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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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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Haven’t read the studies but seems also there had to be something with air circulation on cruises.
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I think some people confuse "exposed" with "infected". Almost everybody who has been grocery shopping has likely been exposed to Covid. But assuming masking and social distancing, getting infected why shopping isn't that common.
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And people think that that the air on an airplane at takeoff is the same air in the plane at landing. The truth is that the air on a plane is completely refreshed every 45(?) seconds. Air is taken in from outside, pressurized and heated, and then forced into the plane.
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Airport is more dangerous than the airplane.
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I think the article raises fair question as to the monitoring measures in place, & insufficient data to draw effective conclusions. I would also emphasize not to exclude other inextricably tied factors, as lavatories, airport terminals, bus to the airport, etc., beyond the plane. https://twitter.com/AbraarKaran/status/1307347250465648643 …pic.twitter.com/Yq9TyRKqWd
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The amount of high pressure air coming off the engines and exiting the pressurization control valve is huge. Cabin air is completely replaced every couple of minutes. Ground pre-conditioned and APU air pass completely through the cabin. Very little recirculation.
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If everyone is masked & distances where possible the infection risk is minimal except where there is a high virus load: overcrowded COVID ward. Recirculated air in restaurants & offices has previously been shown to spread infection.
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