This pathogen can be surprisingly non-contagious most of the time... But when it strikes, it's often in clusters. So they may well have a cluster on their hands.https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1312024557356806145 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jon Levy
The cost of not following the science. The CDC still has not (re)posted updated airborne transmission guidelines, and WHO still has not updated their documents for the public. DISTANCE IS NOT PROTECTIVE ENOUGH INDOORS. Ventilate, filter, mask up.https://twitter.com/jonlevyBU/status/1311976244553101313 …
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Jon Levy @jonlevyBUI pray that the debate “health and safety protocols” included ventilation and filtration, even though they were not listed by the Cleveland Clinic. I don’t know who was positive when, but unmasked yelling in a poorly ventilated space is a high risk situation. pic.twitter.com/SD7iyhTah24 replies 151 retweets 419 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Tracy Austin kept noticing my legs.
Yes. The authorities should never have let anyone—no matter their position—tour hospitals unmasked in violation of their own rules. The debate commission should have stood its ground. The WHO and the CDC should have listened to the scientists. So it goes.https://twitter.com/spin4srv/status/1312027812551970818 …
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Yes, the Trump campaign was flouting the guidelines. But the current guidelines we do have from the CDC and the WHO are not enough to protect Biden. Such failure puts at risk people who do follow the rules. Indoors, distance alone IS NOT enough to prevent airborne transmission.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Mike Lee
It looks increasingly like a cluster. The key question will be if they all got infected from the same source/event. With all this, it would be irresponsible not to quarantine almost everyone in the White House and the Senate. Tests can need days to detect.https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1312055257992753152 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Henry J. Gomez
No word on ventilation, no mention that distance isn't protective enough indoors, and no enforcing of masks. This is why the lack of CDC guidelines on airborne transmission matter. WHO docs still say no masks necessary indoors if separated by three feet!https://twitter.com/HenryJGomez/status/1312058477758603265 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Mike Lee
Indoors. Unmasked. Talking.https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1311064032300929038 …
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Mike LeeVerified account @SenMikeLeeI was remarkably impressed by Judge Barrett. My meeting with her was fantastic. She is a judge, a legal scholar, and a lawyer with outstanding credentials. We had a great conversation and I am very much looking forward to speaking with her more during her confirmation hearing. pic.twitter.com/rfGt717PlW6 replies 53 retweets 320 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jack Jenkins
Cluster looking more and more likely.https://twitter.com/jackmjenkins/status/1312068942157025280 …
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Jack JenkinsVerified account @jackmjenkinsBREAKING: Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins, who was at the WH SCOTUS announcement on Saturday and was criticized for not wearing a mask and shaking hands, has tested positive for COVID-19. This was just sent out to the campus. Unclear if he had it during the WH event. pic.twitter.com/2cR4eaVMzbShow this thread17 replies 164 retweets 540 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Brian Stelter
Cluster. K. Overdispersion. Airborne. Backward tracing. (Words and concepts we need the talk more about.)https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1312079653486632961 …
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Brian StelterVerified account @brianstelterNews: I have obtained a memo from the@WHCA board to WH reporters with word of "two additional cases of COVID-19 at the White House." A journalist received a preliminary positive result. And a WH staffer who sits in the "lower press" area received a confirmed positive result.Show this thread11 replies 77 retweets 338 likesShow this thread -
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@kakape has been on the dispersion factor studies since May.https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/why-do-some-covid-19-patients-infect-many-others-whereas-most-don-t-spread-virus-all …1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
I link to his excellent article right at the beginning. It's terrible that the message and the idea did not spread, especially given the accumulating evidence since.
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