Thread by @1goodtern

Ten things that will not protect you from an airborne virus that moves through the air like smoke.

1
Sanitiser

2
Perspex screens

3
Denial

4
Bravery

5
The World Health Organisation

6
Washing your hands

7
Your government

8
2m distancing

9
Optimism

10
Ignorance

11
Cloth masks

12
Joe Biden

(sorry Joe)

13
A mask under your chin

14
Wishful thinking

15
Optional isolation

16
You do you

17
A surgical mask

18
Surrender

19
The infection control team

20
Closed windows

21
Mass delusion

22
Pretending it's a cold

23
Newspapers owned by billionaires

24
Cleaning surfaces

25
Slogans

26
Nutjobs

27
Indecision

28
A mask that's in your pocket

29
Vaccines on their own

30
Snake oil

31
Luck

32
Holding your breath

33
Being a child

34
Having had Covid already

35
Being outdoors

36
A test kit

37
Being sporty

38
Wealth

39
Blaming something else

40
Knowing/not knowing the person who is ill

41
The economy

42
The decision to live with Covid

43
Minimisers

44
Someone telling you it's safe to take your mask off

45
The room being empty

46
Calling it endemic

47
Being in a classroom

48
A strong constitution

49
Horse de-wormer

50
Being newly born

51
Swagger

52
Your qualifications

53
Perspex face shields

54
Corners

55
Unused mitigations

56
Gloves

57
Misconceptions

58
Magical thinking

59
Positive thinking

60
A conference invitation

61
Scorn

62
Your track record at avoiding catching it

63
Antiviral treatments

64
Group twos*

*see here

https://twitter.com/1goodtern/status/1582300792773480448?t=IwHfhg8Rt3A0PFznOsZMiQ&s=19

65
Group threes*

*see here

https://twitter.com/1goodtern/status/1582300836138745857?t=WPDtyu8saeKcMSErudJEdg&s=19

66
Not touching your face

67
Being totally over it

68
Hopium

69
The macarena

(it's a thing)

70
Other people

71
Procrastination

72
Hindsight

73
Delay

74
Apathy

75
Incompetence

76
Facing away from someone

77
Avoiding eye contact

78
Hepa filters that are switched off (eg in an aeroplane flying)

79
A mask that you have taken off for a photo

80
Marketing

81
Consultants*

*except clean air consultants

82
Not believing in covid

83
Chief Medical Officers/Provincial Health Officers/Your Regional Variation Of The Above

84
Religious belief

85
Good intentions

86
Nicotine patches

87
Coughing into your elbow

88
Sneezing into your elbow

89
Throwing away your tissues carefully

90
Vitamins

91
Clean living

92
Blaming allergies

93
Being with family

94
Seasons

95
Herd immunity

96
Hot weather

97
Holidays

98
A mask over your mouth but not your nose

99
Misinformation

100
Right Said Fred

Oh okay then, for the Canadians:

101 Bonnie Henry

I'm taking requests now.

102
Privilege

103
Ending mandated mitigations

104
Thoughts and prayers

105
A mask that you have taken off so you can eat or drink

106
A poor understanding of physics

107
(against BQ.1.1, XBB and their friends)
Evusheld

108
Butthole sunning

(yes, that really was a thing)

109
Pulling your mask down to talk to someone

110
A perky attitude

(sorry Prof @DoencaProf)

111
A cruise booking

112
Indoor dining

113
Thinking you're being careful when you're not being careful

114
Being with people you know

115
Special final mentions for cow dung, horse urine, perfume, your race, your blood type, father christmas, and rupert murdoch.

And then if you want to know what *can* protect you, read on here:

https://twitter.com/1goodtern/status/1583012376432979968?s=20&t=e4Zi0Q-OaOiGqrXzniK7nA