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Cancer physician, researcher. The Emperor of All Maladies: winner of Pulitzer Prize 2011. The GENE. Columbia Asst Professor. Stem cell biologist. New Yorker !

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    1. Siddhartha Mukherjee‏Verified account @DrSidMukherjee 27 Mar 2020

      1/1 The question of whether the PUBLIC should be wearing masks is the elephant in the room.... Let's assume that we FIRST GET MASKS TO THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS FIRST. That is obvious.

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    2. Siddhartha Mukherjee‏Verified account @DrSidMukherjee 27 Mar 2020

      2/2 It seems that this question rests on several facts 1. Do they actually protect the wearer from infection ? Likely, if they are the right kind. This is an empirical question. A lab can test this in 3 days.

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    3. Siddhartha Mukherjee‏Verified account @DrSidMukherjee 27 Mar 2020

      3/3 Next: can they be decontaminated safely ? Again, empirical question. Probably need VERY clear instructions from the CDC about how to do this.

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    4. Siddhartha Mukherjee‏Verified account @DrSidMukherjee 27 Mar 2020

      4/4 Next: can we actually procure enough, in rapid time ? This is a business/logistic question. Surely someone can answer this ?

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    5. Siddhartha Mukherjee‏Verified account @DrSidMukherjee 27 Mar 2020

      5/5 If we cannot procure, can we produce ? Again business/logistic question. Not my area of expertise.

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    6. Siddhartha Mukherjee‏Verified account @DrSidMukherjee 27 Mar 2020

      6/6 But maybe N-95 respirators to health care workers, and surgical masks to ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL WHO STILL NEED TO BE OUTSIDE. Seems like a 10 day project, with detailed study, could be launched in NYC.

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    7. Siddhartha Mukherjee‏Verified account @DrSidMukherjee 27 Mar 2020

      7/7 NONE OF THIS MEANS THAT WE SHOULD STOP SOCIAL ISOLATION AND DISTANCING. PLEASE DO NOT STOP THAT. BUT ESSENTIAL WORKERS NEED TO RETURN TO WORK.

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    8. Siddhartha Mukherjee‏Verified account @DrSidMukherjee 27 Mar 2020

      8/8 And finally, recall that aside from health care workers, most essential workers are likely to be exposed to chronic, but low, viral loads in fomites (cough droplets etc). So decontamination can be done every 12 hours etc. This is an empirical question, easily answerable.

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      Siddhartha Mukherjee‏Verified account @DrSidMukherjee 27 Mar 2020

      9/9 And this is some empirical data (thanks to @AndytweetM). Non N-95 masks are still useful.pic.twitter.com/sSH8m6HSlE

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        2. Siddhartha Mukherjee‏Verified account @DrSidMukherjee 27 Mar 2020

          10/10 Giving the essential workers instructions (no need to wear masks OR need to wear masks) without EMPIRICAL DATA THAT CAN BE GATHERED IN 5 DAYS is irresponsible. It just increases mistrust in the govt.

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        3. Siddhartha Mukherjee‏Verified account @DrSidMukherjee 27 Mar 2020

          11/11 If it's a procurement or production issue, we have DOZENS of people smarter than me who can figure this out. END

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        4. Siddhartha Mukherjee‏Verified account @DrSidMukherjee 27 Mar 2020

          Finally, these are questions that would take LITERALLY 5 days to solve, and a 10-15 day study in population dense area.

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        5. Siddhartha Mukherjee‏Verified account @DrSidMukherjee 27 Mar 2020

          https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/opinion/coronavirus-face-masks.html …

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        1. Shameer Khader, PhD‏ @kshameer 27 Mar 2020
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        1. Nirav Desai‏ @AndytweetM 27 Mar 2020
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          Nirav Desai Retweeted Chun

          Couldn’t help but append this to the thread. Funny but likely true!https://twitter.com/satofishi/status/1243732826614304769?s=21 …

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          Chun @satofishi
          It’s that simple: Nobody rejects the fact that condoms help reduce the risk of HIV transmission in the AIDS pandemic, the only other ongoing pandemic declared by WHO. https://twitter.com/AndytweetM/status/1243382242019139586 …
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        1. Nirav Desai‏ @AndytweetM 27 Mar 2020
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          https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/not-wearing-masks-protect-against-coronavirus-big-mistake-top-chinese-scientist-says …

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        1. Nirav Desai‏ @AndytweetM 27 Mar 2020
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          Jeremy Howard @jeremyphoward
          The Czech Republic went from zero mask usage to 100% in 10 days, and in the process they halted the growth of new covid-19 cases. How? They made their own! They didn't need government help; they did it themselves. It's time for #masks4all. See why: https://youtu.be/BoDwXwZXsDI  1/
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        2. legadillo‏ @legadillo 28 Mar 2020
          Replying to @DrSidMukherjee @AndytweetM

          Study of cloth masks in a surgical setting—cloth masks damp from breath facilitate infection. Why would that be different on the streets? Where’s your chart from? https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577 …

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        3. Nirav Desai‏ @AndytweetM 28 Mar 2020
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          This is for general public; not medical workers

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