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11 Aug, 7 tweets, 18 min read
I am sorry I cannot answer all of the individual questions people are asking. I am overwhelmed with questions. It is great others are chiming in-thank you! If you want more information, etc.-please look through my thread and others as well as there is a ton of info out there!
Will give just a partial list of people who OFTEN post helpful resources specifically related to COVID-19 that I trust - sorry, this is not an exhaustive list (I trust others too!)...so if I miss someone (and I will) please add their Twitter handles (and my apologies in advance).
@CPita3 @jmcrookston @linseymarr @Poppendieck @LazarusLong13 @CorsIAQ @DavidElfstrom @JimRosenthal4 @Orla_Hegarty @equibotanica @jljcolorado @zeynep @CathNoakes @trishgreenhalgh @DFisman @UniversalMaski2 @ProfCharlesHaas @marinavance @vfmcneill @HuffmanLabDU @AbraarKaran
@phylogenomics @amgcarlton @RommieAmaro @drkristenkc @Don_Milton @DrLaPook @jeremyphoward @JBuriak @jenheemstra @jvipondmd @JenniferKShea @MackayIM @ShellyMBoulder @polsiewski @subu_caps @MicroLevitator @chngin_the_wrld @adamhamdy @fitterhappierAJ @dgurdasani1 @DrZoeHyde
@marwa_zaatari @dianaberrent @celinegounder @brosseau_lisa @drdavidmichaels @WBahnfleth @DGBassani @microlabdoc @luckytran @joaquinlife @ErinSandersNP @JudahWorldChamp @meganranney @ashishkjha @Amal4Solutions @kate_cole_ @IKostenas @itosettiMD_MBA @Globalbiosec @VVuorinenAalto
@akm5376 @lisa_iannattone @DrKatrin_Rabiei @NjbBari3 @rajah_mich @ariccio @ArisKatzourakis @DataDrivenMD @chrischirp @DRTomlinsonEP @HZiauddeen @matrotz @Theresa_Chapple @hughes_eilir @mjb302 @ProfColinDavis @0bj3ctivity @PeteUK7 @TheAngryEpi @joncoopertweets @inquisitiveGyn
I am realizing I indeed missed many amazing people. Making this list drives home how many people work tirelessly to get out the word that #COVIDIsAirborne for over 1.5 years. A rough road at times-but the public deserves to know the truth so they can protect themselves.

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9 Aug
0. Decided to make a thread on what we have done @UCSanDiego to create a safe University environment during COVID-19. I was also involved in opening @sdschools. In both cases, we were able to open and remain open. (1/)
1. Vaccines are required for all (this is key tool for Fall since Delta is here). Having this more transmissible variant sets a higher bar for all other mitigations...i.e. need better/more filtration and ventilation, aerosol masks, etc.) (2/)
2a. Masks indoors at all times. Eat outside, if possible. Note that taking mask off after people leave the room is HIGH RISK--the virus can hang in the air for HOURS. Note that masks are key-they block the virus from getting into the air in the first place. (3/)
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6 Aug
We will not be able to vaccinate our way out of this pandemic. We must also clean indoor air and wear masks indoors until it is fully suppressed. Everyone is tired. I am tired. But we can't let this virus beat us. Please mask up and clean indoor air. #COVIDIsAirborne
@EricTopol and others with a large following need to start helping spread the message that vaccines and cleaning indoor air are what will lead us out of this pandemic.
Math that backs this statement HT @JacobBAguilar
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31 Jul
Making a plea to those involved in media interviews to clearly state this virus is being transmitted through the air. In your next interviews, say the words “Covid is airborne”. Schools are still not focused on cleaning indoor air which indicates they don’t understand. (1/2)
It is great people have done so many media interviews. But given the majority of the public still do not understand the key mode of transmission, we have failed in helping them understand how to protect themselves @EricTopol @PeterHotez @DrLaPook @mehdirhasan @j_g_allen
Here is one example. @andersoncooper hadn’t heard the smoke analogy LAST NIGHT (not last year). That says it all. I think “the guy” was @mtosterholm who has been saying airborne for a while…he and I have been pushing behind the scenes where we can.
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30 Jul
Albertans are upset as they should be. @CMOH_Alberta should be ashamed and embarrassed. No other way to say it but she is now directly responsible for making key decisions that infect kids and families going forward…likely leading to lifelong complications.
And more people in key positions that could have made a difference that have allowed this fiasco to happen…@AntibioticDoc
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25 Jul
Below is my favorite video showing how masks work to filter aerosols. Key point: really good at blocking infectious aerosols (produced in speech; singing and yelling produce even more) so ideally infectious aerosols never escape into room air. (1/6)

nytimes.com/interactive/20…
If they do escape into the air, they can build up like cigarette smoke and be inhaled by anyone sharing the air in that same room who is not wearing a mask (filter both ways). Good news is infectious aerosols (and air pollution!) can be removed with filters and ventilation. (2/6)
I helped SD Unified (@sdschools) reopen safely last year by cleaning their indoor room air. They also wore masks indoors. Not a single outbreak. I hope all schools are putting in controls to clean their air. It will help protect our kids and families long after #COVID19. (3/6)
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17 Jul
Just read this in doc created by an infection control specialist:

"Breaking the chain at the ‘mode of transmission’ is one of the most important ways to interrupt the spread of infection. This is where infection prevention and
control strategies can be most successful." (1/3)
Yes, this is exactly WHY acknowledging #COVIDisAirborne is so critical. It allows one to implement the most effective measures to control the /airborne/ emission source. In this case, the key is to use the right masks to block aerosols produced by an infectious individual. (2/3)
If you block viruses at the source, stopping the spread is so much easier than containing them after they are released. I am left wondering if this is common knowledge, why are so many ID specialists the ones fighting the hardest against using the word "airborne"? (3/3)
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