This sucks, but at least they mention open windows. My inbox and DMs are full of people—and have been for months—who are not *allowed* to do any mitigation for airborne spread at work even when it's easy and available because "it's not in the guidelines."https://twitter.com/Riastradh_/status/1355989688956366848 …
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We need to give people the right *intuition* on how this pathogen transmits—including its airborne spread—along with the rules. The cut-offs (6 feet etc.) aren't binary and the mitigations stack up. Once people understand the underlying logic, they can make better decisions.
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In any workplace, disinfecting high-touch surfaces—especially non-porous ones like stainless steel—is sensible. Doesn't have to be excessive. Handwashing is *always* sensible. Washing hands after taking in groceries is sensible. Fomites are not ruled out.https://twitter.com/cativavante/status/1356258229748199429 …
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Nature editorial, February 2021. "The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted predominantly through the air" and "WHO and the CDC need to update their guidance."https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00277-8 …
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Ironically I feel like much of the public grasped this months ago even though authorities stuck with it
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If you were following the right people on Twitter, maybe? Media was busy beach shaming. Plus, in workplaces and schools—and around the world where WHO guidelines are basically are the rule—you couldn't get any resources to address ventilation because it wasn't in the guidelines.
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But is addressing ventilation much easier said than done?
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It may be challenging but denying the issue definitely didn’t help
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It is challenging but portable air filters and opening windows can make a huge difference and are awfully accessible. The place at which I do physical therapy has no air filtration even though a portable filter costs two hundred bucks and would cover the room.
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I work in a hospital setting and opening windows obviously isn’t an option. Negative pressure rooms can be counted on two hands. It’s definitely a challenge especially in a city hospital
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I hope someone eventually looks into whether worse HCW results may come from UK-like situations where hospitals are sealed—unlike drafty third world ones where open windows do happen—but don't have US-type aggressive air change infrastructure.
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