and here's ALL the #IndependentSAGE #Mythbusters (so far) in one link: https://www.youtube.com/@indie_sage/videos
We’ve been living with air that is full of pathogens and dirty.”—@linseymarr
https://nytimes.com/2023/08/27/health/schools-indoor-air-covid.html
In conversation with Prof Marr on this critical but widely neglected issue
https://erictopol.substack.com/p/linsey-marr-air-qualitya-major-issue w/ transcript
An important investigative article in the @nytimes on air cleaners in schools during the pandemic
TLDR: salesmen descended, and a lot of schools ended up with poor quality or even dangerous "air cleaners"
This looks very interesting: The First WHO/Europe Indoor Air Conference
https://site.genevahealthforum.com/index.php/en/2023-events/first-who-europe-indoor-air-conference
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Sudden DECREASE IN AIR POLLUTION improves HEALTH immediately & over 3 yrs
Pittsburgh: a highly polluting coke plant is suddenly closed
- Emergency visits for cardiovascular disease decreased 42% immediately, continued over 3 yrs
- No change in control
Thanks for the nudge. The think is that I don't have enough time as it is to do either Twitter or Mastodon or anything else. E.g. I ended up writing a thread this morning because I couldn't sleep, and saw some interesting responses to something I tweeted last night.
I am under the impression that mastodon has very little engagement in terms of users and posts, compared to Twitter. And a lot of folks not using mastodon, including outside the US. Am I mistaken?
I see alot of procedural (aka surgical) #masks on the streets in downtown Toronto. It makes me sad to see people who care enough to do something, not know what to do to stay safe: #WearARespirator
Here is a great overview from @jljcolorado
"A mask is not a Mask: Why Some Facemasks are Better than Others"
Why #airborne #transmission of #COVID was misunderstood, and how it really works by
@jljcolorado
Excelente explicación del Dr. José Luis Jiménez, @jljcolorado, explicando las medidas básicas de protección contra el virus #COVID19
https://www.cpr.org/2022/11/16/colorado-covid-flu-rsv-indoor-air-quality/ Finally an accessible article I can share with the co-workers who are wondering if I'm nuts for walking around with a CO2 monitor.
@jljcolorado News release for the paper about germicidal UV lamp trade-off with air quality: https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2022/acs-presspac-december-2022/germicidal-uv-lamps.html
Germicidal UV: a tradeoff between disinfection and indoor smog
A Substack (blog) post with a first estimate of the magnitude of the tradeoff.
TLDR: still uncertain, but GUV smog is likely to be a significant concern, needs to be carefully evaluated.
https://jljcolorado.substack.com/p/germicidal-uv-a-tradeoff-between
"Germicidal UV lamps: A trade-off between disinfection and air quality"
Modeling shows that with poorly ventilated spaces, #UVGI can create secondary compounds, some that may be harmful.
My take: Best to add UV to spaces with at least moderate #ventilation & #filtration, not as a substitute.
New from Zhe Peng, Shelly L. Miller & @jljcolorado https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.estlett.2c00599
RT @who
Every child has the right to #vaccines!
#VaccinesWork & protect against:
Cervical cancer
Cholera
COVID-19
Diphtheria
Hep B
Flu
Jap. encephalitis
Measles
Meningitis
Mumps
Pertussis
Pneumonia
Polio
Rabies
Rotavirus
Rubella
Tetanus
Typhoid
Varicella
Yellow Fever
Given what's going on on Twitter, I am going to try to move some of my key threads (on which I put a lot of effort, and that have some historical value) to Substack.
Just started, it does take some work:
Article: How to think like an aerosol scientist this holiday season to stay healthy
(listen/read #accessibility)
By John Daley & Paolo Zialcita
Ft. Professor Jose-Luis Jiminez @jljcolorado
Nov 16/22, CPR News
#SARSCoV #COVIDisAirborne #IAQ #COVID19 #pandemic #flu #RSV #CO2 #PublicHealth #BringBackMasks #ChooseARespirator
https://www.cpr.org/2022/11/16/colorado-covid-flu-rsv-indoor-air-quality/
Hi #introduction from me..!
I'm a Prof of Operational Research at UCL & member of Independent SAGE.
As such, I've been tweeting about Covid for 2.5 yrs now so expect more of that here!
Plus occasional forays into politics, women in science, general science & stuff about London.
Hope I get the hang of it soon!
Hi All,
🧀Version 5.4 of my adaptation of a Swiss cheese risk reduction graphic (not really a 'model'), applied to any respiratory virus but drawn and evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic.
🧀Story of the image up to ver4.2 is on my blog:
https://virologydownunder.com/the-swiss-cheese-infographic-that-went-viral/
🧀Editable files for making translations are (check if one made already though!):
https://figshare.com/articles/figure/The_Swiss_Cheese_Respiratory_Virus_Defence/13082618
🧀Thread:
https://twitter.com/MackayIM/status/1319901144836026368?s=20
Dist. Prof. Chem. & CIRES, Univ. Colorado. #HighlyCited2021, Fellow AAAR & AGU. http://Bit.ly/TenSR http://Bit.ly/ATRVs Aerosols #EndFossilFuels #COVIDisAirborne