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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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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Related: Iceland currently screens all arrivals twice. First upon arrival, then again following a 5 day quarantine. The number of cases found in the second screening is well above zero, which suggests people are indeed getting sick on the way (incl. airport, taxis, buses).
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You can see raw numbers at https://www.covid.is/data , look for the "Number cumulative" donut which shows Active cases separated into 1st and 2nd screening.
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Are outbreaks being traced reliably enough that we're able to make statements like that? My impression was that there's a huge amount of selection bias in which outbreaks get studied.
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Is riding in a cab with open windows while wearing a mask relatively low risk?
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