Two pubs I helped write on the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Both have been highly read (one is ranked #21 and the other #23 overall by Altmetric). How are @cdc and @WHO continuing to ignore all evidence that #COVIDIsAirborne? science.sciencemag.org/content/368/64…
Altmetric for our Science Perspective-the most downloaded paper in @ScienceMagazine in history.
Altmetric score for our @TheLancet paper--over a year into the pandemic and finall getting airborne highlighted in top medical journal represented a major step forward.
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Well....first on-line lecture all done and I survived. More importantly so did the class! 100 people logged on. All very polite and kind as I bumbled my way through. The chat was so funny to read!!
The class is on aerosols--so I talked about viruses being in aerosols...the hot news topic. CDC and WHO are in disagreement about whether it is in aerosols or droplets.
Why does it matter? Aerosols will last in the air for hours and travel much further than 6 ft. The Choir practice example points to aerosols + SARS-CoV-2 being a real possibility.
Critical info and advice from expert virologist (Prof Forest Rohwer at San Diego State University):
Dear Everyone,
I hope you are all doing well. I'm writing you as a virologist and immunologist who isn't an alarmist. (1/12)
With the knowledge that we currently have, I really want to stress that nearly total quarantining is needed in San Diego at this time. The important points are: (2/12)
1) There are almost assuredly a large number of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 spreaders. These people don't feel sick and do not have symptoms like fever, but they can spread the virus. (3/12)
Seeing pictures of tons of people at the beaches in San Diego. Watching college students laugh and crowd into one car. I am sad and scared that so many people are not taking this shelter at home order seriously. Bottom line...they are putting all of our lives at risk. (1/3)
Maybe we should ask them if they realize 793 died yesterday in Italy alone. Why? Because people refused to take it serious until it was too late. The majority of carriers were young healthy people with no symptoms. (2/3)
Why cant we learn from other country's mistakes who are ahead of us? Right now, we are on the same path as Italy. Wise individual choices is our only hope (3/3)
The two things that would help the most right now--1) testing so people who have been around many others, traveling, or have slight symptoms will know if they should stay away, and 2) social distancing. Right now, we don't have #1 so we have to rely on #2. (1/4)
We are flying completely blind in decision making regarding public health. It is extremely important we error on the side of caution and go with #2 because that is all we have right now. (2/4)
There is large uncertainty in where we are heading but we know we are in the exponential growth phase with no idea how many poeple are walking around with COVID-19 as most have zero symptoms. We ultimately control how bad this becomes by our own actions. (3/4)
Looking to hire an enthusiastic #postdoc with an interest in interdisciplinary research involving atmospheric chemistry, environmental microbiome, ocean, climate, human health, & air quality @UCSanDiego and @Scripps_Ocean (1/5)
A unique opportunity to be involved in cross-disciplinary training thanks to the collaborative centers across @UCSanDiego, including @CAICECCI and @CMIdigest.
Interdisciplinary cross campus Understanding & Protecting the Planet initiative. (3/5)
Article that appeared in Union Tribune today....they left out an important question/answer....so I am posting it here as a thread.
Question: You’ve received numerous awards and honors during your career, most recently becoming the first woman at UC San Diego elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2019. What does this mean to you?
Answer: Of course, it is a tremendous honor to have my accomplishments acknowledged by my colleagues and peers. These awards are a testament to the quality of the students, staff, postdocs, and colleagues I have been privileged to work with over the years.