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Architect, Asst Professor at @UCDDublin @UCDArch FRIAI RIBA ARB ...opinions my own etc #Housing #Sustainability #Architecture #Construction #CovidIsAirborne

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    Orla Hegarty‏ @Orla_Hegarty 7 Feb 2021

    #Covid19 If you’re new to understanding #airborne virus transmission, here’s some background @zeynephttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/why-arent-we-talking-more-about-airborne-transmission/614737/ …

    1:49 AM - 7 Feb 2021
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    • 安然 هارون 🆒 Billy Linehan 🌳 #COVIDisAirborne 💚 Fatima 🇵🇸 🏳️‍🌈 ✊🏾 Setsuo Maeda, Dr Eng, Dr Med Sci shelagh walton סיומה בוברמן Syoma Buberman Matt Butler Parenting Mishmash ✌
    6 replies 98 retweets 175 likes
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      2. Orla Hegarty‏ @Orla_Hegarty 7 Feb 2021

        ..& a really clear demonstration of #aerosols from @jljcolorado on @weatherchannel #CovidIsAirbornepic.twitter.com/LzhR95epxO

        The Weather Channel
        1 reply 59 retweets 114 likes
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      3. Orla Hegarty‏ @Orla_Hegarty 7 Feb 2021

        .. & a 5 minute deep dive into the science of #airborne virus from @linseymarr Airborne Transmission of COVID-19: How it works and how to protect ourselves - YouTubehttps://youtu.be/hUP4U6El4-A 

        1 reply 18 retweets 33 likes
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      4. Orla Hegarty‏ @Orla_Hegarty 7 Feb 2021

        .. these environmental sciences mean we can manipulate all buildings to be low risk, using physics, chemistry, architecture & engineering “people shut down everything because they don’t know... but we do know.. & we can reopen carefully” @kprather88https://youtu.be/kBAtCwYyT7w 

        1 reply 11 retweets 32 likes
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      5. Orla Hegarty‏ @Orla_Hegarty 7 Feb 2021

        .. & also means that high-risk environments can be targeted to suppress a pandemic “focusing on R (reproduction number) alone, or using a flu-pandemic playbook, won’t necessarily work well for an overdispersed pandemic” *#Covid19 is highly over-dispersedhttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/ …

        1 reply 7 retweets 28 likes
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      6. Orla Hegarty‏ @Orla_Hegarty 7 Feb 2021

        Orla Hegarty Retweeted Orla Hegarty

        ... & super-spread events (where 5 or more are infected) give us all of the clues to identify & eliminate high-risk environments Here’s 50 reported #Covid19 super-spread caseshttps://twitter.com/Orla_Hegarty/status/1352913377094475776 …

        Orla Hegarty added,

        Orla Hegarty @Orla_Hegarty
        [Thread] Learning from #COVID19 #superspread 🇺🇸USA Skagit Choir practice: 1 person with mild symptoms, 2.5-hours indoors, 50 infected, 2 deaths “you can be inhaling what someone else exhaled even if they are far away from you” 1/ https://www.colorado.edu/today/2020/09/17/singing-unmasked-indoors-spreads-covid-19-through-aerosols-new-study-confirms …
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        1 reply 9 retweets 25 likes
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      7. Orla Hegarty‏ @Orla_Hegarty 7 Feb 2021

        Can ventilation work? *Taiwan university that improved ventilation for a TB outbreak stopped outbreak, cutting cases 97% *Boston hospital that took precautions for airborne #Covid19 had no cases of hospital infection *Japan, Vietnam, S Korea & Taiwan take ventilation precautionspic.twitter.com/8CKaADMloq

        2 replies 19 retweets 41 likes
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      8. Orla Hegarty‏ @Orla_Hegarty 7 Feb 2021

        Orla Hegarty Retweeted Orla Hegarty

        & humidity (amount of moisture in air) is very important indoors in winter Low indoor humidity is higher risk of transmission & infection (40-60% relative humidity is best)https://twitter.com/Orla_Hegarty/status/1322465921403965440 …

        Orla Hegarty added,

        1:36
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        [Thread] Protecting yourself from viruses ‘is not just about ventilation, it’s about humidity in rooms’ -Dr @laoneill111 on @NewstalkFM #Covid19 & here’s why... 1/ pic.twitter.com/C2CMt9faQ5
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      9. Orla Hegarty‏ @Orla_Hegarty 7 Feb 2021

        More #Covid19 #airborne information in this FAQ from world leading scientists https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1fB5pysccOHvxphpTmCG_TGdytavMmc1cUumn8m0pwzo/mobilebasic … So, open windows, keep distance & wear a well-fitting mask (video: @tudelft ) #CovidIsAirbornepic.twitter.com/bEHLrmOnno

        Prof. Jose-Luis Jimenez
        6 replies 81 retweets 115 likes
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      2. #RaceIsASocialConstruct‏ @RaceIsntBiology 7 Feb 2021
        Replying to @Orla_Hegarty @zeynep

        #RaceIsASocialConstruct Retweeted #RaceIsASocialConstruct

        https://twitter.com/dlowbr/status/1358013156736475136?s=19 …

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        #RaceIsASocialConstruct @RaceIsntBiology
        "Studies suggest that the coronavirus decays faster at close to 60% relative humidity than at other levels; and that drier air can lead to greater numbers of tiny coronavirus particles that travel farther and penetrate deeper into the lungs." https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/op-ed-humidity-can-aid-in-the-fight-against-covid-19/ …
        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      3. Orla Hegarty‏ @Orla_Hegarty 7 Feb 2021
        Replying to @RaceIsntBiology @zeynep

        Orla Hegarty Retweeted Orla Hegarty

        Yes humidity mattershttps://twitter.com/Orla_Hegarty/status/1322465921403965440 …

        Orla Hegarty added,

        1:36
        Orla Hegarty @Orla_Hegarty
        [Thread] Protecting yourself from viruses ‘is not just about ventilation, it’s about humidity in rooms’ -Dr @laoneill111 on @NewstalkFM #Covid19 & here’s why... 1/ pic.twitter.com/C2CMt9faQ5
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        0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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