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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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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In the spring, I got several invitations from journals promising record speeds for peer reviews & near-guaranteed publication offerings for research on
#covid19. And I thought, "this is a great way to build & maintain public trust in science..."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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don't worry, it has been rejected by editors
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I hope you never tire of beating this drum. Eventually it has to sink in.
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Stuff like this isnt even auto rejected by doctors. We continuously see doctors tweet and retweet preprints with very questionable numbers.
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All mainstream science reporting is abysmal. All of it. Except The Economist, which is excellent. They need to open a school.
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Another example you won’t enjoy in today’s Post. From the lede: “nearly 11,000 people who potentially were exposed to the virus on flights.” In the second graf: “it has not been able to confirm a case of transmission on a plane.” Note the hed below. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/nearly-11000-people-have-been-exposed-to-the-coronavirus-on-flights-the-cdc-says/2020/09/19/d609adbc-ed27-11ea-99a1-71343d03bc29_story.html …
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