Thread by @CorsIAQ

1/ K-12 schools open in a few weeks. We did not do the right thing over a year ago to prepare schools to significantly reduce inhalation dose of aerosol particles that convey SARS-CoV-2. Most schools are not doing the right thing. We seem wholly paralyzed as a nation.

2/ In November 2020, I was interviewed by @KGWNews in Portland. Snippets of what I said were used on the show - "We blew it as a nation" and "It's all about lowering (inhalation) dose". kgw.com/article/news/h…

3/ And now we have this, a delta variant far more transmissible, w/ greater impact on children than original virus, & breakthrough infections of those vaccinated that (while 100 to 200 x safer in terms of serious outcomes) can infect others.

cnn.com/2021/07/29/pol…

4/ By not doing the right thing, not getting vaccinated, not preparing schools for reducing inhalation dose, we risk a continuation of schools not reopening (or closing shortly after they do) and the horrific impacts this will continue to have on children.

5/ Reducing inhalation dose in schools is not rocket science. I have described how to reduce dose in classrooms by 95-99% or more in webinars and social media (see corsiaq.com), as have many others, using proven approaches and technologies.

6/ That so many school districts across the country have not done or been able to do what they should have done over the past 18 months is deeply concerning given the rapid spread of the delta variant because of too many not getting vaccinated. A bad combination, folks.

7/ IMO we have gone beyond the point of a moral imperative to do the right thing for our children and our nation. In the absence of compelling health reasons for not doing so, get vaccinated.

8/ If vaccination rates do not increase sharply and quickly there should be more widespread requirements imposed to show proof of fully vaccination for work, travel, & entry to public places.

9/ And there ought to be a Manhattan project that focuses on making school environments healthier by dramatic reductions in inhalation dose of virus-laden aerosol particles during this pandemic & also benefits during cold & flu season, allergy season, wildfires, etc.

10/ This cannot go on. Our nation cannot continue to fail in this horrific battle when we have all of the tools we need to win. Just do it!