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    Ty Schalter‏Verified account @tyschalter 9 May 2021

    Ty Schalter Retweeted zeynep tufekci

    I remember being weirded out by this at the very beginning. Everything I was reading was like, "If it's droplets, we'll want to wipe down surfaces and avoid touching our faces. If it's aerosols...well, if it's aerosols we're SCREWED, so it CAN'T be that"https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1390738628528201735 …

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    zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynep
    The WHO just updated its page on how COVID-19 transmits. Those few sentences on aerosols represent one of the most crucial scientific advances of the pandemic. My NYT piece on the century-long history of the error, the year of delay—and what it means now. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/opinion/coronavirus-airborne-transmission.html … pic.twitter.com/3b5K650nB4
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      1. Angela Vasquez-Giroux  💅🏼‏ @AyeVeeGee 9 May 2021
        Replying to @tyschalter

        Right? What a backwards bunch of logic.

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      2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 9 May 2021
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        It’s actually worse. That “SCREWED” is based on an incorrect understanding of how aerosols work. Recognizing it as aerosols, but also specifically how it works for this pathogen, would’ve allowed us to be much more effective, because it has chokepoints exactly because of that.

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      3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 9 May 2021
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        It used to be assumed that all aerosolized pathogens are like measles. It’s just not true. So we didn’t just identify the mechanism wrong, we previously misunderstood the mechanism. Fascinating scientific story. Some more key papers coming out soon as well, but a lot already out.

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      2. Joshua Pugh‏ @JPughMI 9 May 2021
        Replying to @tyschalter

        I get this is how science works, but it’s incredible to just now be reading conclusions (like if you’re indoors distancing isn’t bulletproof) that have been obvious since the beginning if you assume it’s airborne

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      3. Sarah May-Seward‏ @smasings123 9 May 2021
        Replying to @JPughMI @tyschalter

        They've known this for a LONG time. I've heard multiple Drs/researchers exasperated that the WHO would not actually write this.

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      1. Cathy S‏ @msicsafpots 9 May 2021
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        Yep. That was kept from us. They knew that information early on.https://first10em.com/covid-19-is-spread-by-aerosols-an-evidence-review/ …

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      2. Grammar Dominatrix‏ @GrammarDomin8rx 9 May 2021
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        Most likely. Air/oxygen is essential to our survival and hearing that we may inhale a deadly pathogen kinda creates a primal panic, so to speak. Also, just not having a complete enough understanding, much less time to go through the scientific process.

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      1. Richard Schabler‏ @richter_scale1 9 May 2021
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        Finally, some sensibility is getting through.

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      2. DD‏ @DerricoD 9 May 2021
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        That seemed to be what held back admitting it. Because if it's aerosols (spoiler: it is), then restaurants, schools, stores, offices, etc. aren't safe (even with spaced out tables and wiping down menus). And they didn't want to admit that & hurt the economy.

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      3. DD‏ @DerricoD 9 May 2021
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        To be clear: there ARE options to make indoor places safer: ventilation, HEPA filtration (portable or in HVAC), UV in HVAC ducts, and good well-fitting masks (e.g., N95s) more readily available.

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