«Die Fehleinschätzung der #WHO beruhte indes nicht auf einem Mangel an sachkundiger Information, im Gegenteil: Eine internationale Expertengruppe aus Bereichen der Medizin, der Physik und den Ingenieurwissenschaften hatte mehrmals an die WHO appelliert, sie möge ihre Annahmen bezüglich der Übertragung von #SARSCOV2 überprüfen.»

https://www.nzz.ch/wissenschaft/who-fehler-bei-covid-aerosole-unterschaetzt-eine-forscherin-erzaehlt-ld.10004876

#COVID19 #Pandemie #COVIDisAirborne

Today, at a swing social:

Him: aren’t you exhausted from wearing a mask?
Me: yes (thinking: mostly b/c ppl make such dumb remarks about it)
Him: I think it’s part of your style. Do you wear it everywhere?
Me: er?
Him: like in bed? Do you wear it in bed? You should!
Me: 👁️👄👁️

I did ask if he was implying that I was probably quite ugly, but he said no.

#MaskUp #CovidIsAirborne #Lindyhop

Hospitals are dangerous places. Air purification would mitigate the risk. Too bad most infection control professionals have voted for job security over patient safety, as I recently experienced up close and personally.

This is by no means the first paper to make these points.

> Despite good air quality (mean CO2 614 ppm), 39% of air samples had SARS-CoV-2 RNA.

> Hot spots for risk in the emergency ward include the acute care and waiting area.

> In critical care, hot spots include the tearoom and corridors near infected rooms.

> The risk of nosocomial outbreaks may be mitigated through air purifiers and masks.

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosol and surface samples in high acuity hospital settings during community epidemic waves – implications for risk-based infection control

https://www.resmedjournal.com/article/S0954-6111%2826%2900080-6/fulltext

#CovidIsAirborne #sars2 #covid19 #infectioncontrol

Vaccines are like seatbelts and airbags, masks are like responsible driving.

#CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #KeepMasksInHealthCare #maskup #WearAMask #VaccinesPlus #covid19 #covid #SARSCov2 #DavosSafe #BringBackMasks #CovidConscious #CleanAir #CovidCautious

From @onelife_livedwell on IG: COVID floats in air the way a jellyfish floats in water. It’s airborne, which means the primary route of infection is inhalation of virus laden aerosol particles small enough that they can stay suspended for hours.
#covidisairborne #cleanair #healthscience #disabilityadvocacy #scicomm

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