Why might homemade face coverings be more effective than expected? Sharing preliminary results from @isjinpan and @charbelEharb because of importance. All masks on manikin, even loose bandana, have ~50% or
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Linsey Marr
linseymarr
My thoughts on WHO's updates:https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/modes-of-transmission-of-virus-causing-covid-19-implications-for-ipc-precaution-recommendations is an improvementhttps://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-
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Dr. Ali Nouri
AliNouriPhD
Time to listen to scientists who have been warning about airborne transmission @kprather88 Difference between large droplets and aerosols How sure are you that the virus is spreading through aerosols?
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Dr. Lisa Iannattone
lisa_iannattone
Why do aerosols and droplets cause so much drama? A thread It really all stems from a long-standing error in the medical literature on the size of droplets: Particles
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Robin Monotti
robinmonotti
Where do people who wear face masks think the air they breathe in comes from and the air they breathe out go to? Where do people who wear face masks
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zeynep tufekci
zeynep
This has gone viral but can someone point me to what on earth is this growing evidence? And why is yet another "simulation" study being reported like this (remember the
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Robin Monotti
robinmonotti
1. "Speaking through some masks dispersed largest droplets into a multitude of smaller droplets..smaller particles are airborne longer than large droplets (larger droplets sink faster), a mask might be counterproductive."https://a
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Dr. Ali Nouri
AliNouriPhD
1/SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols: from dispersion in air, to inhalation and disease: (a) while large drops (green) are ballistically and fall, smaller ones (red) can remain buoyant; (b) Droplets evaporate to
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Kimberly Prather, Ph.D.
kprather88
Some thoughts from active scientists on Twitter about COVID-19 by aerosol scientists and indoor air experts @linseymarr @CathNoakes @j_g_allen @jljcolorado @amgcarlton (1/) There is a historical bias against aerosols for
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Michael Thompson
sehric
"Is this important? Yes. It means that the little blip of extra warming that we got in the past five years is only a down payment on the penalty that
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Daniel Cohan
cohan_ds
A new post by James Hansen and Makiko Sato looks at why global warming has been accelerating, pushing 2020 to record highs despite La Nina. They present intriguing evidence that
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Apoorva Mandavilli
apoorva_nyc
On Monday, 13 experts delivered a letter to the CDC and the Biden admin to address airborne transmission of the virus in high-risk settings like meatpacking plants and prisons. The
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Dr. Ali Nouri
AliNouriPhD
1/Infectious #SARSCoV2 in the air of a car 2 hrs after unmasked driver w/mild #COVID exited vehicle. Researchers found the virus in tiny air samples (0.25-0.5 um) and showed the
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