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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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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Clicks clicks clicks. That's all they want. Thank you for caring so much.
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Agree w/ criticism of media framing & notion that March transmission (no masks!) is different to now. But the study is an alarming depiction of unique impact of travel: index case likely infected in Milan via Paris & London, & onward cases then dispersed in 16 different regions.
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or masks everywhere and cheap test with results in 15 minutes
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