Thread by @LongCOVIDPhysio

Difficult watching Dr Lisa Ritchie (IPC) @covidinquiryuk today.
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Dr Ritchie agreed when asked
"What was known about #COVID was informed by #SARS (referring to SARS-Cov-1)"

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We were then shown this table which is part of a paper which Dr Ritchie co-authored in 2013 - clearly contradicting #IPC policy.
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We have the same question as Chair, Baroness Hallett

"If SARS1 was meant to be guiding you, why didn't it?"

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Again, we have the same question as Chair, Baroness Hallet

"If you have uncertainty and there's a possibility that the pathogen could be aerosol...if you're going to exercise the precautionary principle. Wouldn't it be best to advise the highest level of face mask protection?"

More from Chair Baroness Hallett
"There is uncertainty so the uncertainty means we don't yet know the transmission & what I don't understand is the IPC cell seems to become wedded to the idea that it was droplet"
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