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Happy #WorldVentil8Day!

#HEPA filters - not just for cleaning the air; they'll do a passable Bernoulli tutorial too.

#COVIDisAirborne #FreshAirNHS

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Sample size of one, but 90% virus found in the under 5 um so droplet hypothesis is stupid and we should put it to bed already

Night night droplet hypothesis

#COVIDIsAirborne as we knew in the 30s. 1930s. #tw

tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10

People are reasonably good "sensors" for thermal comfort parameters, but not very good at detecting indoor air pollutants, i.e., poor ventilation. Low cost monitors can help. Public spaces need to be open about ventilation information. sciencedirect.com/science/arti

Indoor air quality is vital to our wellbeing, and proper ventilation is vital to indoor air quality. For ventilating homes, we need to better inform occupants on how to use their ventilation systems
rte.ie/brainstorm/2022/1017/13

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I want to echo what other Mastodon admins are saying: please report any harassment or violative messages you're seeing. Unlike the birdsite, your local admin will likely react quickly -- and you'll make the instance better for everyone, not just yourself.

So... please don't just ignore! Let us know if there's a problem.

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"Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood." Marie Salomea Skłodowska–Curie

Happy Birthday!!! Nov. 7, 1867

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RT @DrEricDing@twitter.com

Hey Elon Musk—remember when you said “Kids are essentially immune”? ➡️Well I got an update for ya… "#COVID19 is a *leading* cause of death in children and young people ages 0-19 years in the United States". #CovidIsNotOver #BringBackMasks #COVIDIsAirborne medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/20 t.co/BGExBMN8BQ

🐦🔗: twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/

Covid-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people ages 0-19 years in the United States

Covid-19 has caused more than 1 million deaths in the US, including at least 1,204 deaths among children and young people (CYP) aged 0-19 years, with 796 occurring in the one year period April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022. Deaths among US CYP are rare in general, and so we argue here that the mortality burden of Covid-19 in CYP is best understood in the context of all other causes of CYP death. Using publicly available data from CDC WONDER on NCHS’s 113 Selected Causes of Death, and comparing to mortality in 2019, the immediate pre-pandemic period, we find that Covid-19 mortality is among the 10 leading causes of death in CYP aged 0-19 years in the US, ranking 8th among all causes of deaths, 5th in disease-related causes of deaths (excluding accidents, assault and suicide), and 1st in deaths caused by infectious or respiratory diseases. Covid-19 deaths constitute 2.3% of the 10 leading causes of death in this age group. Covid-19 caused substantially more deaths in CYP than major vaccine-preventable diseases did historically in the period before vaccines became available. Various factors including underreporting and Covid-19’s role as a contributing cause of death from other diseases mean that our estimates may understate the true mortality burden of Covid-19. Our findings underscore the public health relevance of Covid-19 to CYP. In the likely future context of sustained SARS-CoV-2 circulation, pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions will continue to play an important role in limiting transmission of the virus in CYP and mitigating severe disease. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. ### Funding Statement ES and SF acknowledge funding from the EPSRC (EP/V002910/2), OR from the MRC (MR/V038109/1). SM and SB acknowledge funding from the Novo Nordisk Young Investigator Award (NNF20OC0059309). CW acknowledges funding from the MRC DTP that supports his PhD studies (Award Ref 1975152). This research was funded in whole or in part by EPSRC (EP/V002910/2). For the purpose of Open Access, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) version arising from this submission. ### Author Declarations I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. Yes The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below: The study used ONLY openly available human data that were originally located at <https://wonder.cdc.gov/> I confirm that all necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived, and that any patient/participant/sample identifiers included were not known to anyone (e.g., hospital staff, patients or participants themselves) outside the research group so cannot be used to identify individuals. Yes I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. I confirm that any such study reported in the manuscript has been registered and the trial registration ID is provided (note: if posting a prospective study registered retrospectively, please provide a statement in the trial ID field explaining why the study was not registered in advance). Yes I have followed all appropriate research reporting guidelines and uploaded the relevant EQUATOR Network research reporting checklist(s) and other pertinent material as supplementary files, if applicable. Yes All data were originally obtained from <https://wonder.cdc.gov/> and are available online at <https://github.com/flaxter/covid19pediatric/> <https://wonder.cdc.gov/> <https://github.com/flaxter/covid19pediatric/>

www.medrxiv.org
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When we #BringBackMasks, we

✔️make indoor spaces safer, more accessible for everyone
✔️prevent illness, disability, death
✔️protect healthcare & other public systems we rely on
✔️reduce student, staff, worker absences
✔️respect science, engineering, human rights, each other

Remember: #COVIDisAirborne! Infectious particles can move in and around gaps in our masks. Fit + Filtration = Efficacy, so choose a snug elastomeric or disposable respirator for best protection. 🖤 #accessibilty #publichealth

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If this is what an RSV rebound looks like when we lock down for COVID

I hate to think what a COVID rebound looks like if we have to lock down for something else

HAHAHAHA

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KEEP IN MIND! #Mastodon doesn't work like #Twitter!

Have you just made the #Twexit or the #TwitterMigration?

Favorites ⭐ - they're not "likes". They don't "elevate" posts, they just the poster know you liked their post.

Boosts 🔁 - these push someone's post into your friends feeds (and help discovery).

So if you ⭐ my posts, that's great (and I love you too)!

But if you 🔁 posts, then more people see them!

OH! - #Hashtags are how you search!

#mastodon #MastodonTips

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Pay attention

RT @t_NYC@twitter.com

SNL doing segments mocking COVID, meanwhile every single cast and crew member on SNL is regularly PCR tested multiple times a week, masks are required for everyone except performers while filming, and 10 day quarantines with test-to-return for anyone positive.

🐦🔗: twitter.com/t_NYC/status/15893

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How much air backwash are you inhaling from others? A CO₂ meter will tell you! Here is how to determine the rebreathed fraction of air.
#COVIDCO2 #ventilation

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Some quick #Mastodon tips for the #TwitterMigration crew.

1. To DM someone click on the 🌎icon when you bring up the message editor. You also have other options like sending messages to only your followers.
2. Toots = Tweets
3. Boost = Retweet
4. Birdsite = Twitter
5. There is no Quote Toot with comment. This is by design. Mastodon is much less stressful IMO than the birdsite.

#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD

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