Thread by @Rpshahmemorial1

Long post ) It has been my sudden realization that even though we knew all along since last 1.5 yr plus that airplanes are the biggest source of transfer of new variants @JimRosenthal4 , @kprather88 but instead of doing more about trying to prevent in flight infection we ctd)

@JimRosenthal4 @kprather88 Ctd2) we continued our apathy towards the same . Masking is important BUT as I have always maintained it has to be N95 masks in flight , we know that for every person infected there is a chance to infect occupants until 2 rows before and behind, worser this is pre Delta info ctd)

Ctd3) The same hasn't been updated , the Canadians at least did make an effort to try finding this out but haven't seen anything since last 6 months .Also we need to lay down the rules of inflight contamination levels @DrAxelrod_WHO ,@WHO ,@WHOEMRO ,@WHOSEARO ,@DrRabiWHO ctd)

Ctd4) while we have quarantine rules BUT there is always pressure to ease quarantine, also there will be cases where the virus will hide in gut and escape testing , also we now know that there is limit of any testing, a case in China was tested 20 odd times ,detected later ctd)

Ctd5) That means effectively the airline industry has to do a better job of preventing transmission, it serves them in the long run. Instead of disruptions caused by pandemics it will be better to prevent them.@USofDisaster ,@nvcmenon ,@IATA, @POTUS ,@DisasterInfoPH ,@DisasterCTR

Ctd6) The WHO has to sit and create those stringent measures considering the worst case scenario,lets consider an Ebola patient travelling by flight , how do we limit contamination ? Need to stop pathogens converting a localized outbreak into epidemics or pandemics