I’m baffled by the amount of airplane risk freak out I’m seeing about this single study, which you will see below, is far far from conclusive plus has an unmasked, actively coughing person as suspect. Always read the full paper and the appendix, and think about the denominator.https://twitter.com/j_g_allen/status/1307283792776826881 …
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Media continues to fail COVID reporting hard. *Of course* it can spread anywhere. The most important question is the *denominator*, protections and relative risk. Two incidents from March with unmasked, coughing passengers. If that were all, that would be immensely reassuring.pic.twitter.com/QiKVtZcMo2
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For flying, the real questions: Why are there almost zero outbreaks, so strikingly low that the cab ride to the airport is many times more dangerous *if* the number is true. Is it because we're not tracing enough? Is it because of masks plus aggressive air filtering on planes?
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Come on. It's September. Reporting like that—single studies without any critical examination of the studies themselves, considerations of context, preponderance of evidence and an attempt at systematic assessment of relative risk—should just be automatically rejected by editors.
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To get our lives back, we need trustworthy, cumulative data to be reviewed by trustworthy, independent authorities. We need media that informs us rather than this kind of sensationalist stupidity. This is all so ridiculous and tragic at the same time, given the stakes.

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The bus—study has been out for months—and airplanes have *completely different* air filtering & circulation regimes so aren't comparable. While I'd like more data, the article says despite 11,000 exposures they couldn't find and confirm a single exposure.https://twitter.com/Laurie_Garrett/status/1307691503406415873 …
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I dislike the pessimism vs optimism framework for tech criticism. Same here. It's very human and hard to avoid but we must fight the bent to our predilections. We got lucky with 2003 SARS: false comfort in 2020. Pandemic was downplayed early: no, it doesn't spell perpetual doom.
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Maybe this is caution based on a single study which people at risk should consider while more data is collected.
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Precautionary principle is at societal scale and should be applied here.
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Risk in travel is always hard. I KNOW the risk of the cab ride from Dulles to downtown DC is greater than a false shoot down of a plane landing at National, yet I still refuse to take a flight landing at National because well, I don’t like missiles pointed at the plane I’m in
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That risk is offset by the great view
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