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Nov 24 • 3 tweets • 1 min read
I am asked about travel a lot. I have flown across the US and to/from Europe and not caught COVID or any respiratory bug. I carry my CO2 sensor to determine where to sit in airports. Lounges are typically poorly ventilated and everyone is eating/drinking with no mask. (1/3)
I only remove my mask to eat and drink at high altitude when I know air handling system is operating. I have air above me blowing down on me directly to dilute air surrounding me. (2/3)
Boarding and unboarding (and using crowded restrooms) are the riskiest parts. Sitting on tarmac is also high risk. Now that cases are going up again, I will limit my air travel. (3/3)

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Oct 25
My concern: When you walk into a school or business, what do you see? Filters or bottles of hand sanitizer? No contest. The fact that after 3 years we still see people scrambling to scrub surfaces while ignoring scrubbing the air suggests most people are still confused. (1/)
As a scientist and engineer, I care about the science too but I am deeply committed to improving communication to the public at a level that saves lives. Does it mean I don't think people should study surface transmission? No. (2/)
It means we need to think of our audience. The broader science discussion is one I can always have with other scientists in a place where we don't inadvertently contribute to the ongoing confusion about how the public can be protecting themselves. (3/)
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Oct 23
Two ways to respond to those calling out poor messaging by a top public health official. 1.Block & chastise them. 2. Call them out, and then publicly apologize, acknowledging their frustration. #2 restored my faith that people can still be civilized adults on Twitter.(1/3)
Many of us joined the blocked by Joe Allen club on 10/22/22. For the record, I never wished harm on anyone. The night before this official tested +, I expressed frustration in thread that has now reached over 1M. I'm clearly not the only one. #CovidIsntOver #COVIDIsAirborne (2/)
To repeat, my ongoing frustration relates to the fact that those in positions of power with a major voice should be doing all they can to help people understand the virus is airborne! Once it is acknowledged, it becomes a totally fixable problem. Please just say these words.(3/)
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Oct 22
Someone asked me why I feel one reason for the slow admission of #COVIDIsAirborne is due to a COI. Answer: Because the chair of the infection control committee for the @WHO has stake in a company that puts hand washing machines on the walls of hospitals (John Conly). (1/2)
This is the same man who says N95's are bad for you because you get acne. So when @WHO finally acknowledged #COVIDisAirborne on 12/23/21 with an asterisk next to it--saying IPC did not approve--why did no one launch a major investigation into this crime against humanity? (2/2)
Here is the asterisk document by @WHO for those who asked to see it.

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Oct 22
My response to @CDCDirector.

After nearly 3 years, I am beyond stunned at your recent Tweet...talks about washing hands and doesn't say a word about masks or cleaning indoor air. This has led me (as a member of four scientific academies) (1/)
to write to you to beg you to please fix your message. COVID-19 is airborne. It is not on surfaces as CDC has reported (<1 in 10,000 chance of being infected from fomites). I am in complete disbelief after reading your tweet. (2/)
I (and millions of others) would appreciate your clarification that COVID and other viruses like RSV are airborne.

There is also a ton of misinformation floating out there that inhaling airborne pathogens is somehow good for you. (3/)
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