Re: #Covid19 #Nightclubs #Coppers
Safer spaces should be re-purposed so that people can socialise at low risk. Crowding into basements & rooms with low ceilings is unnecessary & unsafe
Risk of super-spread is not about people, it’s about *places* 1/
Safer spaces should be re-purposed so that people can socialise at low risk. Crowding into basements & rooms with low ceilings is unnecessary & unsafe
Risk of super-spread is not about people, it’s about *places* 1/
https://twitter.com/endajodowd/status/1451638898552197120
Here’s a design idea from more than a year ago 2/
https://twitter.com/orla_hegarty/status/1305843872581537796
Some spacious places ~with high ceilings~ could be low risk by managing the number of people (yes, it can be calculated)
Some places are designed for high rates of ventilation, as smoke extraction (yes, this can be calculated too)
Some places that can add HEPA filtration 3/
Some places are designed for high rates of ventilation, as smoke extraction (yes, this can be calculated too)
Some places that can add HEPA filtration 3/
Fire safety standards are inspected
Food safety standards are inspected
Selling alcohol is regulated
Security staff are regulated
Workplace health & safety is regulated
& #Covid19 must be too
ALL BUILDINGS can be made low risk ~permanently~ for all airborne disease 4/
Food safety standards are inspected
Selling alcohol is regulated
Security staff are regulated
Workplace health & safety is regulated
& #Covid19 must be too
ALL BUILDINGS can be made low risk ~permanently~ for all airborne disease 4/
This is nothing new.
Throughout history airborne pandemics & disease spread indoors have been controlled with clean air 5/
Throughout history airborne pandemics & disease spread indoors have been controlled with clean air 5/
https://twitter.com/Orla_Hegarty/status/1373212120171610120
Ireland did it for TB including setting ventilation standards for bedrooms, & design standards for schools, hospitals & other buildings
Ventilation in buildings is regulated ~for public health~ 6/
Ventilation in buildings is regulated ~for public health~ 6/
https://twitter.com/orla_hegarty/status/1332296024585592833
Florence Nightingale designed hospitals for good airflow to prevent disease spread (1863)
She said that all infection is preventable.. & that allowing disease spread is due to carelessness or ignorance
“men had ceased to consider that nature had any laws for her guidance” 7/
She said that all infection is preventable.. & that allowing disease spread is due to carelessness or ignorance
“men had ceased to consider that nature had any laws for her guidance” 7/
https://twitter.com/orla_hegarty/status/1434885180544716806
Is #Covid19 airborne?
Yes, most spread is by inhaling infected air. Risk from infected hands is very low
Does it ‘drop’ at 2m?
No, 85% of virus is aerosols that are light; they float in air, linger & can build up to fill a room in certain conditions
50 super-spread events 8/
Yes, most spread is by inhaling infected air. Risk from infected hands is very low
Does it ‘drop’ at 2m?
No, 85% of virus is aerosols that are light; they float in air, linger & can build up to fill a room in certain conditions
50 super-spread events 8/
https://twitter.com/Orla_Hegarty/status/1352913377094475776
Why aren’t we doing this?
Some claim it’s too expensive (no costing has been done!)
In fact, managing people & managing air in buildings & vehicles doesn’t have to be expensive ..it only has to be targeted to high risk places (& yes, we know where) 9/ data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/…
Some claim it’s too expensive (no costing has been done!)
In fact, managing people & managing air in buildings & vehicles doesn’t have to be expensive ..it only has to be targeted to high risk places (& yes, we know where) 9/ data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/…
Will this trial/error opening of venues ~without clean air precautions ~ work?
No, it’s set up to fail because it will drive super-spread .. when Netherlands opened without precautions they had to close again as disease spread into the community 10/ government.nl/latest/news/20…
No, it’s set up to fail because it will drive super-spread .. when Netherlands opened without precautions they had to close again as disease spread into the community 10/ government.nl/latest/news/20…
Are you sure?
Look at what happened last December
Exponential & explosive growth of pandemic.. resulting in hospitals being over-whelmed & months of lockdown 11/
Look at what happened last December
Exponential & explosive growth of pandemic.. resulting in hospitals being over-whelmed & months of lockdown 11/
https://twitter.com/orla_hegarty/status/1348329506843619334
But we have vaccines?
Yes, they are very effective at cutting hospitalisation & death
Vaccines *help* your immune system fight infection if exposed but they don’t block infection
Vaccinated people can be infected & spread to others
Vaccines: Ireland 75% Singapore 79%
12/
Yes, they are very effective at cutting hospitalisation & death
Vaccines *help* your immune system fight infection if exposed but they don’t block infection
Vaccinated people can be infected & spread to others
Vaccines: Ireland 75% Singapore 79%
12/
Ireland has all the knowledge, tools & resources available to manage the pandemic & to *stay open* safely
.. but a political decision has been made not to use them #LivingWithCovid
.. but a political decision has been made not to use them #LivingWithCovid
So why isn’t Ireland doing this? In my opinion, “a political decision to negotiate pandemic policy with lobbyists & economists, rather than scientists”
(Irish Independent Aug 2021) independent.ie/opinion/commen…
(Irish Independent Aug 2021) independent.ie/opinion/commen…
..& also NPHET modelling is deeply flawed in my view.. & this wave WILL NOT peak & wane in November as the assumptions are incorrect
“they are trusting their numbers instead of their own eyes” (Irish Independent, Nov 2020) independent.ie/opinion/commen…
“they are trusting their numbers instead of their own eyes” (Irish Independent, Nov 2020) independent.ie/opinion/commen…
[I’ll just leave this here] 🧐
https://twitter.com/orla_hegarty/status/1451250622934798337
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